How good can you hear? Low to High Frequecy Hearing Test

Find out how good you can hear with this hearing test. Turn your volume to a comfortable level and carefully listen to find out how low/high you can hear. Don't turn your volume up too loud or you could damage your ears!

[@bloodywar55]

My ears hertz

[@turtletail313]

was waiting for that joke thank you

[@TheDoubleTea]

Good joke!

[@bubblesfuzz3269]

Me to!

[@ninjamaster224]

[intensity intensifies]

[@cc4ss185]

IT DOESNT MATTER HOW HIGH U CAN HEAR!!! BUT HOW LOW!!😌

[@nicoleadams2321]

Thanks for posting this simple video. I'm 23 and my grandparents as well as my dad are deaf, and my mom is hearing but is starting to loose range in her 40s due to ear infections so I'm super paranoid about my hearing. Without headphones it was hard, but I put on my noise cancelling headphones and I could hear from 20hz-15k. It starts off slow and deep kinda like a whirling box fan to a whistle tone. I know this doesn't replace going to a doctor or something, but it made me really happy to be able to hear such a wide range. Thanks.

[@degauss032901]

Half expecting the base to drop

[@ekkosukks]

Malik Mcfadden yep

[@buddyclem7328]

14,000 Hz at age 43 and I am a bass player for a rock band and wear no hearing protection! All right! I couldn't hear below 300 Hz over my laptop cooling fan, and nothing showed up on my sound meter below 60 Hz but I know I can hear the low end, probably the limits of my laptop speakers.

[@buddyclem7328]

My cat apparently did not hear as high as I did, so I may try again with some good headphones, when I find them. My cat quit around 10k and cats are supposed to hear higher than us humans.

[@rickdino7015]

Âge 42, 11’000 Hz guitare player in a rock band, I have Hearing loss and Tinnitus ...

[@Platiumhits123]

This test isint accurate at all since it really depends if you have good headphones or not

[@A--lex]

KirbyXD yes it does moat headphones dont play frequencies over 15000 hz

[@Dripht]

ATH-M50x... great bass response. I could kinda hear 20hz but definitely heard 30hz

[@markkarlatec3176]

Platinumhits123 I dont even use headphones and i can hear this stuff

[@bartoszszalaj]

The video is silent after 16k. And I know what I'm saying - just sitting here with spectrum analyzer opened.

[@ObscureShadeMJ]

It may not be working then as I was able to hear from the lowest up to 19,000, though it fizzled out at 18,000 and I got a mere blip at 19,000.

[@bartoszszalaj]

SlimDefinition MAJ What you probably heard was just a generic noise caused by listening to high-pitches for a while. You may download the video and check it's audio wave - it's all silent above 16k

[@ObscureShadeMJ]

I've listened to a couple of these videos. Its the same. I hear it when playing the video, but if I stop the video, it stops. I'm not sure how that means it's silent.

[@bartoszszalaj]

SlimDefinition MAJ I don't know. Just check it with some software if you don't believe me, lol.

[@ObscureShadeMJ]

All I know is that I can still hear the frequency getting higher after 16k, and that if I stop the video, the noise stops. I just don't understand how that can be the case if it's actually silent. :-/

[@erystic]

OH GOD MY EARS ARE GONNA BLOW!!!!

[@savanahculbertson4440]

I hear it all

[@alexwilliams2276]

same

[@TheZiipen]

Laniya Williams I did too

[@elliesalvucci5955]

Same

[@BleiddynPictures]

I'm 34 and I could hear everything from 20 to 16k initially, but it all has to do with how high/low you have the volume of your speakers. After I went through it the first time I turned the volume up to listen to how the higher frequencies sound, then I set the volume back to how I had it and was able to pick the rest up after.

[@mikhailalexandrovich482]

27, and I could hear the full frequency range; using the Sony MDR-Z7's and U7 amp/dac. Everything up to 10 KHz was exceptionally audible and easy to hear. Only at 19 kHz did it become subtle; still audible, however.

