I thought I saw a link to a web page in this forum to test your hearing. I'm not sure where I saw it now. I think I can hear about 50hz to 13khz (based on Youtube vids) but I wanted to be more sure.
I am also interested in this. But I think a pair of headphones with perfectly linear response is needed for such a test. Since there is no such thing, an alternative is a reasonable flat HP calibrated against a linear omnidirectional electret microphone in your ear canal, and the correction curve applied to it.
I think the commonly available online hearing tests can provide some insight to your hearing acuity if you have accurate headphones and a quiet space to take the test. If you really want an accurate hearing profile you should schedule an audiogram with an audiologist. Professional hearing tests measure your audiogram and also evaluate your speech recognition accuracy. I have worn hearing aids for about 10 years and would encourage you to get checked if you suspect hearing loss...the sooner it is dealt with the better the outcome.
If you have clinical hearing loss, it will be much greater than even low-fi equipment.
And for most of us, reference SPL level is as important as the curve.
Here's me (on the tool Mooly linked):
Remember that HL is plotted upside-down to how we plot a microphone.
Audiology is founded on "can't hear" problems. So the reference test is very soft. By self-observation I hear OK in bass (thunder, distant Diesels), but terrible in treble (cymbals, speech sibilants). At "very soft" my treble HL rises (my hearing falls off) 33dB in 2.5 octaves 1KHz-6kHz. Even complete crap earbuds are not that bad.
However at "Medium" level only 15dB, and at "Loud" (live music, not live Who) my hearing is like +/-5dB.
A modern 1st-world hearing aid will compress the loss, which is what I was plotting here ("Cr=3.5").
Actually you never correct ALL the loss. You could not handle it after years/decades of muffle. "Half the loss" is a very old yet still useful guide. I'm taking 18dB boost @6kHz. Also limited by squeal, which is the next thing we will work on.
Yes, if you can hear but not understand your woman or children (etc etc etc), the UNSW hearing test is worth doing, with any generally satisfactory headphones. (Not ones YOU selected for excess highs, not noise-cancellers which may be modifying the clean sound.)
In many lands a hearing test is cheap or free. My state is over-regulated and my ex-work insurance is un-woke, so I paid $90 for a basic diagnostic. Other states, aid sales shops can offer free testing.
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That may have been me, however it was in a thread that already had a contentious discussion at play, and may have been better received in its own thread such as what you have done here.
I think it’s probably a good idea to have a realistic idea of how things are working within those holes on the sides of our heads while certain discussions, especially when comparing even the rough points of audio reproduction.
My uncle is a machinist, and is quite open about the hole in his audibility spectrum…
Mine is more typical for my age, just a mild skimming off from the upper frequencies.
This is what you want. Uses warble tones - superior for a few reason.
Just got some high-end Phonaks (AKA Kirkland Signature KS-10). Costco highest rating by Consumer Reports. Truly beneficial for all hearing activities including HiFi (and I use electrostatic speakers).
Yes, some compromises, but sure beats being hard of hearing when listening to music.
Inherent illogical: hearing aids are like tweeters. Only YOU can set their level when listening to speakers. But when you set their level (or insist with your audiologist) to match your woofers, can't be beat.
Other than basic "wire with gain" for music listening, you won't believe all the wonderful tricks a modern hearing aid can do.
Attached are warble tone results with aids for L, R, and both. The precise match of L and R is just blind luck.. but nice to see. (With no aids, the treble fall-off looks like the Grand Canyon - typical presbycusis).
Exact curve not relevant since hearing is tested on Fletcher-Munson curve. With an ear plug in one ear, you can test using speakers, not just headphones.
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Just got some high-end Phonaks (AKA Kirkland Signature KS-10). Costco highest rating by Consumer Reports. Truly beneficial for all hearing activities including HiFi (and I use electrostatic speakers).
Yes, some compromises, but sure beats being hard of hearing when listening to music.
Inherent illogical: hearing aids are like tweeters. Only YOU can set their level when listening to speakers. But when you set their level (or insist with your audiologist) to match your woofers, can't be beat.
Other than basic "wire with gain" for music listening, you won't believe all the wonderful tricks a modern hearing aid can do.
Attached are warble tone results with aids for L, R, and both. The precise match of L and R is just blind luck.. but nice to see. (With no aids, the treble fall-off looks like the Grand Canyon - typical presbycusis).
Exact curve not relevant since hearing is tested on Fletcher-Munson curve. With an ear plug in one ear, you can test using speakers, not just headphones.
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Forgot link to warble test:
https://hearingtest.online
For decades, I've gotten my hearing tested by the Canadian Hearing Society (and paid for by our wonderful Ontario health insurance plan... who also paid can$1000 toward the Costco phones, can$1800). Aside from Costco, I am skeptical of hearing aid store tests.
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https://hearingtest.online
For decades, I've gotten my hearing tested by the Canadian Hearing Society (and paid for by our wonderful Ontario health insurance plan... who also paid can$1000 toward the Costco phones, can$1800). Aside from Costco, I am skeptical of hearing aid store tests.
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