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Damn 19.9kHz is pretty good for older people.. Apparently once you become middle-aged most can only hear 8kHz.. I guess you haven't been to many concerts either 
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I don't go to concerts or night clubs nor do I play lots of computer games and I very rarely wear headphones, but I do keep the tv and car stereo up relatively loud. (My excuse for the car stereo is that I often keep the windows open and so I need to counteract the noisy wind.)
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No night clubs or video games?! What do you do for fun? 
(Besides this awesome online community, of course )
(Besides this awesome online community, of course ) Last edited by joshSCH : Nov 6th, 2007 at 11:23 pm.
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They have recently discovered that old age has very little to do with hearing loss. It's cumulative damage from exposure to loud noise.
Doctors in the 1940s concluded there was age-related hearing loss, but it is now known that most people were exposed to damaging noises from factory work, steam trains, and firearms. Soldiers in war were especially likely to show hearing loss.
NIOSH recommends that exposure to any sound over 85 dB SPL be limited to short intervals, and that no person be exposed to any sound over 115 dB SPL. The EPA recommends exposure control starting at 70 dB SPL.
Also realize that you might be experiencing a limit from your soundcard or speakers.
I had changed stereo speakers back in the 1970s, and thought I had a sudden hearing loss. I heard up to 22KHz with the old speakers, but up to only 17 KHz with the new ones.
Doctors in the 1940s concluded there was age-related hearing loss, but it is now known that most people were exposed to damaging noises from factory work, steam trains, and firearms. Soldiers in war were especially likely to show hearing loss.
NIOSH recommends that exposure to any sound over 85 dB SPL be limited to short intervals, and that no person be exposed to any sound over 115 dB SPL. The EPA recommends exposure control starting at 70 dB SPL.
Also realize that you might be experiencing a limit from your soundcard or speakers.
I had changed stereo speakers back in the 1970s, and thought I had a sudden hearing loss. I heard up to 22KHz with the old speakers, but up to only 17 KHz with the new ones.
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I could hear up to 20K but a few lower I couldn't hear such as 13K and 16K.
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Originally Posted by joshSCH 
Could yall really not hear the others? They all sounded clear as day to me
They say that married men lose the ability to hear the higher frequencies of the female voice. Apparently a survival mechanism.
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How high can you hear? On the lighter side, last time I flew to LA I was at 39,000 feet and could still hear perfectly well.
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>> I could hear up to 20K but a few lower I couldn't hear such as 13K and 16K.
That's possibly due to aliasing with your sound card. The sampling theory applies to sound too, right?
That's possibly due to aliasing with your sound card. The sampling theory applies to sound too, right?
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Of course testing your hearing using an audio device with the response of a wet sock is going to give you the wrong impression.
Do you test your eyes by holding up various glass bottles and jars to see which gives you the best "improvement"?
Do you test your eyes by holding up various glass bottles and jars to see which gives you the best "improvement"?
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