Loud noise can damage cells and membranes in the cochlea. Listening to loud noise for a long time can overwork hair cells in the ear, which can cause these cells to die. The hearing loss progresses as long as the exposure continues. Harmful effects might continue even after noise exposure has stopped.
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy is a medical treatment for patients where standard medicine is inadequate. Patients suffering from strokes, cerebral palsy and other diseases where the quality of life is diminished would greatly benefit in this type of treatment. HBOT bombards the body with oxygen, allowing the body to absorb it and replenishes the oxygen and eventually naturally heal it.
Placebos are fake medications or treatments that can trick your brain into thinking it's better. Often someone will think they are very sick when they actually aren't, and that's dangerous for the mind so people will give them fake medications. Its of cures and things atet will help seasickness and motion sickness are placebos. You could have a moral dilemma about wether it's actually helping you or if it just feels like it does.