Awareness. Like with smoking, it'll take a long time for the general public to accept that loud noise is unhealthy and causes permanent damage. > How are thes

Awareness. Like with smoking, it'll take a long time for the general public to accept that loud noise is unhealthy and causes permanent damage. > How are these people not deaf, especially the band? They are, but going deaf is gradual, and the brain is good at compensating. So it's only when the signal ratio gets so low that you start having trouble understanding others that people notice it.