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Headphoneus Supremus
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No, this could happen. For example, if a person is exposed to very loud sounds in the 10-11 kHz range for long enough, he may have damage mostly in that region and may still be able to hear frequencies higher up in the range. Loss between 2-4 kHz is very common and yet those people with the loss may still hear higher and lower frequencies OK.
I see...and the hearing range shrinks from the ends, right? As in, there are no instances where a person could have perfect hearing from 20Hz-20KHz, but have trouble with frequencies within that range (e.g. can't hear 10-11KHz properly)
No, this could happen. For example, if a person is exposed to very loud sounds in the 10-11 kHz range for long enough, he may have damage mostly in that region and may still be able to hear frequencies higher up in the range. Loss between 2-4 kHz is very common and yet those people with the loss may still hear higher and lower frequencies OK.