[@KB-zv3jt]

I heard all of them >.< i couldn't even stay threw half of it...This also happens when a old t.v is on and i hear like the static of the t.v like jumping around or something

[@KB-zv3jt]

Drives me crazy -.-

[@sakke337]

Brittany Adams I know the feeling

[@Vencidious]

Same thing my friend said, it sounds like an old tv

[@laurenemma7448]

I heard from 200 - 15,000 Hz and I am under twenty so slightly worried tbh!

[@UFOsAreRealArea51]

I heard the whole thing from beginning to end. It was pretty cool.

[@Spyderwolf]

I could feel the beggining of 20, heard from about halfway from 20 to about 13,000, felt everything past that. (I "feel" it by feeling a change of sense in my neck and ears on both sides, its a tensy feeling.)

[@crazychickens598]

Because of the KZbin sound compression, it cuts off anything above around 18000 hz. So if you hear anything higher then that, you're wrong. :P

[@Nintendecko]

between 20 and 15k and Im 14. I could hear it perfectly and then it just suddenly cut out at15k

[@patrickpuschkalkowski9148]

Me too

[@JoshuasRecordings]

It is the video, not your hearing. You see your hearing will slowly fade out. But it was sudden, it is the video!

[@MovieMe2012]

Joshua's Recordings It doesn't cut out, its your headphones, I just started, and I know I can get from 20 - 20000hZ, as that is the frequency range of my headphones

[@victoriasecretrocka5139]

Me too, started hearing at 20 and stopped at 15k ... I'm nearly 14

[@JoshuasRecordings]

Jayden Kelly It is not my headphones. My headphones have a frequency response range actually better than yours, from 2-30,000Hz.

[@littlelottieable]

this also depends on the quality of your headphones. not many low end consumer headphones can process extreme lows or bother with high end

[@evespirit]

Thank you for popping my repro :D

[@johnnysaldana8011]

KZbin compression prevents frequencies higher than 16,000 hz so no one should be able to hear any higher frequencies on youtube.

[@b733d5]

That's where your wrong..

[@zereon]

@@b733d5 *you're

[@zortman9128]

Most headphones have a limit to how highly pitched sounds they can play at 16 000 Hz

[@AuroraLalune]

it was very loud. Apparently my young stepson found it quite comfortable but it was very loud to me. 20hz was loud, easily heard. However it kept on getting louder and louder and started to hurt to hear at about 2,000 then it got a little softer a little after 15,000 but heard it all the way to the end. However, had to put in headphones and keep them out and listen to what played through them, not in our ears but sort of their, because the computer speakers apparently have dead spots in what tones they can process. The head phones do not. They weren't in our ears but both of us could hear it with them laying on the desk. He had no pain from it but it was irritating at 1,000 and painful from 2,000 to 15,000. Didn't matter the level of volume. After that it was still loud until about 18,000. side note, at 8,000 i felt like my ears were going to burst and start bleeding. It isn't the volume but rather the pitch. at about 19,000 it suddenly starts getting soft, but still I could hear to the end. I wonder if their is a test that uses more lower tones as well as more higher tones. It would be interesting to find my threshhold.

[@ewanodoherty2545]

20 Hz-15 kHz on high quality headphones and as a part time recording engineer. Not bad for 51 yrs old

[@BuzzsawMoviesLtd]

50-16,000 17 years old Listen to a lot of rock music and go to loud gigs. Yeah it's my own fault XD

[@owenghumphries]

30-14,000 12 years old

[@x52m]

BuzzsawMoviesLtd 17-18,000 12 years old

[@x52m]

***** No I'm not faking.

[@MaherBaba]

+52m yes you are faking you dipshit. this video's audio cuts off at about 15k because of youtube's audio compression.

[@x52m]

Maher Baba Woah woah woah, calling me a dipshit a little too early! That was me who commented a few months ago saying "17-18,000 12 years old," what I meant was 17,000 to 18,000 being at my highest. I turned up the volume to max as well; could hear to 18,000.

[@GuildfordGhost]

Bum. Not as good as I hoped. 45 and from 20 to 13,000. It feels almost creepy and a bit disturbing to actually 'hear' the tone just fade into silence when it reaches the limit of my hearing, knowing younger people can still hear it. When you hear how high 13,000 is, it amazes me I could ever hear higher in the first place!

