Ok so all of us here is dealing with audio..
and by dealing with audio we use our ears as sensors..


it just happened i stumbled upon a blog and found this..

http://www.audiocheck.net/audiotests_frequencycheckhigh.php


we are too busy working with audio.. but have we ever considered or checked our hearing yet???

 

sad to say...
i only started to hear the tone at 13khz..
which means my ears have degraded that much..

worst..i tested it from both ears...my left ear cant even hear the max of 12khz..
so i decided to emulate it and generate a tone..

my right ear can only hear up to 13khz now
my left ear can only hear up to 10khz


im a bit down..as someday i wish do be an audio engineer..i wonder if i still be able to do the job,
what do you think guys..??


its very sad, indeed i have abused my ears..
so glad i found this ..else i could have deteriorated more my hearing range..


how bout you guys?? hows your ear??

 

Nice Test.
I´m really suprised how good my hearing is after 10 years of djing and producing.
The first test i heard the sound at 19khz and in the second i heard it instantly at 20 khz.
Maybe it pays that i use ear protection in clubs since i´m 18.

 

But i think my hearing is more damaged in the lower ranges from 3-6 khz. So it has nothing to say if you hear 18 khz. You still can have problems hearing lower frequencies!

 

I hate the sine waves around the edge of treble.

 

Snif 18kHz.... , I want to trash my Headphones...

 

"Test How Badly Damaged your Ears are"

My ears are damaged after hearing these frequencies !!! lol

 

The 5kHz range is the most sensitive one to human hearing. That happens to be the frequency range of the baby cry! Thus, it does not need to be loud for us to hear those frequencies (and find them annoying!). From an evolutionary standpoint that makes sense and therefore that is usually where the hearing damage occur first(for most people who live and working in normal conditions).

Most live sound engineer have that range eroded dramatically. What happens then is they boost those frequencies because they can't hear them very well anymore and by doing so they damage that range to everybody else in the room.
Always bring ear protection to live concerts, and if you are serious get yourself some custom made earplugs. They aren't that expensive and worth every penny. If audio is your true passion, you should want to protect your hearing.

I would also advice to not rely on a homemade test like that one and go to a proper facility for the most accurate evaluation on your hearing.

 

Fuck me --- That's horrible ! @17-15k like a drill in the ears !
The second file -- I immediately heard the phasing sound -- later met again by a piercing tone @17-15k !
I threw the 'phones after 15k ---- sheesh !

I'm going to have to go ahead and agree with XTA here -- WOW
Not sure how accurate (or safe) this test is -- but damn !
A little warning next time ! Heheheheh

This one is much better, (IMO) and definitely less 'fatiguing' on the ears
NOTE this does not test frequencies above 16kHz (Only Dogs, Bats, and Super Heroes hear shit in that range anyway) ;)
30Hz-16kHz Range -- Instructions to find your range (dynamic) curve included -- better controls over db levels too !

http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/hearing.html

 

Your speakers are not good, that's it !
I did a test with desk top PC speakers and they can't reproduce those high frequencies.

I am not at my music PC with my Yamaha Monitors so I am assuming this.
My ears are usually good, so I am confident that it must be the cheap speakers on my second PC.
I suggest you to be careful on which you hear this test before come to a conclusion.

 

My speakers weren't connected ...so almost I've called for an appointment

 

17k *no*

 

the ear is most sensitive around 2-5 kHz. To be audible at this minimum level, a sound at 20Hz must be 80 dB (100 million times!) more powerful than a sound at 3 kHz.

You can see the Fletcher Munson (loudness curve).



Sensitivity of Human Ear

 

Well I think its bad test. U noticed that is mp3 format? That mean a high and low frequency are kinda cuted. Anyway I tested it on my headphones Akg and i hear 20khz (very little) and real heavy is 18khz. Dont hear music too long and too loud. Ears are a tool ;)

 

Wanna real test ? Go see the doctor !

Internet therapy and other crap is dangerous !

 

if i did it correctly i started to hear the sound at 21 khz,but when the sound got close to 12khn it became almost painful,is it normal?

 

It's not mp3, it is a wav-file.

I could hear from 19 kHz.

 

Hey Guys

I didn't visit the blog but I do this test on a weekly basis as (all engineers should...ahem!)
Always run tones especially if your in a new studio it is essential to getting your mix right! You need to learn the room, monitors and how your ears behave!

20hz - 19khz in my room!

Peace