How old are your ears?

Ennayess · Post by **Ennayess** » Fri Jul 03, 2009 2:48 pm

21.1 khz and i'm 23. it sounds different in my left ear though

aim · Post by **aim** » Fri Jul 03, 2009 3:07 pm

14.1kHz and I'm 21.

SK3W3R · Post by **SK3W3R** » Fri Jul 03, 2009 4:15 pm

14.1 :/ im 20 in august :/

kay · Post by **kay** » Fri Jul 03, 2009 5:52 pm

Hmmm...was a bit odd for me. Could hear up to the 14.9, which matches the age group. But could detect the start of the beep up to 16.7, not sure whether that was just some artefact at the start of the clips although could not detect clip starts at higher frequencies.

stapleface · Post by **stapleface** » Fri Jul 03, 2009 6:26 pm

bright maroon wrote:I got up to 21.1 easy..the last one nope..

They said I was a dog..

Same.
I'm 17.

raposanegra · Post by **raposanegra** » Fri Jul 03, 2009 8:07 pm

Im 18 and I can listen to 21.1kHz

=)

devonport_steppas · Post by **devonport_steppas** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 10:57 pm

16.7 and i'm 18

i would rather go blind than lose my hearing (i think)

symbl · Post by **symbl** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 2:53 am

15.8khz 'n I'm 30. Not nearly as bad as I thought.

gorbek · Post by **gorbek** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 9:27 am

One thing to keep in mind is what your listening to the frequencies on might affect your results. (speakers, monitors, headphones)

Speakers are all designed differently and produce different amplitudes at different frequencies. Monitors would be better than speakers, because they are supposed to have a flat response. Its probably better to use headphones though because they will block out other noise.

Interference noise in the background is probably the biggest issue.

Just in case someone cares... haha, or doesnt know I guess

symbl · Post by **symbl** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 2:27 pm

Gorbek wrote:One thing to keep in mind is what your listening to the frequencies on might affect your results. (speakers, monitors, headphones)

Speakers are all designed differently and produce different amplitudes at different frequencies. Monitors would be better than speakers, because they are supposed to have a flat response. Its probably better to use headphones though because they will block out other noise.

Interference noise in the background is probably the biggest issue.

Just in case someone cares... haha, or doesnt know I guess

Yah I listened to them on a pair of HR824s. No headphones. Lil bit of noise in the bg since I was smokin a cig 'n I could hear it :F

Ham · Post by **Ham** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 5:20 pm

Shit im 19 and it says I got the hearing of a 30 year old.

cyberneticghost · Post by **cyberneticghost** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 9:11 pm

18.8 was clear while 19.9 was faint and anything past that was inaudible. I am 19 and used my HD-280s.

EDIT: This must not be the most reliable test because i just went back and heard 21.1KHZ...... as far as i know that is impossible.

typo · Post by **typo** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 9:28 pm

16.7, I'm 23

Anyone tried listening to loads at once?

Prize for the first person to sample it

skila · Post by **skila** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 12:49 am

I'm 27 and can hear up to 21.1khz, jesus, I think I'm turning into a dog!

Hibbie · Post by **Hibbie** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 11:21 am

16.7 and i'm 20, bit disappointed tbh

bass hertz · Post by **bass hertz** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 4:18 pm

ummm... sorry to bring bad news to some people.

I have become somewhat of an obsessed-informed hearing person.

Being able to hear as close as possible to 20khz doesn't indicate anything really.

If you are looking for signs of hearing loss (age related or noise induced) then you need a Audiological Evaluation done by a professional in a sound booth.

Just had mine done yesterday, and I am NOT happy.

Noise induced hearing damage has a result on ONLY one particular freq range... 3000 hz to 5000 hz.

I know most people think hearing loss starts in the highest freqs and works it way down. Absolutely a major misconception. The longer you are exposed to sounds over 85db or higher (depending on the person and the lenght of time, even lower volumes at a constant level) the damage starts to move below 4000hz and above 4000hz.

my bassline test is done and 20db which is HL decibels... HL (hearing level) dbs are different from SPL levels (hard to explain). but never less, 20 db hl is the constant bassline.

Then I am introduced to frequencies from 125hz to 8000hz. I can hear all those freqs in the range EXCEPT... I need 10 db hl of amplification on the 4000 hz range to hear that freq. eeekkk... !

This is a mild amount of NOISE INDUCED HEARING LOSS.

the physicologic thing going on is that loud volumes hit the ear drum. then the hammer bones work harder and the music is sent into the cochlear. because to the "spiral seashell shape" of the cochlear it has a suseptability to get hurt easiest at the 4000hz range.

Its kinda like to much water pressure going through a spiral tubing.Loud music hits hard at the first flat arch in the cochlear. guess what. that where you little nerve hairs operate at 4000hz.

And no particulare music or frequencies cause hearing trouble. Only sound that is over 85 or 87 db. But hearing lower freqs are "easier" for the human ear. And very high are the next. It is the mid high that can be a problem with age because it gets the most "wear and tear".

Just watch your levels people. Hearing lost from noise damage CAN NOT
be recovered. If you produce, then eliminate all ambient noise from your room. If you use headphone monitors, then keep them only loud enough to reproduce the freqs; which quality phones to this with minimal power.

Hibbie · Post by **Hibbie** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 8:53 am

bass hertz wrote:ummm... sorry to bring bad news to some people.

I have become somewhat of an obsessed-informed hearing person.

Being able to hear as close as possible to 20khz doesn't indicate anything really.

If you are looking for signs of hearing loss (age related or noise induced) then you need a Audiological Evaluation done by a professional in a sound booth.

Just had mine done yesterday, and I am NOT happy.

Noise induced hearing damage has a result on ONLY one particular freq range... 3000 hz to 5000 hz.

I know most people think hearing loss starts in the highest freqs and works it way down. Absolutely a major misconception. The longer you are exposed to sounds over 85db or higher (depending on the person and the lenght of time, even lower volumes at a constant level) the damage starts to move below 4000hz and above 4000hz.

my bassline test is done and 20db which is HL decibels... HL (hearing level) dbs are different from SPL levels (hard to explain). but never less, 20 db hl is the constant bassline.

Then I am introduced to frequencies from 125hz to 8000hz. I can hear all those freqs in the range EXCEPT... I need 10 db hl of amplification on the 4000 hz range to hear that freq. eeekkk... !

This is a mild amount of NOISE INDUCED HEARING LOSS.

the physicologic thing going on is that loud volumes hit the ear drum. then the hammer bones work harder and the music is sent into the cochlear. because to the "spiral seashell shape" of the cochlear it has a suseptability to get hurt easiest at the 4000hz range.

Its kinda like to much water pressure going through a spiral tubing.Loud music hits hard at the first flat arch in the cochlear. guess what. that where you little nerve hairs operate at 4000hz.

And no particulare music or frequencies cause hearing trouble. Only sound that is over 85 or 87 db. But hearing lower freqs are "easier" for the human ear. And very high are the next. It is the mid high that can be a problem with age because it gets the most "wear and tear".

Just watch your levels people. Hearing lost from noise damage CAN NOT
be recovered. If you produce, then eliminate all ambient noise from your room. If you use headphone monitors, then keep them only loud enough to reproduce the freqs; which quality phones to this with minimal power.

Knowledge

_boring · Post by **_boring** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 8:57 am

19.9 @ 22

my ears HURT last night

B_90 · Post by **B_90** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 9:49 am

20.8 and im about 19

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