From the site:
What is the Mosquito Ringtone?
The short version, A tone outside the audible range of hearing for most people over the age of 30. This means that you can get phone calls and receive text messages in class or school without teachers hearing it.
Mosquito Ringtones
Lots of other fun stuff on the site; mosquito games, printable mosquito coloring pages even some variants of the mosquito ringtones available for download. One useful thing is the Hearing Test.
When I first came across this site, I thought "Oh, I bet my hearing is still pretty good...I certainly don't have "old" ears." I was wrong; I couldn't hear the upper ranges of the tones and after checking out the Hearing Test, I was dismayed to find that the only sounds I could clearly hear were the 10000 and 8000 Hertz Tones.
Dismayed, but not totally surprised. After the years of working on extremely loud drilling rigs, some hearing loss is to be expected. Up until a few years ago, I suffered from Tinnitus but that's gone away to where it's nearly unnoticeable. (I think getting control of my blood sugar has something to do with it, but I'm not sure.)There were times, however, during the dead of night it was maddening.
So, I guess I DO have "old ears". I might not be able to hear like the young whippersnappers, but I bet most of them can't wiggle my ears like I can!
EDIT TO ADD: I had several tabs open and before closing the Hearing Test tab after posting, I tried a few more frequencies; I could barely hear some of the others, then thought to check my volume control.
Duh. I had it turned down quite a bit while listening to online radio earlier. I could clearly hear the 14000 Hertz Tone. I can barely hear the next one, but not well enough to use it as a ring tone. I don't need a ring tone anyway...don't have a cell phone, for one. No one ever calls me, so I hardly need a land line except for my DSL.
Anyway, good news and bad news: the good news is my hearing isn't as bad as I thought it was. The bad news? Not checking my volume control means my mind is slipping.
What is the Mosquito Ringtone?
The short version, A tone outside the audible range of hearing for most people over the age of 30. This means that you can get phone calls and receive text messages in class or school without teachers hearing it.
Mosquito Ringtones
Lots of other fun stuff on the site; mosquito games, printable mosquito coloring pages even some variants of the mosquito ringtones available for download. One useful thing is the Hearing Test.
When I first came across this site, I thought "Oh, I bet my hearing is still pretty good...I certainly don't have "old" ears." I was wrong; I couldn't hear the upper ranges of the tones and after checking out the Hearing Test, I was dismayed to find that the only sounds I could clearly hear were the 10000 and 8000 Hertz Tones.
Dismayed, but not totally surprised. After the years of working on extremely loud drilling rigs, some hearing loss is to be expected. Up until a few years ago, I suffered from Tinnitus but that's gone away to where it's nearly unnoticeable. (I think getting control of my blood sugar has something to do with it, but I'm not sure.)There were times, however, during the dead of night it was maddening.
So, I guess I DO have "old ears". I might not be able to hear like the young whippersnappers, but I bet most of them can't wiggle my ears like I can!
EDIT TO ADD: I had several tabs open and before closing the Hearing Test tab after posting, I tried a few more frequencies; I could barely hear some of the others, then thought to check my volume control.
Duh. I had it turned down quite a bit while listening to online radio earlier. I could clearly hear the 14000 Hertz Tone. I can barely hear the next one, but not well enough to use it as a ring tone. I don't need a ring tone anyway...don't have a cell phone, for one. No one ever calls me, so I hardly need a land line except for my DSL.
Anyway, good news and bad news: the good news is my hearing isn't as bad as I thought it was. The bad news? Not checking my volume control means my mind is slipping.
2 comments:
Interesting. I couldn't hear past 12, Coll could hear them all ( so could the cat, lol)
I used to do very well on the hearing tests and was surprised that I couldn't hear all the tones.
I listen through headphones, so the Beej couldn't hear them, but I might hold him so he can hear, see how he reacts.
Thanks f/ posting! Love to Colleen!
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