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in our ears there is a structure called the cochlea filled with interstitual fluid (water basically), the cochlea is shaped like a curved horn and on the walls, there are little hairs that are "tuned" to a certain frequency, mind there are millions of these and some overlap. how you hear sounds is when you hear a certain frequency, sound travels into your ear in the form of pressure and slightly moves the hairs that are tuned to the frequency you are hearing. prolonged bass exposure as with any other prolonged exposure can make these hairs "go limp" (best way to explain it) to where they cannot vibrate and send the signal to your nervous system for you to "hear" the sound
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Well i have noticed a slight hearing loss, over a few years of being really into loud mega bass. Just be advised that it doesnt take much to experience hearing loss. Anything over 115 decibels will cause hearing loss, but it takes constant exposure at a certain length of time for it to happen. The louder the sound, the less time required to damage your ears. I have personally been through almost 150+ db's of bursting bass, and it does hurt the ears quite a bit. I always used to drive around with the bass all slammin, usually around 140+ db's in my old car. Your ears do adjust to lound sounds too, so you will not notice any loss until you discontinue the loud sounds. Since i've only had one of my 15's in my car compared to the 2 15's in my old car, my ears start to hurt with just the one if its up all the way. Now i never noticed my ears hurting that much at all with the 2 15's in my old car..wierd, ins't it? So for all you bass heads out there, be careful, you WILL damage your ear drums with prolonged exposure to loud bass. On a side note, our ears are more capable of sustaning louder sounds at lower frequiences, than at higer frequencies. So you can tolerate louder bass over louder treble..And dont expect the medical world to have a fix for damaged ear drums..They are so small, and delicate, they may never have the capability to replace or operate on them. I'm sure i'll end up with a hearing aid when i'm in my 60's...Price you pay i guess..
