Hearing test

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Set your volume to a comfortable level and listen to the following frequencies to see which frequency you can hear up to:

8 kHz Frequency (Everyone can hear)

[mp3]http://api.cld.me/E4Bb/download/8000.mp3[/mp3]

10 kHz Frequency (60 & Younger can hear)

[mp3]http://api.cld.me/E4V7/download/10000.mp3[/mp3]

12 kHz Frequency (50 & Younger can hear)

[mp3]http://api.cld.me/E4TY/download/12000.mp3[/mp3]

14 kHz Frequency (45 & Younger can hear)

[mp3]http://api.cld.me/E63o/download/14000.mp3[/mp3]

15 kHz Frequency (39 & Younger can hear)

[mp3]http://api.cld.me/E6Cq/download/15000.mp3[/mp3]

16 kHz Frequency (30 & Younger can hear)

[mp3]http://api.cld.me/E4Ke/download/16000.mp3[/mp3]

17 kHz Frequency (24 & Younger can hear)

[mp3]http://api.cld.me/E5jq/download/17000.mp3[/mp3]

18 kHz Frequency (24 & Younger can hear)

[mp3]http://api.cld.me/E5yD/download/18000.mp3[/mp3]

19 kHz Frequency (24 & Younger can hear)

[mp3]http://api.cld.me/E6D5/download/19000.mp3[/mp3]

I can't hear past 16 kHz.

If you can hear 19 kHz, you can listen to higher frequencies here (the page where I downloaded the frequency files from).

Note that this test might not give you accurate results if your headphones or speakers don't have a good frequency response (i.e. if your phones or speakers are sub-$30, this test might not give you accurate results).

 

[IContainMultitudes]

15khz is the highest one I can hear too (probably due to being 32 rather than having hearing damage).

 

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I added a poll to this thread.

 

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Ah, nice. I actually can hear 16 kHz. I put my hood down and tried this test out with speakers rather than headphones and could hear it.

Huge relief.

 

[NeverEnder]

I am almost 41 and can hear up to 15 kHz.

A number of years ago I attempted to join the U.S. Army for Armor class (Abrams tanks); I failed the vision test (I am colorblind it turns out) and I also failed the hearing test (I suspect this was due to years of wearing a Walkman tape-player every time I left the house played at high volumes). I was ineligible for Armor class due to these failed tests.

I end up not joining the Army.

 

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I am almost 41 and can hear up to 15 kHz.

A number of years ago I attempted to join the U.S. Army for Armor class (Abrams tanks); I failed the vision test (I am colorblind it turns out) and I also failed the hearing test (I suspect this was due to years of wearing a Walkman tape-player every time I left the house played at high volumes). I was ineligible for Armor class due to these failed tests.

I end up not joining the Army.

Weird that you failed the test back then when you can still hear 15 kHz at age 41.

What was the hearing test like?

 

[NeverEnder]

Weird that you failed the test back then when you can still hear 15 kHz at age 41.

What was the hearing test like?

The military hearing test lasted about 1/2 hour and probably was more stringent as to results.

In any case, I was found to be ineligible to be in a tank crew; Understandable, really. With all the noise, radio, and a possible war setting someone like myself may have proven a weak link in the team.

It was probably good I did not enlist. I am not exactly a team player nor am I very physically inclined so the idea of "bootcamp" training really frightened me.

 

[epath13]

is it the same test as the King_Oni mentioned?
anyway I did it a little bit differently this time and got some interesting results, initially I could hear anything above 17 (can't hear 17)
but then when I listened again I realized I can hear all of them just not as loudly ... can you actually..sort of train yourself to hear better somehow if there's no permanent damage?

 

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can you actually..sort of train yourself to hear better somehow if there's no permanent damage?

I doubt it, but who knows.

 

[Droopy]

I struggle to hear 16 & 17. I think I can very faintly hear them. Perhaps I could hear them better with proper speakers and not headphones though.

 

[GhettoButterFly]

If I had better speakers or headphones, I could retakes this "test". My hearing has been keen per se. :S

Oh well I wouldn't know what my true kHz would be unless I had better speakers or headphones. Also being around loud music might have damaged my hearing.