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How Can I Get My Hearing Numbers?

Download the Hearing Number App

Take this short hearing test and get your right and left ear Hearing Numbers. It is free and available for iOS and Android devices.

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Other ways to get your Hearing Numbers

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Use Apple’s hearing test.

If you have AirPods Pro 2 and an iPhone or iPad, you can learn your Hearing Numbers with the clinical-grade Apple hearing test.

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See a hearing care professional.

Your hearing care professional, such as an audiologist, will test your hearing. Ask them to tell you your PTA4, which is the Hearing Number.

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Calculate your Hearing Numbers from your audiogram.

If you have a copy of your hearing test, also known as an audiogram, follow the directions below to calculate your Hearing Numbers.

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Use another app.

You can also learn your Hearing Numbers with the Mimi or Jacoti apps if you have an Apple iPhone or iPad.

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Knowing and tracking your Hearing Numbers is an easy way to understand your hearing. It can empower you to protect your hearing and know when to use strategies and technologies to hear and communicate better.
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Important

Talk to your doctor if your right and left ear Hearing Numbers are different by more than 10 dB or if you have persistent ear pain, dizziness, ear drainage, or sudden or fluctuating hearing loss.
A sample audiogram plots results from a hearing test on a graph. X-axis describes frequency in hertz, and the y-axis describes volume in decibels. Results of the left ear are depicted with blue X’s and connected with a blue line. Results of the right ear are depicted with orange O’s connected by an orange line. Instructions for calculating the PTA follow below the graphic.

Calculate your Hearing Numbers from your audiogram

If you have a copy of your hearing test, also known as an audiogram, follow the directions below to calculate your Hearing Numbers.

Your audiogram is a graph. Across the top is frequency (Hz). Down the side is decibels (dB). Your audiogram may have many symbols on it. To calculate your Hearing Numbers, look for the line with the X’s and the line with the O’s.

Start with your left ear, which is the line with the X’s.

  1. Find 500 Hz on the top of the graph, and then find the X below it. Write down the dB it relates to from the side of the graph. This number will range from 0–120 dB.
  2. Do the same for the X’s below 1000 Hz, 2000 Hz, and 4000 Hz.
  3. Add the 4 numbers together and divide the total by 4.
  4. Round to the nearest whole number. That is your Hearing Number for your left ear!
  5. Now repeat for your right ear, which is the line with the O’s.