Objective: Find the highest frequency you can hear. As we age, sensitivity to high-frequency sounds naturally declines, so your upper hearing limit gives an approximate "hearing age."
How it works:
- First, play the reference tone (1,000 Hz) and set your device volume to a clearly audible, comfortable level — then leave the volume alone
- The test plays tones starting at 8,000 Hz and rising step by step toward 20,000 Hz
- At each step, press "I hear it" if you can hear the tone, or "I don't hear it" if you can't
- The test ends at the first frequency you can't hear — your result is the highest frequency you heard
- Use the Ear setting to test your left and right ears separately (requires headphones)
For accurate results:
- Use headphones — laptop and phone speakers often cannot reproduce frequencies above ~15,000 Hz at all
- Test in a quiet room; background noise masks faint high tones
- Answer honestly — only press "I hear it" if you genuinely hear the tone, not because you expect to
Important: This is not a medical hearing test. Results depend heavily on your headphones, device, and environment, and the hearing-age mapping is a rough population-level approximation. If you have concerns about your hearing, consult an audiologist or doctor for a professional audiometry test.