Hearing Frequency Test (20 Hz – 20,000 Hz Ear Range) — Test your acoustic hearing frequency limit with pure sine wave sweeps and age-related hearing benchmarks

About Hearing Frequency Test (20 Hz – 20,000 Hz Ear Range)

Check your hearing range and highest audible frequency. Generates pure sine wave audio from 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz via the Web Audio API, featuring age-related hearing benchmarks (Mosquito tone, 15 kHz, 12 kHz) and volume safety limits.

Key Capabilities & Features

Pure sine wave tone generator sweeping 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz
Preset age benchmarks (Speech 1 kHz, Adult 8 kHz, Under 40 15 kHz, Under 24 17.4 kHz)
Volume safety limiter to protect eardrums
Real-time frequency slider control

How to Use Hearing Frequency Test (20 Hz – 20,000 Hz Ear Range)

Set Safe Volume

Keep headphone volume low to medium.

Select Frequency

Choose a benchmark preset or adjust the frequency slider.

Play Tone

Click Play Test Tone to test your hearing upper limit.

Privacy & In-Browser Execution Guarantee

Acoustic testing audio is synthesized directly on your device.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why does human hearing degrade at higher frequencies with age?

Presbycusis (age-related hearing loss) primarily affects the microscopic sensory hair cells in the cochlea responsible for detecting higher sound frequencies.