u/TheArcaneAuthor

I recall reading about a study out of the military looking at long term effects of exposure to sound. There had been a shooting involving a servicemember who had seen no active combat and nobody suspected of PTSD. But he worked on an artillery training range for years, and an autopsy revealed innumerable tiny areas of damage in his brain. The hypothesis was that years of exposure to loud noise and pressure from the blasts (at levels considered to be "safe") built up and led to a psychotic episode.

My question is:

1. Does this hypothesis carry any weight within the neuroscience community, and if so,

2. Can loud sound from concerts, souped up car stereos, etc. lead to the same thing?