SuperQ;689076 Wrote: 
> Not really.  From what I have read most hearing damage comes from 2
> sources.  Degradation due to age and common illnesses.
> 
> Hearing loss due to acoustic damage can be caused by extremely loud
> noise.  But bass frequencies are no more or less harmful than higher
> frequencies.  What is damaging is very high decibel levels at any
> frequency.

Good point... It's not low frequencies that cause the problem... Tends
to be in the 1-5 kHz region for instantaneous damage and high frees
like cymbals for progressive loss...


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Phil Leigh

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