Hearing Test

megasat16
megasat16 Posts: 3,521
edited September 2011 in The Clubhouse
I took a hearing test and I was surprised I can't hear more than 14KHz.

I probably need to visit the Dr. soon to find out whether to give up the audio for good or they have some kind of hearing aid to help me with the HF hearing loss. I can still hear anything under 14KHz with crystal clarity.

Surprising enough, the wife can hear up to 15.5KHz.

Geez...I think I am suffering an accelerated aging. :eek::frown:

If you guys want to run a test, here is an easy one. This file can test your HF hearing up to 22KHz.

http://www.audiocheck.net/audiotests_frequencycheckhigh.php
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited July 2011
    Most people cant hear frequencies much higher than that if that high at all.

    According to that test, I come in at 17KHz so thats not that far from you. Ya gotta think, you gotta go all the way up to 28KHz just to go up 1 octave from 14K so youre not missing out on anything audio related.
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited July 2011
    Nothing to lose sleep over there as MacLeod points out. Age will get us all in the end. I'm pretty sure I can't hear above that either and I may have lost even more high end 'recently'?

    My 13 year old can hear 21KHz test tones!

    I assume you're over 40 something...that's about the time the eardrum begins to lose its 'flexibility'. Then come the reading glasses, followed by the walking stick (Riddle of the Sphinx), etc. lol

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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited July 2011
    I couldn't hear anything so I'm completely unreliable.
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  • BuckeyeTim
    BuckeyeTim Posts: 483
    edited July 2011
    I have tinnitus in the left ear 24/7 and occasional occurances of it in the right ear that usually only last for a few minutes. Too many front row seat concerts and firearm incidents.
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  • stuwee
    stuwee Posts: 1,508
    edited July 2011
    I'm afraid to take that test, I already know it's not gonna be good, but I still like what I can hear, mostly :tongue:

    I enjoyed every concert and drag race that led to my hearing's demise :smile:
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 1,225
    edited July 2011
    I have a hearing deficiency in the right ear which coincidentally is the side where the spouse usually sits. :biggrin:
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited July 2011
    Well, before anyone starts selling off their system 'cause they think they're deaf, they should D/L the wav, burn it to CD and play it in-room.

    I know that my one computer screws the signal pretty well above above 17khz, since I can't hear it on the comp, but can hear it played through a CD on otherwise identical gear.
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited July 2011
    I would like to do as unc2701 suggests and try it on a system rather than through headphones on my laptop, but I can hear the tones starting at 18kHz.
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  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited July 2011
    BuckeyeTim wrote: »
    I have tinnitus in the left ear 24/7 and occasional occurances of it in the right ear that usually only last for a few minutes. Too many front row seat concerts and firearm incidents.

    I also have Tinnitus. I have a ringing in my left ear all the time as well and only notice the right ear when I am in a extremely quiet place. Actually the sound isn't much different from the 17k tone in my leaf ear.

    The weird part is I faintly heard 19k and jumped from my seat on the 18k or as I call it bad TV sound. So my hearing isn't all that bad for a 38yr old that plays the drums and blasts the stereo all to often.
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  • falconcry72
    falconcry72 Posts: 3,580
    edited August 2011
    I saved the WAV file and played it back on my 2 chanel rig. I couldnt hear 22k or 21k, I could feel more than hear 20k and 19k, and 18k and below were well audible..
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  • TouchOfEvil
    TouchOfEvil Posts: 967
    edited August 2011
    I can hear it from 18k but the other wave tones are annoying.
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  • dragon1952
    dragon1952 Posts: 4,899
    edited August 2011
    I can barely hear 16K....15K was very obvious. Not as bad as I thought being 58.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,006
    edited August 2011
    Y'all want to have some fun? Try some of these tests. They have all been found online and are all free for those who are curious. Here's a link to a thread that links all of the ones we have located so far.

