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"One shot, even from a suppressed(not legal in most places), .22 can cause permanent irreparable hearing loss"
You've got to be kidding. Yes...and even 1 cigarette can cause cancer and kill you.
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There is no joke here. Yes, smoking puts junk in your lungs. Some of it gets coughed up eventually and some enters the bloodstream. Much like shooting in a poorly ventilated indoor range where the air tastes sweet, it's certainly bad for you. However, it's a very different class of bad for you.
Hearing is based on sensitive structures within our ears. These structures can be permanently damaged by very loud noises, like gunfire (especially indoors). You might not notice right away but that damage tends to be cumulative. Here is an overview:
https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/noi...d-hearing-loss