"...your hearing... goes to shit with age regardless so worrying about it to that degree, is redundant."
The point is that acuity of sound perception (especially high frequency) declines to certain levels with age and cannot be avoided. This begs the question of the threshold of damage from loud sounds and how the accumulated damage compares with degradation associated with normal aging.
That said, clearly non-linear relationships exist. Dr. Tommy is saying, shake the shack with that nasty live concert recording, but limit the decibel level to 90% or so of a damaging level; more or less depending on length of exposure. Me thinks that get you get the idea. When your twelve year old daughter cranks the stereo, tell her to back off on the volume when the windows start to rattle. Her young hormones need to express themselves.
Is it normal to keep blasting music?
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Yes but Booj, this quote makes a point,
"...your hearing... goes to shit with age regardless so worrying about it to that degree, is redundant."
The point is that acuity of sound perception (especially high frequency) declines to certain levels with age and cannot be avoided. This begs the question of the threshold of damage from loud sounds and how the accumulated damage compares with degradation associated with normal aging.
That said, clearly non-linear relationships exist. Dr. Tommy is saying, shake the shack with that nasty live concert recording, but limit the decibel level to 90% or so of a damaging level; more or less depending on length of exposure. Me thinks that get you get the idea. When your twelve year old daughter cranks the stereo, tell her to back off on the volume when the windows start to rattle. Her young hormones need to express themselves.