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Hello, independently of each other, two of my physics professors brought up the fact in class that they did not know that when you send you a high frequency sound at a high intensity, but with a frequency too high to hear (or a frequency young people can hear but that you already lost any sensitivity to), if it has any effect on your ears, i.e. if it can still do harm (just like sounds you can hear at high intensity). I'm not sure: on one hand: you can't hear it, so it seems weird it can wreck damage to your hearing; on the other hand, if it's a frequency you used to be able to hear, something must still be responding in your ear (although not sending a senseful signal), and maybe it can have a bad effect?
Does anyone have an idea? I tried to google it, but found the choice of words hard.
Thank you,
mr. vodka
Does anyone have an idea? I tried to google it, but found the choice of words hard.
Thank you,
mr. vodka