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Does exposure to normal traffic noise, sirens, and so forth cause hearing loss?

Everyone has died so far, but people wonder if things are speeded up unnecessarily. Some claim that isolated Eskimos a century ago had "perfect" hearing at age sixty, but the introduction of snowmobiles and rifles led to most being deaf by the same age a generation or two later.

How does exposure to sunlight (with and without sunglasses) affect vision? How do other animals fare?

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tbrucenyc says:

"Every loud sound you hear destroys part of your hearing."

"UV radiation, whether from natural sunlight or artificial UV rays, can damage the eye's surface tissues as well as the cornea and lens."

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