Hamster have mixed senses. Hamster is nearsighted and colorblind.1,2 Hamster have poor eyesight, so maybe you need buy him a glasses :)
front view of hamster: eyes, nose and ears
Hamster also have sensitive to high pitched noises. Hamster use their sense of smell to find delicious and healthy foods. Their sense of smell also used to find a partner.
By the way, they have great sense of hearing. A hamster could hear and communicate in ultrasonic range.3 So yes, hamsters are very sensitive to noisy environment.
References:
[1] King, LeeAnne Engfer ; photographs by Andy (1997). My pet hamster & gerbils (ed. ed.). Minneapolis: Lerner. p. 13. ISBN 0822522616.
[2] translated; Scott, revised by Thomas A. (1995). Concise encyclopedia biology (Rev. ed.). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. p. 299. ISBN 3110106612.
[3] Fritzsche, Peter. 2008. Hamsters: A Complete Pet Owner's Manual. Barron's Educational Series Inc., NY ISBN 0-7641-3927-4.
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