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How can your hearing be damaged?

Updated: 9/16/2023
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by loud noises such as close proximity to trains, pneumatic drills etc.

Noises are really just shockwaves in the air, so any extreme air pressure can damage or puncture eardrums (such as being around explosions, including ones inside firearms).

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