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How old are your ears?

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Elegran Fri 25-May-18 22:11:13

Hearing starts to deteriorate as early as eight years old, cutting out the lowest and highest ends of the range. ClassicFM have an online pitch test to find out whether your hearing is younger or older than you are. (It seems mine are 60+)
www.classicfm.com/lifestyle/quizzes/how-good-is-your-hearing/

BlueBelle Sat 26-May-18 11:37:28

60+ for me too and as I m 70+ that’s ok

Elegran Sat 26-May-18 11:57:17

It is a very simplistic test, really for general interest, not a thorough medical investigation. It just plays a series of noises at different frequencies and then puts you (or your ears) into a wide band according to how high or low a frequency you detect.

Greyduster Sat 26-May-18 14:28:58

Mine was 60+, which is surprising seeing as DH always says I can hear a pin drop in Siberia!

Besstwishes Sat 26-May-18 14:42:54

Mine are 25! Which explains why I’m forever asking my DH to turn the sounds down on TV, radio and his computer, or I go into another room. Maybe it IS me and not that he’s going deaf!

Besstwishes Sat 26-May-18 14:49:23

Just double checked mine it’s still under 25.

crazyH Sat 26-May-18 15:08:30

Mine is 60+

cavewoman Sat 26-May-18 15:16:19

I couldn't hear any of them.But then I did it again and pressed "play" grin

Besstwishes Sat 26-May-18 15:24:38

Helps too to put the sound on, my first time it was on mute.

PamelaJ1 Sat 26-May-18 21:01:01

Just done it again in a quiet room. I’m now 40-50. So is my DH.
He must have been lying! My suspicions about his selective hearing hVe been proved.

merlotgran Sat 26-May-18 21:16:20

Mine was also 40-50 which I'm pleased about because both my brothers are deaf.