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My mom got mad at my dad and yelled really loudly in his ear for like 1 min, so i was wondering if he would have permanent hearing damage?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Quite unlikely: Your dad is not likely to suffer from hearing damage with this scenario.

Dr Gabor agreed

Answered 9/23/2017

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