Chinese student suffers brief hearing loss after hours of cicada noise while camping
- Posted on August 5, 2026
- By South China Morning Post
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Chinese student suffers brief hearing loss after hours of cicada noise while camping
A single cicada emits a harmless 70 decibels, but a chorus can peak past 85 decibels — the threshold where permanent hearing impairment begins.
