Hearing Age Test

Rising tones play, and you mark the highest one you can still hear. This free hearing age test steps up through the frequencies your ears lose first with age, then maps your top audible pitch to an estimated hearing age. Use headphones and a comfortable volume. Nothing is uploaded and there is no sign-up.

Find out how old your ears are. As people age, the highest frequencies fade first, so the top pitch you can hear hints at your hearing age. This test plays rising tones from the mid-teens of kilohertz upward, you mark the highest one you can still hear, and it maps that to an age band. It is a bit of fun rather than a medical hearing test, best done with headphones in a quiet room at a sensible volume.

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Read the guide: How Old Are Your Ears? The Hearing Age Test
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Hearing Age TestPut on headphones and set your volume to a comfortable, moderate level first. High tones can be sharp, so do not crank it up trying to hear the top of the range.

How to use it

  1. 1

    Put headphones on

    Use headphones at a comfortable volume in a quiet room. High frequencies are faint, so give them a fair chance.

  2. 2

    Play the rising tones

    Each step plays a higher pitch. Mark whether you can still hear it or not, and move up.

  3. 3

    See your hearing age

    The highest frequency you can hear maps to an estimated hearing age, with the top pitch you reached.

When it comes in handy

How old are your ears?

A quick, shareable snapshot of your high-frequency hearing and the age it suggests.

Compare across people

Pass a device around and see how the highest audible pitch drops with age.

Check your gear

It doubles as a rough test of whether your headphones actually reproduce very high frequencies.

Instant & 100% private — nothing is uploaded

Every game runs right here in your browser, and your best scores are kept on your own device. Nothing is sent to a server, so there is no sign-up and no account. Load the page once and it keeps working even if you go offline.

Frequently asked questions

How does age affect what I can hear?
Human hearing tops out around 20,000 hertz in childhood, and the ceiling drops steadily with age as the highest frequencies fade first. Many adults in their thirties struggle to hear above 16,000 hertz, and by the fifties the limit is often nearer 12,000. That pattern is what this test reads.
Is this a real hearing test?
No. A real hearing test uses calibrated equipment in a controlled setting and checks far more than your top frequency. This is a rough, fun estimate that depends heavily on your headphones, volume and how quiet the room is, so do not read anything medical into it.
Why do headphones matter so much?
Very high frequencies are quiet and easily drowned out or simply not reproduced by small speakers. Good headphones at a steady, comfortable volume give the fairest result. If a tone seems silent, it may be your gear rather than your ears.
Should I turn the volume up high?
No, keep it comfortable. Very high-frequency tones at loud volumes are unpleasant and pointless for the test. A moderate, steady level gives a truer read and protects your hearing.

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