Hearing Test
Start with low device volume. Stop if uncomfortable. A browser cannot establish dB HL, hearing thresholds, hearing age or a diagnosis; this only records whether a relative tone was heard on this device.
Related tools
- Tone Generator — Synthesize an audible reference tone or noise locally.
- Tone Deaf Test — Compare generated tone pairs as same or different.
- Perfect Pitch Test — Practice pitch-class naming without a displayed reference.
Try a relative tone and record whether you heard it on the current device. This Hearing Test offers selected frequencies from 125 to 8,000 Hz and left, both or right output. It is an informal listening check, not calibrated audiometry, a hearing-threshold measurement or a diagnosis.
Begin with low device volume and stop if the sound is uncomfortable. Do not keep increasing output to make a difficult tone audible. A missing response can reflect hardware, routing, room sound or hearing, and this page cannot separate those causes reliably.
Try a single relative tone
- Choose one available test frequency.
- Select the output channel.
- Check device volume and start low.
- Select Play relative tone.
- Choose Heard or Not heard according to your experience.
- Use Replay for a deliberate comparison or stop audio when finished.
The result records your response for that frequency and setup. It does not calculate the quietest audible level. Repeat another frequency only if you want another informal observation, keeping the device and conditions clear in your own notes.
What the frequency choices represent
The available tones are 125, 250, 500, 1,000, 2,000, 4,000 and 8,000 Hz. These are digital frequency choices. They do not create a full clinical protocol merely because some frequencies are also used in audiology.
The tool does not sweep continuously to find a maximum audible frequency. It does not estimate hearing age or compare your result with an age-based normal range. There is no calibrated dB HL control or threshold search.
A higher-frequency option is not automatically a more difficult or more valuable result. Playback devices have their own frequency response, and ordinary listening conditions are not controlled as a clinical test environment.
Why digital level is not a hearing threshold
The same browser signal can produce different acoustic levels through different headphones, speakers and volume settings. A test needs appropriate calibration to relate digital output to a defined physical reference at the ear. This page does not perform that calibration.
Hearing a tone therefore does not tell you a threshold in dB HL. Failing to hear it at one setting does not establish the amount or cause of a hearing difficulty. Even a consistent self-report needs suitable professional evaluation before being interpreted clinically.
The selected channel is a routing request. Mono playback, device settings, speaker leakage or headphone placement can change what reaches each ear. Left or Right should not be described as guaranteed clinical ear isolation.
Check the output path first
If there is no sound, check mute, the chosen output device and whether the browser requires a button interaction to enable audio. Verify ordinary playback at a comfortable level without using an increasingly loud high-frequency signal as a troubleshooting method.
A disconnected headset or a device unable to reproduce a frequency can create a Not heard response even when the browser generated the signal. Conversely, distortion or background sound can make you report hearing something other than the intended pure reference.
The Tone Generator offers broader reference controls, but it is also uncalibrated and should not be used to turn this response check into a hearing-threshold experiment.
Interpret the recorded response narrowly
Heard means you reported hearing the presented sound under the current conditions. Not heard means you did not. Neither is a general pass or fail for hearing health, speech understanding or one ear’s complete sensitivity.
The result does not measure speech in noise, frequency discrimination, loudness tolerance or the cause of a change. If everyday hearing is concerning, seek an appropriate professional hearing evaluation rather than treating this browser response as reassurance or a diagnosis.
This page does not need microphone access for tone playback, and it does not record an auditory response signal. Your button choice is a self-report. There is no audiogram export or saved clinical record.
Separate listening tasks from musical exercises
The Tone Deaf Test asks whether two pitches match. The Perfect Pitch Test asks for a pitch-class name. Those are musical practice tasks with their own limits, not substitutes for calibrated hearing assessment.
The Interval Ear Training page practices relationships between tones. Recognizing or failing to recognize an interval does not determine whether a frequency is physically audible at a calibrated threshold.
Keep each observation tied to the task it actually tested. A useful informal check is one whose limits remain visible, rather than a collection of responses converted into an unsupported health label.
Frequently asked questions
Does Not heard mean hearing loss?
No. The device, routing, level and surroundings are uncontrolled here. A clinical interpretation needs an appropriate evaluation.
Can this determine my hearing age?
No. It does not provide a validated age estimate or a calibrated maximum-frequency test.
Should I raise the volume until I hear every tone?
No. Keep playback comfortable and stop if unpleasant. The tool is not designed to establish thresholds by escalating volume.
Does it create an audiogram?
No. It records a relative Heard or Not heard response, not frequency-specific calibrated thresholds.