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Question
as a sound gets louder, what happens to the amount of time you can be exposed to the sound before experiencing hearing loss?
it decreases
it is extended
it increases exponentially
the amount of time has no bearing in this situation
Brief Explanations
Louder sounds have higher sound pressure levels, which cause faster damage to the hair cells in the inner ear. Occupational and audiological guidelines show that as sound intensity increases, the safe exposure duration before hearing loss occurs becomes shorter.
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it decreases