Noise-induced hearing loss can be temporary or permanent. It’s not as much a matter of how loud a sound seems ... sensitivity to louder sounds like warning signals or sirens.

Noise: A lot of loud sound over time can damage the hair cells in your ears. The good news? You can do some things to avoid noise-induced hearing loss and keep age-related hearing loss from ...

which could make us more aware of loud environments. Listen It’s still noisy out there, and Wang and other experts point to mounting evidence that excessive noise is more than a minor inconvenience.