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mrap1 · 10-23-2003, 07:02 PM

I'm not sure if this is the right place for this but here goes:

In class today the prof. was talking about computer audio and how humans can only hear sounds between 20Hz-20KHz. He said that most people, especially as they get older, lose their hearing, and are only able to hear in a far more limited range. I was wondering if anyone knows of a webpage that has sounds at different frequencies that I can download so that I can test the range of my hearing. I'm especially curious because I'm constantly exposed to high levels of noise (train, traffic, ipod, etc.) living in NY. I know that there are doctors that do these tests, but I'd just like to do an informal experiment.

10-23-2003, 07:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
mrap1 Insane Location: NY	Sounds I'm not sure if this is the right place for this but here goes: In class today the prof. was talking about computer audio and how humans can only hear sounds between 20Hz-20KHz. He said that most people, especially as they get older, lose their hearing, and are only able to hear in a far more limited range. I was wondering if anyone knows of a webpage that has sounds at different frequencies that I can download so that I can test the range of my hearing. I'm especially curious because I'm constantly exposed to high levels of noise (train, traffic, ipod, etc.) living in NY. I know that there are doctors that do these tests, but I'd just like to do an informal experiment.