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Why are Republicans more likely to suffer hearing loss? (wapo.st)
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TL;DR; it's likely a result of guns

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[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 10 points 9 months ago

To be fair, the most effective form of hearing protection is strictly regulated at the federal level.

Ear protection helps, but it is not completely effective. Earplugs and earmuffs together help, but too much of the noise reaches the cochlea via bone conduction. The only way to mitigate this is with what the law calls a "silencer" or "firearm muffler" and the gun community refers to as a "suppressor".