The immediate and permanent loss of hearing caused by a short, intense sound is called
a. a contaminate.
b. a threshold shift.
c. noise pollution.
d. acoustic trauma.

The immediate and permanent loss of hearing caused by a short, intense sound is called :
Acoustic trauma is an injury to the inner ear that is often caused by exposure to a high-decibel noise.

You should check out the situation and then ask questions like “are you choking”? and if they are able to respond they should nod and if they are not making sound do the heimlich maneuver. i hope this .

Just try to give them some space. don’t cut them off completely or else they could become jealous, just give them some space and time to think. hope this .