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Someone poked a girl who was standing right beside me, she screamed in shock (~10 sec) right into my ear, will it cause permanent hearing damage?
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No risk, no worry: A human scream is unlikely to ever be loud enough to cause permanent hearing damage. Don't worry about it. (I hope your friend is doing OK.)
Answered 9/20/2017
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