can you hear this?

[trance247]

25 here, vey clear

 

[thomsbrain]

i could hear it fine through my laptop speakers, and i'm 24 and spend a lot of time in front of blaring guitar amps.

i was at a museum once with a display with a sweepable frequency generator for testing your hearing. my dad, about 45 at the time and with tons of grateful dead concerts under his belt, was good for 16K. my mom was good for 14K. i was good for about 18.5K at the time.

 

[Rock Hydra]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: Fraggable
Oh yeah I can hear it. Goes right through me.

And I'm 21. Guess the reporter didn't test enough people.

Darn you Mosh, now my ears are ringing

well answer them

ROFL. :laugh:

 

[thomsbrain]

Originally posted by: Jeff7
Oh please, that's 15KHz. Want something that's actually tough to hear?

16.5KHz. Assuming your speakers can even produce that frequency at all.
Produced courtesy of Goldwave's function evaluator.
They've got a fully functional demo version. Try it out yourself and make your own high frequency whines and other fun noises.

heard that one loud and clear on my laptop speakers, as well. i agree though, that's much higher than the original tone.

 

[pray4mojo]

Originally posted by: Jeff7
Oh please, that's 15KHz. Want something that's actually tough to hear?

16.5KHz. Assuming your speakers can even produce that frequency at all.
Produced courtesy of Goldwave's function evaluator.
They've got a fully functional demo version. Try it out yourself and make your own high frequency whines and other fun noises.

my head hurts after listening to the 16.5Khz but not the one in the OP.

ow.

 

[NanoStuff]

Originally posted by: thomsbrain
i could hear it fine through my laptop speakers, and i'm 24 and spend a lot of time in front of blaring guitar amps.

i was at a museum once with a display with a sweepable frequency generator for testing your hearing. my dad, about 45 at the time and with tons of grateful dead concerts under his belt, was good for 16K. my mom was good for 14K. i was good for about 18.5K at the time.

Originally posted by: NanoStuff
Let's not fall victim to the misconception that your hearing is fine because you can hear a high pitched tone. The majority of non-presbycusis hearing loss will cause loss of sensitivity in the midrange (4kHz), which is far more disasterous than the inability to hear a lamp.

It's also not uncommon for hearing loss to increase your sensitivity to very high pitched sounds, and in fact it will be relatively far more audible. So consider that if you're in your 30's and can hear 18,000Hz, your hearing may not be as pristine as you'd like to think.

Really, I suggest you get your hearing checked professionally. If you really do spend that much time in front of blaring guitar amps, you likely have major hearing loss you're unaware of.

 

[Fraggable]

Tomorrow morning we'll all get back on ATOT and half the 1st page will be 'Seems liek my hearing's dulled' or 'does anyone know where Mosh lives?'

 

[MasterAndCommander]

I heard it. Kind of annoying. I prefer my Sir Mix A Lot ringtone

 

[TuxDave]

At first I thought I was getting old and couldn't hear it. Then I realized I had the computer muted. So while my ears are still good, my brain is definitely not so there anymore.

<-- 26 yrs old

 

[xSauronx]

Originally posted by: LolaWiz
i heard this story on my local radio station and they played the ringtone. I could not hear it... and i am only 23.
pretty interesting though.

im 23, as well, and can hear it fine.

 

[eelw]

Very faintly heard it. Will try different speakers later to see if it was a frequency response issue.

 

[Deeko]

I actually enjoyed it

 

[Powermoloch]

Originally posted by: Deeko
I actually enjoyed it

wha


EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

 

[BrokenVisage]

I think I just orgasmed a little in my pants..

 

[Powermoloch]

Originally posted by: BrokenVisage
I think I just orgasmed a little in my pants..

Lies !!! :|:|:|:|:|:|:|:|

 

[EngenZerO]

25 and i can hear it... crappy ring tone though... i perfer my knight rider theme...

 

[lokiju]

Originally posted by: eits

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: loup garou
Godddammit I am so sick of this! Every news show has been running spots on it for the past 2 days and the sound drives me nuts (I'm 27 too).

can you describe the sound?

it's the sound your tv makes when it's on mute.

I've met very few people that can hear that, glad to know I'm not alone

I'm 26 btw and can hear the sound from the OP loud and clear.

 

[LukFilm]

Almost 29, no problem hearing it.

 

[fallensight]

If i had to listed otthat for any period of time my ears would bleed. 26 years old, It made the dog jump too. And to the nitwits who use that instead of a ringtone, just set the stupid phone to vibrate if you dont want everyone and thier brother knowing you have a call.

 

[Fraggable]

Originally posted by: lokiju

Originally posted by: eits

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: loup garou
Godddammit I am so sick of this! Every news show has been running spots on it for the past 2 days and the sound drives me nuts (I'm 27 too).

can you describe the sound?

it's the sound your tv makes when it's on mute.

I've met very few people that can hear that, glad to know I'm not alone

I'm 26 btw and can hear the sound from the OP loud and clear.

I can hear it. People leave our TV on all the time but with the VCR off. It looks like it's off but I can hear it if I'm on that floor.

 

[Gravity]

Nope, can't hear it. It could be that when I was a young lad in the USMC we were positioned right beside about 11 tanks that were firing downrange all day. I do suffer a bit from tinnitus too.

 

[bobsmith1492]

HECK YES! That's freakin' annoying. I hope NO ONE ever plays that on their phone near me....

 

[Eltano1]

I can't, but my son (he is 26) can, oh well, I'm getting old.

Eltano

 

[SlowSpyder]

I'm 28, I can hear it loud and clear... and I used to go to concerts all the time. The only explaination is I am a super human.

 

[NanoStuff]

Originally posted by: SlowSpyder
I'm 28, I can hear it loud and clear... and I used to go to concerts all the time. The only explaination is I am a super human.

Once more... hopefully the last:

Originally posted by: NanoStuff
Let's not fall victim to the misconception that your hearing is fine because you can hear a high pitched tone. The majority of non-presbycusis hearing loss will cause loss of sensitivity in the midrange (4kHz), which is far more disasterous than the inability to hear a lamp.

It's also not uncommon for hearing loss to increase your sensitivity to very high pitched sounds, and in fact it will be relatively far more audible. So consider that if you're in your 30's and can hear 18,000Hz, your hearing may not be as pristine as you'd like to think.

Again, this is fun and all, but it's no indication to what your hearing loss may be. One that has suffered major damage due to noise exposure will 'score' very much the same on this test as someone living in a cave.