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Out of curiosity... would any of you guys say that you have suffered any hearing damage?

i have over 5db of loss at 4k in my left ear and im only 18

lol. but i haven't and i don't plan on it. plus i'd probably miss and hit her belly button or her ear or something. lol.
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no and from what ive read the low freq dont cause damage you have to look at the high freqs. im legally 50% deaf born and ive done alot of research to look into it. i didnt wanna compromise what i had. but the air movement can snap or vibrate the little hairs off in your eardrum and those never come back. so just be careful and if its too loud and hurts get out.

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i have over 5db of loss at 4k in my left ear and im only 18

how the hell do they test it that specifically

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Yup from what i read its the 2k to 4k that is the most damaging.there was another topic explaning on how loud it was/

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how the hell do they test it that specifically

they put you in a soundproof box, you put on a set of big ass earphones. you have a clicker in your hand and they use a machine to generate tones at certion db's and the tones vary. i have to take a dot hearing test every four years to renew my dot medical card since i have a cdl. and i always pass my tests. and most of my vehicles have been 150+ daily drivers.

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they put you in a soundproof box, you put on a set of big ass earphones. you have a clicker in your hand and they use a machine to generate tones at certion db's and the tones vary. i have to take a dot hearing test every four years to renew my dot medical card since i have a cdl. and i always pass my tests. and most of my vehicles have been 150+ daily drivers.

ya thats how you test it lol but from what ive study and all from working in sound at an off broadway theater its the db and how long your exposed to it

lol. but i haven't and i don't plan on it. plus i'd probably miss and hit her belly button or her ear or something. lol.
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The human ear is most sensitive in the frequency that human speech occurs. This is midrange frequencies, around 1000 hz to 10,000 hz.

And in that range, the most damage can occur with over exposure to high intensity sounds.

In the low end bass frequencies of 80 hz and below. The ear is far less sensitive and would require much longer exposure to even higher intensity sounds for permanent damage to occur.

I have been exposed to over 150 dB bass frequencies for 15 years,

My hearing was just tested 2 months ago for my DOT driver cert.

My hearing is actually slightly better than 15 years ago.

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