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by Derbasti 4802 days ago
As an audiologist, I would not recommend wearing earbuds all night. Ventilation is important for your ears.

Also, your ears are very adaptable: plugging your ears with earbuds will decrease the sound pressure by about 10 dB, which isn't really all that much. As a hearing loss, it would not require treatment. Your ears will adapt and you will still hear most startling sounds. In fact, your ears will have to "concentrate" more, which is known to lead to fatigue.