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A friend yelled at another persons name right beside my ear ( almost touchingexposure was around 30 sec, will there be permanent hearing damage?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

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This exposure: should not cause any permanent harm.

Dr Singh agreed

Answered 9/18/2017

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