Hearing threshold for low-frequency tones

How to use this database

Outline

This database presents hearing thresholds for low-frequency tones, for young and older adults separately in graphical form.

Parameters

(1) Listeners: Select "Young adults" or "Older adults".
(2) Frequency: Input a frequency in integer from 10 Hz to 160 Hz.

About this database

This database presents medians of hearing thresholds in decibels for 51 young adults aged 18–25 years and 22 older adults aged 61–83 years, both being otologically normal. The 5th and 95th percentiles show the magnitude of individual differences in threshold.

Details of the measurement method are described in Reference [1].

References

[1] Kurakata K., Mizunami T., Sato H., and Inukai Y., "Effect of ageing on hearing thresholds in the low frequency region," Journal of Low Frequency, Noise, Vibration and Active Control 27(3), 175–184 (2008).