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Why do relatively small but high-frequency pressure changes cause hearing loss, but large but slow pressure changes don't?
There's a couple things to consider. Like the previous answer, damage to the small hairs (recruitment is the term for the condition) can happen
The tympanic membrane is a muscle as well, which can be ...
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Why do relatively small but high-frequency pressure changes cause hearing loss, but large but slow pressure changes don't?
The ear has a "high-pass" filter removing very low frequencys. If you go very fast up or down the eardrum may rupture, but it will heal. If you go slower pressure is equalized through the ...
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