Loud Noise And Explosions may damage the ear drums...
Noise can cause permanent damage to your hearing. To avoid this danger, use hearing protection such as ear plugs or ear protectors (these look like big headphones).
It does not matter how loud it is. Ear damage is most commonly caused by too much KFC intake
If you are troubled by a noise in your ear, the problem does not lie with the nerves behind the ear. Chances are you have tinnitus, which is caused by damage to the cochlea, caused by prolonged exposure to extremely loud sounds. Amplification levels in modern rock concerts are ridiculous.
ear protector they protect the ear from loud noise and dual down the noise so the eardrum cant take in so much noise and cause any damage to the ear permanent damage or non-permanent damage to you ear [inner ear]
The people who wear ear defenders are the people who live or work in noisy environments, the Ear defenders protect them from loud noises, For example a builder might wear ear defenders to prtect his ears from the loud noise of the construction site. The noise may damage, His/Her ears.
The tympanic membrane (also known as the ear drum)
Well it depends on what some people's ears are used to. but to damage your ears is when you have to shout to be heard over noise or sounds above 80 decibels.
Excess or too-loud nosies can be irritating and cause focus problems. People can become aggravated or stressed out with too much noise if they cannot concentrate or pay attention to their work. Noise that is too loud can also hurt the ear and damage your ear drum, which can cause headaches and pain.
It is generally prolonged exposure to loud noise that will damage your ears so look after them and protect them, either by turning down the music/TV if you can or wearing ear defenders, especially if your in a noisy workplace. Avoid loud concerts/parties etc.
ear plugs
To answer this question, you have to first separate ears from hearing.The anatomical structure of the ear can be damaged by trauma, genetic disordersor malformations, or diseases.Typically, anything that damages the ear can damage hearing. However, other things that can damage hearing without necessarily damaging the anatomy of the ear are ototoxic agents (chemicals that can damage cells of the hearing organs), exposure to very loud noise or infections of the inner ear, or tumors or growths of impacting the central auditory nervous system.
Over the ear offers better noise isolation.