    http://www.carveraudio.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=10188
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  • TouchOfEvil
    TouchOfEvil Posts: 967
    edited August 2011
    On the link for cellphone tones i was able to hear the 21.1khz tone. The test told me i was a dog or a mosquito, lol.
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  • jjwm27
    jjwm27 Posts: 123
    edited August 2011
    i must be doing good, i can hear the sound starting right between 22 and 21 so im guessing around 21.5. did anyone try the low test?http://audiocheck.net/audiotests_frequencychecklow.php not too bad for pushing 48. no wonder my Lsi,s sound so good.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,611
    edited August 2011
    My laptop started producing 180hz and up! WOO HOO!
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  • TNRabbit
    TNRabbit Posts: 2,168
    edited August 2011
    Many times, issues with equipment or speakers (especially cheap-****$ computer speakers) will create harmonics that are NOT the frequency represented, so don't be too sure you're hearing that super high frequency after all....
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  • cristo
    cristo Posts: 231
    edited August 2011
    My old ears with some chronic tinnitus and noise exposure history pick it up at 15K,
    and it's easy to hear by 14K.
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  • TouchOfEvil
    TouchOfEvil Posts: 967
    edited August 2011
    TNRabbit wrote: »
    Many times, issues with equipment or speakers (especially cheap-****$ computer speakers) will create harmonics that are NOT the frequency represented, so don't be too sure you're hearing that super high frequency after all....

    Dun think my Tannoys are (cheap-****$ computer speakers).:eek:
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited August 2011
    TNRabbit wrote: »
    Many times, issues with equipment or speakers (especially cheap-****$ computer speakers) will create harmonics that are NOT the frequency represented, so don't be too sure you're hearing that super high frequency after all....

    Precisely. Your not hearing 20kHz, you're hearing a lower harmonic. Trust me. Anyone over 40 who can hear above 11kHz, is doing pretty darn well. Plus, the big factor is how much higher in decibels the tone needs to be raised in order to hear it.
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited August 2011
    I went to the hospital 4 month ago and I have really bad hearing in my left ear and they wanted me back for more tests on the brain etc

    The test I skipped was some kinda chamber they put you in and it does your balance. The hospital wont let you drive home after it because it f's you up as they give you vibrational test tones or whatever . After that i was supposed to get a brain scan so I said f it as I dont wana find out anythings wrong with me
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  • TouchOfEvil
    TouchOfEvil Posts: 967
    edited August 2011
    steveinaz wrote: »
    Precisely. Your not hearing 20kHz, you're hearing a lower harmonic. Trust me. Anyone over 40 who can hear above 11kHz, is doing pretty darn well. Plus, the big factor is how much higher in decibels the tone needs to be raised in order to hear it.

    here is a good test to find how much louder...at least up 16khz.
    http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/hearing.html
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  • Outfitter03
    Outfitter03 Posts: 563
    edited August 2011
    PFB no one ever does, but .... isn't it better to know than to worry? Even serious things like aneurysms or tumors are quickly and in this day relatively painlessly dealt with. Time is not on your side by waiting.
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  • johnandy
    johnandy Posts: 1
    edited September 2011
    megasat16 wrote: »
    I took a hearing test and I was surprised I can't hear more than 14KHz.

    I probably need to visit the Dr. soon to find out whether to give up the audio for good or they have some kind of hearing aid to help me with the HF hearing loss. I can still hear anything under 14KHz with crystal clarity.

    Hi...

    By the time most adults are in their 40's, the highest they can hear has dropped down to 14 kHz. Most people under 25 can hear frequencies up to 17.4 khz...

    Below are the listed frequencies and their corresponding "ages" and a video to test you out. Have fun, and post your hearing age!

    If the highest you can hear is....
    22 kHz - Superhuman.
    20 kHz - Your ears are as fresh as a baby's.
    18 kHz - You've got the ears of grade school student!
    17.4 kHz - You're younger than 25. Majority of NG falls here.
    14 kHz - You're in your forties.
    11 kHz - You're in your fifties.
    8 kHz - Well.... your ears.... work. That's about it...


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