There is a minimum volume or loudness of a sound that most people can hear. The ears of dogs and cats are much more sensitive to volume, such that they can hear the rustling of a mouse. Some owls use their hearing to catch prey, too. A high volume can cause pain and even injury to the ear of a person or animal. Certainly people can withstand higher volumes than many animals.
Younger people can hear a wider range of sounds than older people.
But listening to very loud music can damage a young persons hearing and reduce the range of sound to less than an old person. Range of pitch Just as light is a spectrum of wavelengths, so is sound. The human ears have a limited range of wavelengths or pitches they can detect, while other animals and insects can often sense sounds beyond our range. Some animals can hear sounds beyond the range of the human ear. Dogs can hear high pitched sounds that humans cannot detect.