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Explain why human hearing has a frequency range of between 20Hz and 20000Hz

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If a humans ear was sensitive to hear a very low decibal of sound , his ears could have got damaged . and same goes with high frequency .

The only logic is

A human ear has adapted itself in meantime since evolution to withstand the frequency of voice between the range of 20Hz to 20000Hz.

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