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Originally Posted by kkim
Riding without some sort of ear protection can ruin your hearing. It's not the exhaust which kills it, it's the high frequency of wind noise passing the helmet that usually does the most damage.
I used to work part time in a radar shop with high pitched exhaust fans on the cabinets. Every one of the full time techs there had hearing loss. Back in those days, it wasn't a common thing to wear earplugs. Today, most of those techs have a hard time hearing.
You can test your hearing using this as a rough guide to see how bad your high frequency ear response curve has been damaged to date. Lol... I won't tell you what I can' t hear. 
If you are younger and value your hearing, consider using earplugs... it gonna be nice to be able to enjoy music when you get older. 
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I can hear all of them!!!
I guess that's part of the reason that I can overhear all sorts of conversations certain young folks don't want me to hear...