[@josh-gt9fm]

For being 45 thats probably the average hearing capability of a 45 year old person

[@GuildfordGhost]

+_JoshyYoshi_ Yeah, that wouldn't be too bad, given I have been to a LOT of concerts over the years (and continue to do so). I guess you also have to take into consideration the limitations of both speakers and KZbin's own compression and upper Hz recall. With other tests, if everything is quiet, I can differentiate between the sound being off or on way higher than that.

[@Icy233]

Trust me sir, this only means that you sleep better at night. I'm 22, I have a very good hearing, and I'm suffering from it. :(

[@susanpendell4215]

I'm 52 and I got the same.

[@Fuar11]

If you want to test your hearing don't use KZbin. It doesn't render frequencies higher than 16000 kHz. So that means that you must use a program such as audicity

The sound clearly stopped at 16KHz. If it would be my hearing limit, it would have faded very gradually till I hear nothing. So I presume that people saying that KZbin H.264 compression audio codec has freq limiter set to 16KHz are correct. However, there are acoustic subharmonics running through, and you can hear those since those are still in range.

[@olivia-was-here]

Started hearing at 100 and couldn't anymore at 16,000... I'm 12

[@AngelsPower]

Same !!

[@vanessahernandez3712]

Started hearing from the first low sound up to 16,000 too. I think we’re okay, o thing to really worry about, the speech one I think matters too when getting your hearing cheked

[@itssheidyy335]

19,000!!!I could hear all of them😁

[@alex_is_out]

I couldn't go any father than 40, I could hear fine but this shooting pain started as soon as 40 started. Now it feels as though I'm going to have a massive nose bleed. Is that bad?

[@mae-li6zh]

I could here up to 15,000 and I'm 12, am i okay 😂

[@mae-li6zh]

Hear×

[@daruween1398]

Mae Draws im 12 too m8 :)

[@cfnretro6448]

I did to from bottom to top and now I'm holding the shit out of my ears

[@jugoman3818]

I got up to 15,000 and I'm 12

[@stox9630]

imma 13

[@oldnotweak]

heard the whole thing.

[@alexwilliams2276]

same

[@BodaciousRodsNCustoms777]

i was able to hear the onset of tone near 40 hz and lost it around 14.5 k just through the computer speakers tho volume cranked , i might have heard more with headphones and i honestly can say i have had some hearing damage , im 36 yrs old, full time musician , ( i use ear protection every day since the last 4 years , ) but before that i used to use none , and definitely have some sensitivity loss in my right ear,

[@chokoon21]

one ear phone i heard from 40 - 19,000. Another headphone i heard very very clear from 20 - 19,000. Try turning the volumn the whole way up it's a lot easier to hear lower frequency.

[@FrameEnderEnderNation]

I'm 17, and I blew my damn ears out >:(

[@awesomeOM7177]

really??? Sorry mate. I'm 17 too.

[@ashleyrobinson9373]

FrameEnder ipthis video made me light headed, I think I just got ear cancer

[@PacoGNZ]

Im 20 and im hear from 20 to 14000 :( is that bad ?

[@sebi9225]

KZbin limits the sound to 15000HZ to save space

[@elmstreetslasher4558]

19000s I couldn't hear but I could on all the others.

[@pisser98]

i dont know about frequencies and youtube... at my university, we had a sound generator that you could tune to a pretty exact Hz value and i heard 19-1980 Hz. here, i stop at 16k, so people, dont think you have bad hearing if you fail here

[@Gregmaster]

I heard from 90 to 19k

[@Gregmaster]

sorry 20-19k lol

[@adrieannag3487]

I was just saying ouch the whole time😩😩 Edit: I could hear everything and I’m only 1 day old🤠 Edit: nevermind I stopped hearing at 15,000

[@weatheronthe8s895]

Mine went out right before 16,000 except for the sci fi kinda waves which I guess don’t count. It just got louder and quieter throughout the test though. Is that normal? I kinda question my hearing ability so I don’t know.

[@jontschoeman2667]

Im older than most of you and I can still hear 18000mhz and my loudness isn't even halfway when I hear it. Protect your ears. I go clubbing almost every weekend, but I stand at the back sides or in between the speakers, never ever directly infront, at home Im careful about how loud I put the tv, and how loud headphones or speakers are when I listen to music.

