18 Apr
2010
18 Apr
'10
1:13 a.m.
Ken Restivo wrote:
Well, I did the test that someone suggested on this
list: I set up a
little PD patch to generate sine waves, and swept it up and down to
determine the range of my hearing.
I was pleasantly (well sort of) surprised.
At very nearly age 44, the highest sound I can hear as an actual
sound, when turned up really loud, is 18100Hz. Up to about 19Khz, I
can get a really freakin huge headache from sounds, but won't be able
to perceive them as sounds, just as
OH-MY-GOD-MY-HEAD-HURTS-MAKE-IT-STOP!
At 55, I think I'd rather not try such a test. I know I have
high-frequency hearing loss - too many hard rock performances without
hearing protection! ;-)
At normal listening levels, around 16kHz is the
maximum I can hear.
Still a good deal better than I expected.
Is your ability to hear the same over the entire range, or do you hear
some frequency ranges less well than others?
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David
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