[Technical Question] Do worn out shock absorbers/dampers let in more road noise?

[autoque]

So aged/damaged suspension components don't necessariliy let in louder road noise but rather make ride and handling suffer?

'Cause a few days ago, I ran over a crater-sized pothole with the vehicle's left tires at a rather high speed and since then I feel like I'm hearing louder road noise intruding over many bumps and irregularities. So I wanted to make sure if I wasn't being paranoid or if there was really some basis to what I'm experiencing. I'm worried if I might've damaged something in the suspension.