[@lorpoor]

I went up to 18,000hz and I'm only 2 years old

[@ilovecountrymusic79]

😂 2?

[@lorpoor]

Lexi Grace Yeah that's right I'm 2 years old, you got a problem with that?

[@firstpeter31822]

RIPTHEJACKERx On which leg? :D ROTFLOL You just made my day!

[@simm7889]

Ha,your such a silly little troll! STHAYAP!

[@simm7889]

***** I don't really care about grammar on the internet, correcting me won't do any good.:)

[@sharkbyte8650]

I'm 14, and I only got to 13,000

[@raysonlogin]

Or buy a better speaker and/or headphone!

[@Limegirl-ev2ti]

I'm 13 and I got to 16k

[@kolorfulkraohn4789]

I'm 12, and I got between 15k and 16k.

[@Infectedspecimen]

I took this after my friend screamed in my ear, not so good, took it again a week later, results much better XD

[@snapperg519]

Well, i just used this to see which freq my ears have been ringing at since Nov 2013... around 12kHz-14kHz... somewhere.

[@beslemeto]

31 years from 20hz to 19000hz.

[@awesomeOM7177]

I thought KZbin only caps out at 17khz, so how did you hear??

[@jaleellawal-raymond907]

+omar717 Naaa it's as if they just lower the sound

[@beslemeto]

MOET PRODUCTIONS Everyone says the same think.KZbin supports only 17khz.Man i know what i hear i am not a paranoiac after all... :)

[@CatiaSilvaLOL]

Stopped at 15,000 and I'm 15

[@treierxyz]

15,500 10 years old! :D

[@TaylorSmith-tg8hn]

I stopped there also & I'm 15 !

[@Mcw1817_]

im 24

[@ThePickleZebra]

The Internet *their

[@NIGHTMALE61]

I am 55 with 2 blocked , inflamed pre wax cleaning ears and I heard all 20-19000 !!!

[@harisjerebicanin9828]

Omg i got to the end hearing all of them!!

[@harryjohnson1573]

I think it just messed up my iPad

[@Kpower]

20Hz to 15,00hz is that bad or good?

[@AizwellOfficial]

average, you're average, enjoy your average life

[@janethekillerespanol8691]

Ha Kou idk how i maneged to do it from 20 Hz to 19,00 Hz is that good

[@Kpower]

Ha Kou lol. I will.

[@nightlytunes]

33 years old, i heard from 30 - 14000. and 30 was difficult for me to hear.. also my 2 cats in the room started getting a bit spooked around the 8k mark and were looking around wondering what was going on

[@Aangrox007]

I could hear from 30 Hz to 11-12,000. On another test I took I got to 11,200. So it sounds about right. I have the hearing of a 50-60 year old and I'm 22........ I also have EXTREME sensitivity to the lower frequencies... Like my boyfriend's voice for example, very booming and lower than average I'd say, and it hurts to hear him talk loudly anyway. Not sure what that's about but I have extreme sensitivity to it to the point of annoyance/pain when he is loud.... >.

[@cc4ss185]

I'm 10 and I stopped hearing at 15,000

[@viivivaa356]

I'm 14 and I have the same.

[@stox9630]

i did acculy to 16,17 idk

[@jtrecky1528]

i did to 19k

[@bigfithands6571]

CesTiger ROAR!! im 11

[@user-ut6ot8nq7b]

I could hear all of it but omfg my fucking ears 😶🔫

[@seroquel.sweetheart]

started hearing at 30, hurt like hell until 100 though. I heard until 14,000. I'm 13 and have had previous difficulties with glue ear and had to get grommets fitted, incase that means anything?

[@fallenminecraft6055]

The younger you are the more ability you have to hear meaning that if you 0-15 you can hear all of them and if your older then 15 and you hear all of them dame u have good ears

[@arianagarcia4719]

I did not hear 19,000 HZ but everything before that was quite loud. I am not bragging because I know KZbin can't process that specific sound but I don't get how people can't hear 18,000 or less...

