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<blockquote data-quote="saywhat?" data-source="post: 2177175" data-attributes="member: 554367">For those wondering why we seem to get used to bass, and reall any other frequencies played over a long period of time, I found the answer. Kelin J. Kuhn wrote this.The outer ear collects and focuses the sound. The sound then causes the eardrum to vibrate -- transferring the signals to the bones of the middle ear. These vibrations are then transmitted to the secondary tympanic membrane (the round window) of the cochlea. The cochlea is fluid filled, and the vibrations carried in the fluid activate tiny hair cells which vibrate at various perceived frequencies. The vibrations of the hairs are then carried by nerves to the brain. It is interesting to note that these cochlear hairs may be damaged by continual loud noises at specific frequencies. Thus, older individuals often have peculiar frequency gaps in their hearing due to long-term exposure to specific frequencies.Basically the hairs get damaged over time, but heal themselves if you dont listen to those frequencies at a loud volume for a given time. This is how I take the above quote, I am still reading to see if it states whether or not the hairs can heal back, or if they are permanantly damaged. It makes sense though.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="saywhat?, post: 2177175, member: 554367"] For those wondering why we seem to get used to bass, and reall any other frequencies played over a long period of time, I found the answer. Kelin J. Kuhn wrote this. The outer ear collects and focuses the sound. The sound then causes the eardrum to vibrate -- transferring the signals to the bones of the middle ear. These vibrations are then transmitted to the secondary tympanic membrane (the round window) of the cochlea. The cochlea is fluid filled, and the vibrations carried in the fluid activate tiny hair cells which vibrate at various perceived frequencies. The vibrations of the hairs are then carried by nerves to the brain. It is interesting to note that these cochlear hairs may be damaged by continual loud noises at specific frequencies. Thus, older individuals often have peculiar frequency gaps in their hearing due to long-term exposure to specific frequencies. Basically the hairs get damaged over time, but heal themselves if you dont listen to those frequencies at a loud volume for a given time. This is how I take the above quote, I am still reading to see if it states whether or not the hairs can heal back, or if they are permanantly damaged. It makes sense though. [/QUOTE]

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