Hearing Screening
A quick, private check of how well you hear each pitch, using your own headphones.
- 10–15 minutes
- Quiet room
- Headphones on
- No account or login
Kept only on this device, to personalise your results. Skip it if you prefer.
Tests completed:
A screening, not a medical diagnosis. Your results stay on this device.
Tests completed:
Screening test, not a diagnosis
This is a quick pure-tone screening test. It cannot diagnose hearing loss, tell you the cause, or replace a hearing test with an audiologist. Consumer headphones and phones are not calibrated, so the dB HL values are approximate and can be many decibels out, differently at different pitches. If you have sudden hearing loss, ringing, dizziness or ear pain, or any worry about your hearing, see a doctor or audiologist.
1. Get ready
2. Room noise check
Checks how noisy the room is using the microphone for about 3 seconds, before you put the headphones on. Stay quiet and keep still. Audio is analysed on this device only and is not recorded or uploaded; the microphone is switched off as soon as the check ends.
Uncalibrated: the phone microphone is not calibrated, so the meter shows relative level, not dB SPL, and the "too noisy" limit is a rough guide. With Bluetooth headphones iOS may switch to the phone's own mic or a phone-call mode while the check runs, so the app turns the mic off afterwards and you set the volume in step 3, after the check.
3. Set the volume
Turn the volume right down first. Press play, then raise the volume slowly until the pulsing 1 kHz beep is clearly audible and comfortable, like normal conversation, not loud. The app treats this beep as a fixed reference (about 55 dB HL) and sets every other level from it.
Note: if your hearing is poor you may set the volume higher, which makes results look better than they are. This is a known weakness of any uncalibrated test.
4. Left / right check
If they're swapped or in both ears, check the headphones (mono audio and balance settings in iOS Accessibility → Audio/Visual) and try again.
5. Options
Advanced: per-frequency calibration offsets (dB)
Default 0. A positive offset plays that pitch louder (use it only if you know your headphones are weak there). Applies to both ears. Saved on this device.
| Frequency | Offset (dB) |
|---|
Level mapping: 0 dB HL at 1 kHz = −80 dBFS (reference tone −25 dBFS = 55 dB HL); other pitches shifted by the TDH-39 RETSPL difference (ANSI/ASA S3.6-2018, used as a proxy); output capped at −3 dBFS and 80 dB HL.
Tick every box above to begin.
The test takes about 10–15 minutes. You press "I hear it" (or the space bar) whenever you hear a beep, however faint. The beeps come at unpredictable moments, and the screen never shows when one is playing or how far along you are. Some checks are silent: don't press then. Your results stay on this device and are never uploaded. The app sends an anonymous "one more test completed" count when you finish a test. Only if you choose to, and tick the consent box at the end, it also saves your email address.
Listening… press when you hear a tone
Your audiogram
Thresholds (dB HL, approximate)
Stay in touch (optional)
You don't have to do this. Your results are not affected either way.
✉ Email these results
This app sends no results. Your phone's Mail app does the sending, so the results go straight from you to the person you pick.
Sharing opens the share sheet: choose Mail and the audiogram image, CSV and JSON are attached. The share sheet cannot pre-fill the recipient, so you may need to type the address in Mail (it is shown above to copy). “Open in Mail” pre-fills the address, subject and a text summary, but cannot attach files: the audiogram PNG is downloaded first, so attach it from Files › Downloads.
Saved tests
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