How screwed is your hearing?

Emperor · 31 March, 2011, 01:58:08 PM

QuoteHere is a list of tones that go from 8Hz all the way up to 22,000Hz. It's fairly common for people who are over 25 years of age to not be able to hear above 15kHz, so this will help you find out where your high frequency hearing cuts off.

www.noiseaddicts.com/2009/03/can-you-hear-this-hearing-test/

Emperor · 31 March, 2011, 02:00:33 PM

I can't seem to be able to add a poll, which might be a good thing as I'm currently maxing out at 12 kHz. In my defence I do seem to be suffering temporary tinnitus caused by loud music, so I expect it to go up to 14 kHz in a day or two, but years of aural abuse don't make me confident it'll go much higher.

Mikey · 31 March, 2011, 02:04:53 PM

What?

Grey M@a · 31 March, 2011, 02:05:44 PM

Seem's mine cuts off at 18k, can hear everything up to 17kHz, just about to hit 30 but 15 years of going to heavy metal gigs and near the PA wouldn't of helped that I gather.

Proudhuff · 31 March, 2011, 02:07:05 PM

pardon?

Hoagy · 31 March, 2011, 02:09:25 PM

I just can't hear passed 12Khz but caught a trace of 16 Khz.

Now I must eat my children...

James Stacey · 31 March, 2011, 02:58:37 PM

I #think# I can hear 14 but it's really quiet so I'll say 12

Steve Green · 31 March, 2011, 03:13:51 PM

15 for me, but the office has a fair amount of ambient noise.

They must have been really tempted to have a shouted BOO! at some point.

Keef Monkey · 31 March, 2011, 03:14:50 PM

I can hear the little pop when 17 starts but I can't actually hear the tone, so I guess 16 is my limit. I'm 30 and a musician, so I'm actually pleasantly surprised.

SuperSurfer · 31 March, 2011, 03:32:35 PM

Freak that I am, I can hear 16 with my left ear but not my right.

Now I know which way to turn my head if I can't hear something properly.

flip-r mk2 · 31 March, 2011, 03:41:45 PM

12 the highest I can hear.

filip

Albion · 31 March, 2011, 03:46:39 PM

14 for me.
I guess that's OK for an old git of nearly 41 who has been going to rock concerts for 24 years.

COMMANDO FORCES · 31 March, 2011, 04:00:04 PM

I seem to be able to hear up to 21, that's probably because I've only ever been to one gig

Proudhuff · 31 March, 2011, 04:14:13 PM

Can't hear a thing...no sound card on work's PC

TordelBack · 31 March, 2011, 04:17:54 PM

15 with my left ear, 14 with my right, and I work around a lot of noisy machinery. That's actually pretty reassuring because I've been convinced I'm going deaf in my right ear for some time. Maybe the ear protection actually works.