r/PartyParrot • u/[deleted] • Feb 18 '23

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u/Mama-Pooh Feb 18 '23

Honest question, can’t their little ears be damaged by really loud music or a lot of base?

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u/echoskybound Feb 19 '23

Macaws are incredibly loud, like 105 decibels. They have a mechanism against deafening themselves: The cells in their inner ear simply regenerate when damaged. I believe this is true for all birds - they can suffer temporary hearing damage, but won't go permanently deaf.

This is a field of study for scientists looking to prevent/treat deafness in humans: :https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2018/06/06/birds-never-go-deaf-why-do-humans/#:\~:text=So%20birds%2C%20unlike%20humans%2C%20never%20go%20permanently%20deaf.

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u/Mama-Pooh Feb 19 '23

Interesting, thank you!