Hearing Loss Simulator Hear what noise damage actually sounds like
Three steps, about a minute. Speakers are fine — headphones give a slightly clearer result.
1A conversation in a quiet roomNormal hearing, no background noise. Your reference point.▶
2Now add the noiseSame speech, same normal hearing — but you are already straining to follow it.▶
3Now the worker’s hearingThe notch at 3–6 kHz is the signature of noise damage — and that is exactly where consonants live. Pick how far it has progressed:▶
Still sounds fine? Press this and listen again.
Switches back to normal hearing while the noise keeps playing. The difference is the point.
Audiogram NORMAL
Right ear (O)Left ear (X)Lower = worse
The dip at 3–6 kHz is the signature of noise damage. Consonants — s, f, th, sh, t, k — live in this range.
Try both — male speech loses more once 4 kHz is gone.
Edit the audiogram — or pick a preset
Values in dB HL. 0–20 is normal hearing. Enter a real audiogram to reproduce a specific case.
A demonstration tool for noise-exposure training and hearing-conservation discussions. Not a hearing test and not a medical device. The dB(A) figures describe the real field level of each source; what reaches your ears depends on your own volume setting. Speech is modelled at 70 dB(A) and each noise is scaled against it, so the speech-to-noise ratio you hear is realistic even though the absolute level is not. If you are concerned about your hearing, see an audiologist.
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