Originally Posted by
RNAV
.... 1. ............. road cycling isn't likely to cause you permanent hearing loss.
+1 Although [I am] no expert... I completely agree.
Cyclists will experience various health problems/conditions as everyone else in the general population. It can be a natural mistake to blame normal aging conditions, career, or other behavioral events on cycling. And whereas cycling does have many health/injury risks it would be a shame to blame cycling for non-cycling related problems.
Originally Posted by
RNAV
2. Permanent hearing loss is caused by prolonged exposure to sounds in excess of 85dB.
Or... by
the natural process of aging... particularly in some individuals (more notability than others). Single event damage can also promote early hearing loss as well. Even
some medicines cause hearing loss.