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* Averted in ''[[Monster Hunter International]]''. The main character is repeatedly forced into fire-fights without his earpieces in. He notes towards the end that his hearing is the worst of his group as a result.
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* Averted in ''[[Criminal Minds]]'', where one character is deafened by the explosion of an SUV near him and remains partially deaf for some episodes later (notably, he is present at a shoot-out - when the guns start firing, he goes down screaming in pain).
** Also lampshaded in a later episode, where the Agents are driving around decked out with MP5 submachine guns in anticipation of a major shootout. Hotch tells Rossi "Try not to shoot that inside the car", to which Rossi remarks "You mean, try not to deafen you?" "Exactly." A few minutes and one ATV-riding, heavy machinegun-equipped unsub later, Morgan and Prentiss show up in an SUV and Morgan shoots the unsub right through his own SUV's window. Prentiss lambasts him for blowing away her eardrums.
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* Averted in ''[[CSI: Miami]]'', where an explosion in a Meth Lab gives Natalia hearing loss, some of which may be permanent. More, her unwillingness to admit to it has an impact on events later in the season.
** And yet, played all too straight by Horatio Kane, who finds himself walking calmly away from a massive explosion at least twice per season.
* Simultaneously averted ''and'' played straight in an episode of the
* Averted in ''The Box'' in ''[[Fringe]]''. Peter needed to disarm a device that kills by sound, so he was was deliberately deafened by firing a gun next to both ears.
* Averted in the premiere of ''[[The Walking Dead (TV series)|The Walking Dead]]'', when Rick kills a zombie within the close confines of a tank. The blast is so loud, he's stunned by the shock and pain.
* Averted in ''[[The Office]]'', as Andy's eardrum is burst [[I Just Shot Marvin in the Face|by Dwight discharging a gun near him.]]
* Averted
* ''Hilariously'' downplayed in the old campy ''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]'' series, after the Dynamic Duo escape from Catwoman's giant speaker deathtrap:
{{quote|'''Robin:''' Holy hearing loss, Batman, I think I'll be a little hard of hearing for a while.
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