Octave-spaced pure tones can demonstrate individual high-frequency hearing limits

Evidence

An example mosquito tone is provided on the accompanying CD to demonstrate what it sounds like; the track has four pure tones rising in octaves to the mosquito average frequency of 16.8 kHz as follows: 2.1 kHz, 4.2 kHz, 8.4 kHz and 16.8 kHz. Bear in mind when listening to this track that most youngsters will find the 16.8 kHz tone unpleasant; be cautious with the listening level. — David Howard, Jamie Angus, coustics and Psychoacoustics, 2571

Categorization

  • QUESTION: Self-test angle: which of the four octave tones can I still hear at 16.8 kHz, and does that calibrate my own presbycusis?