Hearing Age Test — how old are your ears? Free

Test your hearing

Set a comfortable volume on the 1 kHz reference first and leave it there. Press Start and answer honestly, or tap any tone to play it. The spectrum shows that each tone really plays, even when you cannot hear it.

How the ear age test works

Our ears lose the highest frequencies first, slowly, from our twenties on. Teenagers often hear up to 18 or 20 kHz; by the forties many people stop around 12 to 14 kHz. The test climbs from 8 kHz in small steps, every beep at the same level, until the beeps disappear.

It is a fun estimate, not a diagnosis: phones, earbuds and some browsers cut the very highest tones, and the volume matters. If you are worried about your hearing, or notice ringing, muffling or a sudden change, see an audiologist or a doctor.

Good to know

The “Mosquito” alarm, sold to keep teenagers from loitering, plays about 17.4 kHz: most adults over 25 cannot hear it.
Most of speech sits below about 4 kHz, so losing the top octave changes music more than conversation.
A common rule for headphones is 60/60: no more than 60% of the volume, for no more than 60 minutes at a time.
A clinical hearing test (an audiogram) measures the quietest sound you hear at each frequency; this test finds only your upper limit.

Highest tone you hear	Typical for	Good to know
20 kHz	Under 20	The top of human hearing
17–18 kHz	Twenties	The “mosquito tone” is 17.4 kHz
15–16 kHz	Thirties	A common limit in the thirties
13–14 kHz	Forties	Speech is still far below this
12 kHz	Fifties	Still fine for speech and music
8–10 kHz	60 and over	Typical with age; see a doctor if it changed suddenly

How do I test my hearing online?

Put on headphones, set a comfortable volume on the 1 kHz tone, then press Start: the test plays higher and higher beeps until you no longer hear them, and shows your highest frequency and a typical ear age.

What frequency can a 30-year-old hear?

Most people in their thirties hear up to about 15 or 16 kHz, though it varies a lot from person to person.

Why can’t I hear 20 kHz?

Few adults can: the top of the range fades from the twenties on. Your headphones or phone may also not play it; the spectrum shows whether the tone is really there.

Mixes

Pick what you need. One tap to start, change anything and save it as your own.

Focus timer

Work in waves.

The Pomodoro rhythm: focus with calm sound in your ears, then take a real break. A soft bell marks every change, so you never watch the clock. Every fourth break is a long one.

25:00Focus · 1 of 4

Silence during breaks

Sound while you work

Breathe

Slow your breathing down.

Follow the circle and the sound: it rises as you breathe in and falls as you breathe out. Choose a rhythm, or set your own, and pick what plays underneath.

Ready

Sound while you breathe

Noise generator

Any color of noise, from deep brown to bright violet — and everything in between.

Brown noise

Noise volume

Spectrum · 20 Hz – 20 kHz

Sound science

The colors of noise

Same randomness, different tilt. Each color shifts energy between low and high pitches — here is what that sounds like.

White

0 dB / octave

Equal energy at every frequency. Because we hear in octaves, it sounds bright and hissy — the classic "TV static".

Pink

−3 dB / octave

Equal energy in every octave, so it sounds even to the ear. Steady rain, rustling leaves. A favorite for focus.

Brown

−6 dB / octave

Deep and warm, like a distant waterfall or a plane cabin. Masks voices and traffic without any hiss.

Grey

Equal-loudness curve

Shaped around how our hearing works, so every pitch seems equally loud. Balanced and soft.

Blue

+3 dB / octave

The mirror of pink: more treble than bass. Airy, crisp, like a light spray.

Violet

+6 dB / octave

Mostly treble, like hissing water. Sometimes used to mask high-pitched ringing.

Calm

Gentle tones to settle into: singing bowls, a slow warm drone, wind chimes tuned so every note fits.

Frequencies

Famous tones on pages of their own: hear them side by side, with honest facts.

Sound phenomena

How sound bends, shifts, rings and fools the ear, and why space is silent: hear it for yourself.

Nature

Rooms & travel

Animals & countryside

A purring cat, whales and dolphins, a nightingale in the dark, cowbells on a summer pasture. Wonderful in stereo.

For babies

Womb sounds are what a baby heard for nine months: a deep rush of blood flow, and the heartbeat.

Hearing and speaker tests

Check your ears, headphones and speakers, each test on a page of its own with a live picture.

Ear Age · 60 seconds

Test your ears.

Our ears lose the highest pitches first, and it starts early. Find the highest tone you can still hear and see the typical age for it.

Headphones on, quiet room
Set a comfortable volume on the 1 kHz tone
Don't turn it up when a tone disappears — that's the point

20,000Hz

Can you still hear it?

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More ear tests

Check your headphones, find the deepest bass your setup can play, or play any pitch you like.

Headphones check

Left & right

Each ear should get its own side. It matters for 8D, binaural beats and every stereo sound here.

Headphones on, then tap a side.

Bass test

How low can you go?

Deep tones from 200 Hz down to 20 Hz, the bottom of human hearing. Mostly it tests your speakers or headphones.

Tone generator

Any pitch, 20 Hz – 20 kHz

Hz

Tone volume

Start quiet: high tones and square waves get tiring fast.

Take it to bed

An app without the app store.

Add Ears & Waves to your home screen and it opens like any app — full screen, with its own icon. Everything it needs is saved on your device, so it keeps playing on a plane, in a tent or with Wi-Fi off.

Preparing offline mode…

Works offlineNo streaming. Sound is computed on your device, forever.
Screen offKeeps playing with the phone locked. The timer fades it out gently.
PrivateNo account, no ads, no cookies. Your mixes stay on your device.

Hearing age test.