To help prevent hearing loss, turn down the volume and wear ear protection the next time you're around loud noise. But hearing loss can become permanent if you listen to loud music or hear loud sounds over and over again. You also could have tinnitus (say: TIN-ih-tis), which is a medical term for ringing in the ears. If you have temporary hearing loss, you won't be able to hear as well as you normally do for a while. Temporary hearing loss can happen when you are around loud noises. Temporary hearing loss can happen when you are around loud noises. Loud noise can damage the parts of your inner ear that detect sound and send signals to the brain.

If the noise around you is so loud that you have to shout to be heard, there is a chance that you’ll have some trouble hearing.

For some people, that means not being able to hear at all. Hearing loss means someone can't hear as well as people with normal hearing. Loud noise (from music or other loud things, such as lawn mowers or jet engines) can cause both temporary and permanent hearing loss. Are you asking because you like to put on your headphones and crank up the volume? Maybe your mom or dad has told you, 'Turn that down before you go deaf!' Well, they have a point. Huh? Can you speak up? Oh! You want to know if loud music can hurt your ears.

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