We got a lot of positive feedback on our Can You Hear Like a Teenager? article, and it inspired us to take it just a little bit further.
Check your hearing with 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 and also experience some level of hearing loss or hearing damage such as tinnitus. This online test will help you find out where your high frequency hearing cuts off.
Musicians have a much higher risk of hearing loss that most people do, and many of us don’t really wear proper hearing protection. Even just listening to an iPod for an extended period of time can permanently damage your hearing. We also gradually lose our high-frequency hearing as we age.
Take our online hearing test: listen to each of these tones and let us know where your hearing cuts out. Make sure to turn the volume down on your headphones or speakers and gradually turn them up to a safe level.
8 kHz
10 kHz 12 kHz 14 kHz 15 kHz 16 kHz |
17 kHz
18 kHz 19 kHz 20 kHz 21 kHz 22 kHz |
Importance of Hearing Protection
If you’re around loud music a lot like I am, or if you are experiencing some hearing loss, I highly recommend getting a pair of hearing protection earplugs.
The Etymotic earlplugs don’t muffle the sound like conventional earplugs – they basically give you the same frequency response as without, but with a bit lower volume. If I wear them out to a club, they also help me carry on a conversation without yelling. Etymotic earbuds are also great in that they isolate your ear so you don’t have to turn up the volume as much on your MP3 player (ambient noise is one of the biggest reasons we turn up the volume). I love mine.
I’m 19 and i can hear upto 19
Sorry I meant long duration to loud noise can cause tinnitus…
I’m 28 and can hear up to 14kHz fine, but have to turn up the volume on my laptop to hear 15kHz frequency… I guess it’s down to a lot of Clubbing, DJ’ing and producing music but hey taking it easy now with the levels 😀 Look after your hearing, also loud noise can cause tinnitus so watch your levels and wear ear plugs when out 😀 Peace 😀
I’m 15 and I can hear all of them.
I’m 21 and i can hear all of them. Though 22kHz was a little bit hard.
Im 28 in 3 months and i can hear up to 18khz.i suppose thats not bad seeing i used to sit infront a wall speaker in a club i used to go every weekend
18 years of age, can hear fine up to 14KHz, and can faintly here all the way too 22Khz
37, musician and dj, can’t hear beyond 16 khz and i’ve used earplugs during every gig for the last 8 years but guess most of the damage probably happened before… 8/
I’m 23, and I can hear up to 21 which is miraculous considering how much time i’ve spent at concerts practically next to speakers.
I am 30 and can clearly here 18k. 19k i believe I hear sth, but it sounds lower in frequency and much quiter, might be background noise from speakers?
But above 19k definitely nothing.
Anyway, most people my age cant hear 16k? Wow, that one is very clear to me. I must have good ears.
22 and i can hear till 20 maybe 21… i can hear the record sound ^^
I’m 29, and I can only hear up to 14!
I’m 16 and can hear up to 20. I listen to music regularly on my ipod and have been around live loud rock music since I was ten.
without an amp for my hd600 i can hear up to 18khz but with a little dot mk3, at maximum volume i can hear 22kz
i’m 18 and i can hear all of them even 22 kHz
I’m 23 and despite my frequent festival and club visits, I can still hear up till 20Khz, surprisingly!
im 16 and can hear 17 but not 18
20 years old and I can hear all of the pitches. Booyah!!!
I’m 22 and a male and can hear up to 19 then can’t hear sh*t
I’m a 17 year old girl and can’t hear from 18khz up.
28 yo. up to 16 khz. not using earphones/such, just the laptop’s speaker.
Sounded as annoying and as similar to the noise I hear everyday from the humming of electricity anywhere (especially in my apartment, of course), from the fridge, the air conditioner, lighting, etc…
(I’m somehow feeling a lil nauseous too now… any relation to the test???)
i’m a little dizzy too 😛 idk why tho
o but my cat next to me heard all of them lol
im 20 and i only heard up to 19khz n 19 was pretty low for me :/
I’m 23, go to a lot of loud concerts without protection and I can hear up to 19 kHz. Good score, I say!
Hearing degrades long after the damage is done. Sure it may come back right away when you’re young, but the damage is there, and you will pay for it later. Wear ear plugs!
19 KHz
(15 years tho)
I could hear all of them just not the last one and Im 10!!!
I am 53 played rock n roll 35 years and can only hear 14 khz
I’m 25 And I can BARLEY hear 18khz. 17 is pretty clear though.
I’m 21 & I can hear up to 17
I’m 15 and can only hear up to 15 kHz.
i’m 26 and i can hear 17 kHz.
I meant 14 KHz (not 14 Hz!!)
I’m 57 (female) and can just about hear the 14Hz, nothing above. 🙁
Booh. 21 and I just go up to 16khz. I blame Manowar.
I’m 20 years old in i can barely hear to 17khz
I’m 18 and I could hear up to 20 Khz.
I’m 22 and i could only hear up to 17Khz
I’m 17 and I can barely hear 16 khz……
20 years old, can hear up to 19
I’m 19,a musician, audiophile, and frequenter of concerts, so I was not surprised when I could not here 15K. I could feel it in my throat, but that sensation disappeared as well at 16K.
23 years old, 19khz
I turned 21 today; can hear 19kHz faintly, no problem hearing 18kHz.
My parents, aged 44 and 49 can hear 14kHz and 12kHz respectively. Maybe if they use earphones they could go higher.
I am a 20 yr old male, and I can hear up to 16 kHz, after that nothing.
I’m 15 and can hear 19 Khz
I’m 24 and I can hear up to 19 kHz
I am 49 theatre manager and sound engineer for 25 years, I can barely hear the 10kHz in my left ear and only if I hold my head just right. Take good care of your hearing!
I’m a 35-year old male and I can only hear up to 15 Khz. :/
I blame 2 things for this: drum and bass music, and gunfire.
Yeah and I’m 18 and I can’t hear past 14kHz =/
Your hearing is great in comparison.
i took hearing test 8 yrs ago and climbed upto 17khz
same today(25yrs of age now)
I’m 23 and I can hear all of them but the ones from 18 kHz – 20 kHz hurt my ears.
I’m 24 and can hear up to 16 kHz.