[@VariantAEC]

You can't hear noises over 15kHz in this video because the AAC file format at 140kbps (according to the stats from within KZbin itself here) doesn't play nice with anything over 15kHz. I've tested this myself using audio editing software and the built-in plotting tools. Also capturing the sound from my computer as it plays on a separate device and putting that file under scrutiny reveals that sound over 15kHz is absent. There are sounds that play in this video beyond the 15kHz mark, but they aren't higher frequencies. Instead these are frequencies created by encoding errors they are only a bit higher that 15kHz something and then the frequency drops. After 18kHz there is noticeably less sounds and 19kHz ends the run only background noise from your machine is audible. That is my analysis of this video.

[@VariantAEC]

Pretty sure I mentioned that the sound was attenuated which is why you're hearing noise. Problem is that the sound is not 19kHz.

[@zegamingcuber857]

stop killing my ears

[@rosh_producers]

This shouldn't be for testing your hearing, speakers have what is called a "frequency response" and they can only play sounds within that range. Majority of people here, thats your problem. I'm currently using the krk rp5s (g3) which have a frequency response of 45hz to 35khz. This means that my speakers cannot play anything very well below 45Hz and even at 45hz its faint.

[@ashenfire749]

20 to 199 Hz were silent, but I'm only twelve. After that, I could hear everything until 16,00, which was silent. Is this normal range?

[@ashenfire749]

***** Ohhhh. Thank you.

[@sav777]

Awesome!

[@sofiaanais7033]

from 20Hz to just as 16k faded away. crazy how it just...stops having any sound at all lol. i'm 28 today, it's my bday, ugh. 2 more years...

[@MissTattooedPrincess]

Is 200 Hz to right 10,000Hz bad?? I'm 20 years old. At a sport physical in high school at 17 I did a hearing test and couldn't hear certain times even then... I just wanna know if this is bad or not... I do have trouble hearing, especially with backround noise... I have to ask,people what they said like 10 times before I can make out what they say

[@girlwonder3602]

Soo I heard all of it, it was quiet painful because I have good hearing, I think. Because I can hear a phone vibrate all the way to the living room. So when it got higher it kinda hurt my ears so I left to my living room leaving my phone in my room while it plays and I could still hear it (btw: I didn't wore earphones) I'm 13 is that good or bad?

[@adamlhayman]

somewhere between 90 and 300 hz (1:31 - 1:46) the sound went away, but then it came back. except for that window, I could hear the whole thing from beginning to end.... well, around 16,000 it was more that I could feel it (not a good feeling) than hear it, however I could perceive it all the way to the end.

[@Litulylucasasmr]

if u keep pressing the five second arrows, you can make a lil tune

[@shellyrexkehley6894]

you should tell us how many clicks were there in total? I was keeping track of how many clicks I heard. Or was that not part of the test?

[@belindamyers4493]

Damn thought my ears were gona burst at 10k... eeeeek .. all the way to 18k baby Howelllllllll.. full spectrum. Elegant calls to dog whistles.. not always a gift

[@SeulbiNC]

I could hear it clear at 15, 000 Hz, it got a lot quieter after that but I could still hear a little through the whole thing. I am 13.

[@JoltFlyer]

I think the cut out at 15k oder 16k comes from the video. It's so suddenly that i don't think it is us who can't hear it anymore

[@sally-annebrown1298]

Start to hear(or feel) a low buzzing around 40hz, and just before 12000hz

[@Yellow_Slug]

14000 is where I first stopped hearing. Now I hear what's going on and super high pichted stuff that I could not hear before!

[@BATCHFILETUTORIALS]

My headphones went all the way up from 20hz-15khz. After that, the sound cut off for me. I think it is because my headphones are bass enhancing and are not good with high sound.

[@jaynepickford5261]

Lost it 1900 hz.. think it stopped? It's all about vibrational frequencies and how able you are to vibrate at those levels. In truth, the higher the frequency, the more ear piercing it becomes.

[@peblezQ]

20HZ to 18,000HZ (It started kind of quiet and ended kind of quiet, but I could still hear it). I'm 16 (Turning 17 in less than a week.) [[Can I just say Ouch? That hurt my ears......]]

