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M*A*S*H pothole
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{{quote|'''Joey:''' ''[running through a script]'' Dude, [[No Indoor Voice|there's no need to shout.]]
'''[[The Smart Guy|Ross:]]''' ''[still shouting]'' There was just an [[Stuff Blowing Up|explosion]]! [[Averted Trope|My hearing would be impaired!]]
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In [[Real Life]] hearing protection exists for a reason. Exposure to 140 decibels (the loudness of gunfire) can cause pain and permanent hearing loss. That's why people at a shooting range typically are required to wear earplugs, with frequent shooters investing a lot into top-notch protection, and that's why deafness is a real occupational hazard among soldiers.
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Has nothing to do with Caribbean music.
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* Most of the cast of ''[[Saikano]]'' have these, but one [[Ordinary High School Student]] was nearly deafened by an air raid.
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'''Joey:''' Dude, there's no need to shout.
'''Ross:''' There's just been an explosion, my hearing would be impaired! }}
* Averted in the final episode of ''[[
** Averted again in an episode where Klinger goes temporarily deaf. When his hearing comes back, Potter says "Too bad your hearing came back. Otherwise, you'd be discharged." Klinger (who will do anything to get out of the Army) says "Huh? What did you say?"
* The ''[[Lost]]'' episode "LA X" invokes [[Shell-Shock Silence]] by muting soundtrack is muted and a faint whining sound played over it to represent some characters having trouble hearing...but for a couple of minutes, in the aftermath of a ''nuclear explosion''? Not quite enough to get it bumped off this page.
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