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schiffern on Dec 2, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Tinnitus linked to undetected auditory nerve damag...

  >When listening to music with headphones it is important to... not to push the volume too high

I've started referring to this experiential phenomenon as "The Call of the Loud"

(of course a reference to https://www.livescience.com/what-is-call-of-the-void)

LoganDark on Dec 2, 2023 [–]

Heh. I felt it so strongly that I built my own subwoofer. I get noise complaints if I set it anywhere near half volume. At least a transducer really helps, and doesn't often result in complaints.

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