[@carlwhittaker2756]

I could hear from 30 thru 16k and that was with puny speakers, no headphones, the t.v. and heater blowing...and I'm 45!!!! p.s. Listened to loud rock n' roll & concerts too back in the day! Guess I'm fortunate?!?!

[@TheLightUpMachine]

14k is where it stops for me. But I just recently had a jaw surgery and have had a lower frequency hearing since, so I dont know. its kind of awkward because my doc says my face is still kind of swollen which might be the reason i cant hear it higher. Also, a little out of context, does anyone know how to cure/solve low frequency hearing? I dont even know if it's called that, but basically what happens is that the tones in music and voices is sort of darker and it has annoyed me for quite a while now. I'm not sure it's the swelling anymore. Any suggestions?

[@justanuser1161]

No idea sadly

[@iahfire5084]

20 - 13k After 6k it goes down a bit till 10k and raises again lol. i can hear alarms going off now. at or after 14k the sound completely cuts out I'm pretty sure.

[@Madi-dt7bo]

How much are you supposed to be able to hear? What’s normal?

[@sammiecondon6872]

20Hz to 15000Hz, yes it is possible anything BELOW 20Hz is infrasound not 20Hz itself and the same for anything ABOVE 20,000 Hz is ultrasound.

[@tipyanamariakranevitter293]

ES MUY PARECIDO AL TRATAMIENTO QUE HACEN LOS MEDICOS,.....YO PASE POR ESTO...

[@RageCow1]

I heard from 20-15,000HZ, many people argue that it isn't possible to hear 20HZ and it is just the vibrations. I hope those people know that every single human is capable of 20HZ, all sound is just vibrations anyways. (btw, I am 15 and I am supposed to be able to hear 18,000HZ but I can't)

[@hezechiahjones8365]

You need really good headphones to hear the lower frequencies, and youtube cuts out anything in the higher ones (which is why no one is actually able to hear above 16k in this video, because there isn't any noise)

[@sabertoothedminecrafter4411]

that explains how I can hear it with diffrent things

[@ObscureShadeMJ]

20-19,000hz and I'm 28, though I only get an incredibly faint blip on 19,000. 18,000 is still clear though.

[@KrzysztoW83]

30 Hz to slightly over 14000Hz aged 32, almost 33. Over 400 Hz I started feeling nervous.

[@RaferKid]

60-14000 and I'm 11. it randomly faded away at 9000 as well but came back in 3 seconds.

[@GeoffTV2]

Interesting test. I'm 53, my hearing starts at 30hz and only goes up 14,000hz. I can barely hear 15,000hz and wouldn't detect it at all if there were other noises around. You kids in your teens, this is what you have to look forward to. I can't see shit either.

[@susanpendell4215]

Mine kicked out at 12,000, -13,000, but up to 14,000 on another test which really surprises me, I know that I used to hear better than this. It must be from past trauma, sigh. 20 and 30 I feel more than hear, like a truck coming.

[@ComposerMichaelDow]

i highly doubt that the lo-fi encoding of this file allows anything higher than that 15-16000hz anyway/ It dissapears very suddenly.

[@theinvisiblewar7577]

If KZbin is only capable of outputting a maximum frequency of 17,000hz - then why am I able to hear above that? I was able to hear everything clearly, until about 1 second after 19,000hz began.

[@JackSamuelMusic]

i got it from a little after 100 hz to bit after 15,000 hz im 20 as children humans often hear a bigger range ive found that children hear lower

[@banduplu]

Im impressed i heard until 19k 18k i could hear a little high pitched sound very low though

[@goodnight63]

I'm 16 and I heard from 70- 14,000 HZ. I don't know what that means but lol, if I have hearing damage, it's probably due to the fact I hate when music is low. Not my fault; I just hope it's not permanent.

[@bambronavt]

Wrong attempt. Take into account audio codec - it compresses and corrupts higher frequencies.In order to provide correct sample, you should find a way to add uncompressed (raw) audio to your file.Not sure if any video package format allows doing that 'officially'.

[@jaleellawal-raymond907]

so I'm 16 and it litterally all sound stopped just before 19,000 popped up so do I count that or keep it 18,000

[@lolalicialolalicia2398]

10 and got to the end still hearing

[@yairlevi8469]

it also depends in the volume of the speaker