Adjust the frequency and level to find the lowest and highest tones you can hear. Use headphones for accurate results — phone and computer speakers cannot reproduce most of the test range.
Idle.
Typical Hearing Range by Age (0–20 kHz)
05k10k15k20k
5–18
16 Hz – 20 kHz
18–24
18 Hz – 17.5 kHz
24–30
20 Hz – 17 kHz
30–40
20 Hz – 16 kHz
40–50
22 Hz – 14 kHz
50–60
25 Hz – 12 kHz
60–70
28 Hz – 10 kHz
70+
32 Hz – 8 kHz
Approximate averages; individual variance is wide. Cutoffs represent the highest/lowest frequency detectable at the listener's hearing threshold — try the test at a comfortable listening level (slider ≈ 50–70) and sweep frequency until the tone disappears. The upper cutoff drops sharply with age (presbycusis); the lower cutoff drifts upward only slightly. Linear scale, so the lower cutoff is too small to render visibly. Values are approximations based on general presbycusis trends documented in ISO 7029 and population studies (NHANES, Beaver Dam EHLS), not measured from any single dataset.