soundguruman : No, bass does not damage hearing like high frequencies. The small diaphragm in your
Does bass make you lose hearing?
As you continue to listen to bass-heavy sounds, these hair cells continue to bend from the resultant pressure. With prolonged listening to loud sounds, the cilia gradually lose the ability to regain their original position. At the point where the cilia cannot rise again, you will have totally lost your hearing.
Is bass or treble worse for your ears?
As you can see, there can be different degrees of hearing loss at different frequencies. It is most common to see poorer hearing in the high frequencies (treble) than in the low frequencies (bass).
