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You don't need to perceive a sound to have your ears be damaged by it. (This goes in both directions on the spectrum too. You can have your hearing damaged by

You don't need to perceive a sound to have your ears be damaged by it. (This goes in both directions on the spectrum too. You can have your hearing damaged by infrasound as well.)

melq 7y ago
Ah, this makes a lot of sense, thank you. Much like there are spectrums of light we can't see that can damage the eyes.