Hearing test

[alfstone]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-iCZElJ8m0

My results:

- both with monitors or headphones: 25 Hz - 11,800 Hz

Considering my age (59), great performance on bass, rather disappointed on treble   

Alfredo

[Farrell Jackson]

I just did the test with headphones Alfredo. I know there's some hearing loss in the 4k to 5k range so the volume dropped a little at that frequency but it came back at 7k. I didn't start hearing anything until 35hz but I could hear all the way to 14k. My right ear hears better than my left. I think that's from all those years of gigging where my left ear took the brunt of the drummers big crash cymbal. So my hearing test range was from 35hz to 14k. At 64 I'll take those results. Thanks for posting this up!

Farrell

[ODH]

Interesting one.  I did the test on headphones (in a averagely noisy office).  Could hear the 20Hz no problem, went up to around 13.5kHz.  I was surprised how big a dip there was at around 3.5-4.5 kHz though.  Makes you think.

There may be other factors such as the response of the speakers / phones and you couldn't claim it was a scientific measurement.  Interesting all the same.

[Hilary]

For those UK based you can get free hearing tests from Boots and most opticians, much more reliable. I've had a hearing problem, particularly with my left ear from standing too close to speakers at Edinburgh this summer waiting to go on stage (very sensitive to vibrations) - so much so that even listening to music via cans was difficult for a while. Thankfully it seems to be settling down now.

[peterp]

Same for Canada, lot of places will do testing for free but many will then try to sell you stuff.
I got a place recommended by my Doctor and went there.
They produced nice charts of where and how well frequencies were heard.

But I still don't know why wife insisted I had to go have my herring tested, I don't even like those little fish.

[hooper]

Don't know how meaningful this is as a hearing test but as I was listening and adjusting the level in order to keep hearing I thought it was a great demonstration of the Fletcher Munson effect.
http://ehomerecordingstudio.com/fletcher-munson-curve/

And what a tough job it is to try and make EQ adjustments to an audio recording using different listening levels, headphones, speakers that what the 'audience' will eventually use. 

Listening with headphones, once the oscillator got up to 7.7 - 8k I could not differentiate between the tone and the ever-present tinitus between my ears.      

[Flash Harry]

That's a pretty poor sound track. This is not a good test. There's overtones, compression attributes, stereo imagery effects and all sorts of other stuff going on in this.

Then there's the non linearity of the cans you're using, the A to D conversion on whatever you're using to play this, not to mention the recording and sound generation methods.

I don't think this is useful at all and may be harmful.

If you're concerned about your hearing, see your GP, and most of all, turn it down

In other news, drink more red wine.

[Farrell Jackson]

That's a pretty poor sound track. This is not a good test. There's overtones, compression attributes, stereo imagery effects and all sorts of other stuff going on in this.

In other news, drink more red wine.

Flash Harry, I agree. It's not a professional, scientific, or controlled hearing test but it did more or less confirm the results from my last pro hearing test. My right ear hears slightly better in most frequency ranges than my left. Plus I have hearing loss at the 5k range equally in both ears but I hear quite well at 8k and above. Not a true test but interesting. Before I started I did lower the volume down so as not to pop a drum.

However I absolutely agree that drinking more red wine is a good thing 

Farrell

[fenderbender]

Hey I did OK on this one ---from bass up to 9000
one or two gaps
however -tomorrow if I do it again maybe not so good
but at 71 it'll do me --
for a bit of fun OK -but as has been said -see your Doc.any ear problems
Like Farrell has said  years of gigging and having the top of your head lifted by a drummers cymbals cant be good for you. 

[Groundy]

Hey I did OK on this one ---from bass up to 9000
one or two gaps
however -tomorrow if I do it again maybe not so good
but at 71 it'll do me --
for a bit of fun OK -but as has been said -see your Doc.any ear problems
Like Farrell has said  years of gigging and having the top of your head lifted by a drummers cymbals cant be good for you. 

What did ye say?