The hearing range of humans in a frequency ranges from about 20 Hz to 20 kHz. Most humans can't hear higher than 20,000 Hz.
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The human audio spectrum refers to the range of frequencies that the human ear can hear. The average human ear can hear sounds in the frequency range of 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz, with the upper limit decreasing with age. The range of frequencies that the human ear can hear is known as the audible spectrum, and it forms the basis for the way we perceive and understand sound.
Here’s a video showing the range of what humans can hear. Can you hear the frequency from start to finish? Young and healthy people can hear between 20 to 20,000Hz. Sounds lower than 20 Hz are low-status sounds. Earthquakes and volcanoes produce infrasound and people use this to monitor possible earthquakes.
