Preferred treble level rises 3 dB per decade of age over 30

Evidence

This reduction in the upper frequency limit of the hearing range is accompanied by a decline in hearing sensitivity at all frequencies with age, the decline being less for low frequencies than for high as shown in Figure 2.11 (consider track 2 on the accompanying CD). The figure also shows that this natural loss of hearing sensitivity and loss of upper frequencies is more marked for men than for women. Hearing losses can also be induced by other factors such as prolonged exposure to loud sounds (see section 2.5), particularly with some of the high sound levels now readily available from electronic amplification systems, whether reproduced via loudspeakers or particularly via headphones. — David M. Howard, Jamie Angus, Acoustics and Psychoacoustics, 603 (#contradicts, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Age-related hearing loss affects high frequencies most and strikes men more than women — David M. Howard, Jamie Angus, Acoustics and Psychoacoustics, 603

Related

• Age-related hearing loss directly causes increased preferred treble (similarity 0.94)
• Age-related hearing loss affects high frequencies most and strikes men more than women (similarity 0.92)
• Aging and loud sound exposure both erode hearing from high frequencies downward (similarity 0.84)
• Hearing loss correlates strongly with age even among listeners with clinically near-normal thresholds (similarity 0.84)
• Hearing sensitivity within clinically normal range still declines measurably with age (similarity 0.83)
• Hearing sensitivity degrades with age and is lower in early childhood (similarity 0.83)
• Age-related hearing decline in noise begins while thresholds remain normal (similarity 0.83)
• Listeners over 55 prefer brighter headphones, possibly from age-related hearing loss (similarity 0.82)
• Hearing impairment commonly begins between ages 30 and 44 (similarity 0.82)
• Hearing loss correlates strongly with age across a 71-person sample. (similarity 0.82)
• Mid-frequency hearing loss rises significantly with age even in a screened population. (similarity 0.82)
• Older adults show significantly lower cochlear gain estimates than younger adults (similarity 0.82)
• Age-related presbycusis limits high-frequency hearing by the mid-twenties (similarity 0.82)
• Headphone sound preferences vary by gender, age, and listening experience (similarity 0.81)
• Age-linked decline in cochlear function stems from falling endocochlear potential (similarity 0.81)

Broader Connections

• Age-related hearing loss affects high frequencies most and strikes men more than women #contradicts (0.75) — David M. Howard, Jamie Angus, Acoustics and Psychoacoustics, 603