Members rudywoofs (Pam) Posted September 8, 2013 Members Posted September 8, 2013 This is a very interesting test. Be sure to listen in a very quiet setting, or better yet, listen with earphones. When I tried the test in a daytime setting without earphones, I only could hear the 8,000 Hz, but in the middle of the night (like now) I could hear up to and including the 16,000 Hz range.. Here's the levels, with the expected age correlations: 8,000 Hz = everyone 12,000 Hz = under age 50 15,000 Hz = under age 40 16,000 Hz = under age 30 17,000 Hz = under age 24 18,000 Hz = under age 24 19,000 Hz = under age 20 Quote Pam Meddle Not In the Affairs of Dragons; for You Are Crunchy and Taste Good with Ketchup. If we all sang the same note in the choir, there'd never be any harmony. Funny, isn't it, how we accept Grace for ourselves and demand justice for others?
Moderators Bravus Posted September 8, 2013 Moderators Posted September 8, 2013 Pretty sure it's my work computer's speakers letting me down rather than my ears. Will try at home with headphones. Quote Truth is important
LifeHiscost Posted September 8, 2013 Posted September 8, 2013 Huh! Glad to know I'm alive and not hearing impaired. Judging from the responses to my posts, there are many others who are hearing impaired. Not sure whether they're alive or not. God cares! Quote Lift Jesus up!!
cricket Posted September 8, 2013 Posted September 8, 2013 I'm amazed at how accurate the scale seems to be. My 18 year old son can hear every one. My 21 year old daughter can't hear the 19,000 Hz, but can hear all the rest. I (44) can hear 16,000 Hz through 8,000 Hz. My husband (who's the same age as me but played his car stereo a little too loudly in his teens) can hear only the 12,000 Hz through 8,000 Hz range. Quote
Administrators Tom Wetmore Posted September 8, 2013 Administrators Posted September 8, 2013 Yep, over 50 year old ears... I guess I won't be responding to dog whistles! Quote "Absurdity reigns and confusion makes it look good." "Sinless perfection is such a shallow goal." "I love God only as much as the person I love the least." *Forgiveness is always good news. And that is the gospel truth. (And finally, the ideas expressed above are solely my person views and not that of any organization with which I am associated.)
Neil D Posted September 9, 2013 Posted September 9, 2013 Yep, over 50 year old ears... I guess I won't be responding to dog whistles! I am whistling as loud as I can, but you don't seem to be making any effort to come, Tom....lol...surely, the Rockies are not the only thing in the way......lol Quote Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve. George Bernard Shaw
Moderators Bravus Posted September 9, 2013 Moderators Posted September 9, 2013 Hmm, I lost it at about 15 kHz. I'll be 50 fairly soon, and have been to a *lot* of loud metal shows, so it's probably unsurprising. Quote Truth is important
Neil D Posted September 9, 2013 Posted September 9, 2013 I heard it at 12000, but at 15000, I heard my computer click and at every subsequent level......and no, I dont have head phones..... Quote Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve. George Bernard Shaw
Aliensanctuary Posted September 9, 2013 Posted September 9, 2013 I thought I was going deaf a few years ago so I got a free hearing test. The results: my hearing was actually above normal for my age. The technician and others, including my wife, thought it was more likely that I was just not paying enough attention to those speaking to me. Quote The Parable of the Lamb and the Pigpen https://www.createspace.com/3401451
olger Posted September 9, 2013 Posted September 9, 2013 :) Quote "Please don't feed the drama queens.."
Neil D Posted September 9, 2013 Posted September 9, 2013 I'm begining to sound like a deaf Canadian....eh? Quote Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve. George Bernard Shaw
Administrators Gail Posted September 9, 2013 Administrators Posted September 9, 2013 I'm begining to sound like a deaf Canadian....eh? There you go- you figured our secret! We are a nation of deaf people, eh? Quote Isaiah 32:17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
Ted Oplinger Posted September 9, 2013 Posted September 9, 2013 Wow...this test says I'm both over 50 and under forty at the same time! I could hear the 8,000 Hz, could not hear the 12,000 Hz, but could hear the 15,000 Hz quite clearly, then not the rest. Very odd. Middle aged, but young at heart??? Blessings, Quote "As iron sharpens iron, so also does one man sharpen another" - Proverbs 27:17 "The offense of the cross is that the cross is a confession of human frailty and sin and of inability to do any good thing. To take the cross of Christ means to depend solely on Him for everything, and this is the abasement of all human pride. Men love to fancy themselves independent. But let the cross be preached, let it be made known that in man dwells no good thing and that all must be received as a gift, and straightway someone is offended." Ellet J. Waggoner, The Glad Tidings "Courage is being scared to death - and saddling up anyway" - John Wayne "The person who pays an ounce of principle for a pound of popularity gets badly cheated" - Ronald Reagan
Neil D Posted September 9, 2013 Posted September 9, 2013 Originally Posted By: Neil D I'm begining to sound like a deaf Canadian....eh? There you go- you figured our secret! We are a nation of deaf people, eh? eh..? what was that? Couldn't hear you.... Quote Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve. George Bernard Shaw
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.