Your ears lose the ability to hear high frequencies as you age. Most adults can't hear above 15,000 Hz. Find out your hearing age.
You should hear a tone playing.
Adjust your device volume until it's comfortable.
The Hearing Age Test is a free online tool that estimates the age of your ears by testing which high-frequency tones you can hear. Using the Web Audio API to generate precise sine waves from 8,000 Hz to 20,000 Hz, it determines the highest pitch you can detect and maps that to an estimated hearing age. Most adults begin losing high-frequency hearing in their mid-20s, with significant decline by age 50.
Start with a volume calibration step using a 1,000 Hz reference tone. Then the test plays progressively higher frequencies, from 8,000 Hz up to 20,000 Hz. For each tone, you indicate whether you can hear it or not. The test stops after two consecutive misses. Your highest detected frequency is matched against age-based hearing norms to produce your hearing age result, along with a detailed frequency chart.
The hearing age test plays a series of pure sine wave tones from 8,000 Hz up to 20,000 Hz using the Web Audio API. For each frequency, you indicate whether you can hear it. The highest frequency you can detect determines your estimated hearing age, since the ability to hear high-pitched sounds naturally declines with age.
Most adults under 30 can hear frequencies up to about 17,000 Hz. By age 40, the upper limit typically drops to around 15,000 Hz. By age 50 and beyond, many people cannot hear above 12,000-13,000 Hz. These thresholds vary based on genetics, noise exposure history, and overall ear health.
Headphones are strongly recommended for accurate results. Built-in device speakers often cannot reproduce very high frequencies above 15,000 Hz, which would make your results appear worse than they actually are. Use over-ear or in-ear headphones at a comfortable volume for the most reliable test.
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Last updated: March 2026 · whatifs.fun — Free interactive games, experiments & simulations