Sounds that as you get older you cant hear?

Question

apparently there is some kind of sounds that as you get older you cant hear anymore... you can buy them as ringtones (people hav them at my school and teh teachers cant hear them) sometimes called "the mosquito?" is there a sight where there are some that i can hear?

Answer 1

try http://www.freemosquitoringtones.org/

Answer 2

There are little, tiny, microscopic "hairs" in our ears that help us to detect sound. The more often we expose ourselves to louder sounds the more quickly these "hairs" are destroyed. Once they are destroyed they don't grow back.

Older people are more prone to hearing less simply because they have had a lot more time to damage these "hairs." That said, there are plenty of older people who have done far less damage to theirs than any single person who has ever attended a rock concert.

Most of the teachers today will have hearing every bit as good as yours. I susspect that these ringtones are just quieter than a phone on vibrate only. In that case it makes sense that a person who is close to the phone could hear it but not someone across the room.

If you're looking for a way to sneak a phone into class you'd be taking a pretty big risk on that. Your teacher, say, walks past your desk just as the phone rings. He or she will most likely hear it every bit as well as you.

Besides, no matter how deaf your teacher may be he or she will notice you texting or talking on it. Even if you're texting under your desk. It's really not that hard to tell if you're readinf or playing with something you're trying to hide.

PS:

I'm 31. I just went to he website a previous poster recommended for mosquito ringtones. I could hear all but the last one. According to the website I should be too old to hear any of the last four. And I've been to my fair share of rock concerts sans earplugs.

Frankly, if I were your teacher and I heard one of those sounds I'd take the phone away simply because the ringtones are so annoying.

Answer 3

Most people lose the ability to hear that tone after age 25 or so. It varies a little, but eventually everyone loses the ability to hear it as they get older. Some businesses used to play it to deter teenagers from hanging out there since adults don't hear it and it is kind of an annoying sound.

Answer 4

Since I had some hearing damage with my time in the Air Force, my hearing, especially in mid range, over the years has gotten steadily worse. I have a permanent ringing in my ears. There are some specific tones for both my cell and cordless phones I cannot hear well and have made adjustments to choose ones that I can. Not sure of the specific sight you are looking for for samples; just seems to be a lot of them out there. I work with the tones my phone came with

Answer 5

As you age, you lose the ability to hear higher frequencies. Hence, "the mosquito" is a ringtone with a very high frequency, which older people (and by older I mean people who are past traditional college age) can't hear.

Answer 6

Probably the sound of santa's sleigh bells. Cuz as you get older, you don't believe in Santa Claus anymore so the sounds becomes mute.

Answer 7

haha i don't think you'll be able to find a site but call your company//server and ask them for it or you can shop ringtones on your phone...

Answer 8

the only sounds that i know that older can't hear much are high pitch sounds

Answer 9

LOLLY,
IT'S TRUE MOST ADULTS DO HAVE A DECREASE IN THEIR HIGH PITCH RANGE. YOUNG PEOPLE CAN EASILY CAUSE DAMAGE TO THEIR EARS BY WEARING EARBUDS WITH IPODS.

Answer 10

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