Can you hear this sound?

[TheCoffeeChick]

I voted wrong .... I tried playing it on my iPad and didn't hear anything, but then tried in my laptop and could hear it. I'm over 25.

[Jennifer in MI]

I definitely heard it. Loud and clear! Dh was sitting here next to me and didn't hear a thing! I like to tease him about being MUCH older than I am - he's 5 years older. this is just one more thing to tease him about! Thanks!

[radiobrain]

That is the sort of sound that makes me want to vomit. :tongue_smilie:

 

I can hear light bulbs, and weird random things that many people can't.

 

I know for a fact my husband wouldn't be able to hear that.

[I talk to the trees]

Here is a place where you can order the device, and try out tones for different age groups:

 

http://www.movingsoundtech.com/

 

Ewwww.....I just listened to the samples, and now my ears won't stop ringing! I guess I should be happy that I can still hear all of them, but ouch!

[nono]

47 and I hear it as a high-pitched feedback. Not pleasant.

 

 

I always told my family I have bionic hearing. Maybe this is the proof? :lol:

[Nan in Mass]

I can hear it but not loudly. It was not a good sound. The dog sat right up and looked around when I played it.

 

Nan

[TrixieB]

Yep. It's the same sound that some of the older TVs made... drove me crazy.

[Cinder]

Well, I didn't hear it the first time, but the volume on my laptop was turned down. Dd heard it from across the room, though. Tried it again with the volume turned up. I heard it then and dd said, There it is again! Got the earbuds, which I usually use with the laptop because then I can keep the volume to a very low setting and I heard it. But I was trying to hear something. Not sure how well I'd notice it if I was in Target or something.

[catz]

I heard it and I'm 41. My 11 year old and 7 year old heard it too. Ick.

[Ellie]

Yes, I can hear it, although I don't consider myself as being "elderly." :glare: If I went into a store that was "playing" it, I'd have to leave.:auto:

[EKS]

I could hear something, but I think it might not have actually been the sound. Perhaps a sound associated with my computer generating the sound, if that makes sense, because it just sounded like a somewhat high pitched hum to me.

[ereks mom]

http://www.freemosquitoringtones.org/

 

My dc & I visited this website some time back (couple of years) and I couldn't hear the ringtones but the dc could. They're marketed as something kids can use in class so their teachers won't catch them.

 

FWIW, I couldn't hear the tone on the site the OP linked. I'm 51, and I've had hearing loss in both ears since I was a child, so I didn't expect to be able to hear it.

[Heatherwith4]

Yuck. That's what "yuck" sounds like.

:iagree:

[AdventureMoms]

http://www.freemosquitoringtones.org/

 

My dc & I visited this website some time back (couple of years) and I couldn't hear the ringtones but the dc could. They're marketed as something kids can use in class so their teachers won't catch them.

 

FWIW, I couldn't hear the tone on the site the OP linked. I'm 51, and I've had hearing loss in both ears since I was a child, so I didn't expect to be able to hear it.

 

I could not hear the "24 & younger" tones on that site. I could hear the rest, but I'm only 31.

[Rhonda in TX]

I can't hear it, but my 14 year old DD can. She cringed and said, "Okay, okay, make it stop." When I said I couldn't hear it, she said, "You don't want to."

[DawnM]

Yes, I can hear it.....and BTW: were there some swear words in bold to the right of that when you clicked on it? THAT bothered me far more the the sound.

[Parrothead]

Over 25 and heard a high pitched whistling sound for a moment or two. It hurt my ears and gave me a head ache. But it was so faint that I wasn't sure if that is the correct sound so I picked other.

[QuirkyKapers]

I couldn't hear but both my kids said, "What is that sound? Make it stop."

[DusksAngel]

I could hear a high pitch sound and I'm 34. The kids didn't seem to phased by it though. Of course, they're not exactly being quiet right now either. :glare:

[AdventureMoms]

http://www.freemosquitoringtones.org/

 

My dc & I visited this website some time back (couple of years) and I couldn't hear the ringtones but the dc could. They're marketed as something kids can use in class so their teachers won't catch them.

 

FWIW, I couldn't hear the tone on the site the OP linked. I'm 51, and I've had hearing loss in both ears since I was a child, so I didn't expect to be able to hear it.

 

I also tried these on my 4yo DD. She couldn't hear the 18 & under ones either. She could hear the 24 & under ones though (I can't). Hopefully by the time she's old enough to have a phone she won't be able to hear anything I can't, lol.

[athena1277]

I couldn't hear it and I had my laptop's volume turned all the way up. I called my 4yo over and asked if he could hear the "funny sound" and he giggled and said yes.

[Spy Car]

Apparently I'm old :D

 

The little man could hear it.

 

Bill

[Murphy101]

I can just vaguely hear it. Nothing more than a distant buzz.

 

However all my kids heard it and my birds went crazy. Dh did it and said it really annoyed himself and several coworkers. :tongue_smilie:

[Julie Smith]

I can hear it, I'm over 25.

[tammyw]

It reminds me of the sound of feedback, or from a stereo being turned up way too loud without anything actually playing. I'm sensitive to sound. I can't stand it if my husband's nose is whistling even the tiniest little bit across the room :tongue_smilie:

[TranquilMind]

48 - I can't hear it. But I'm not surprised. My kids have to tell me when my cell phone is ringing.

Over 50. Heard only a high pitched faint sound.

[thescrappyhomeschooler]

I'm 43 and didn't hear a darn thing. I kept trying it again to see if anything changed. I guess I'm just plain old.

[J-rap]

Well that's strange. I couldn't hear this at all last night, and this morning I can hear it plain as day!

[KS_]

I could barely hear it, but even with the window open, cars going by, and kiddo being down the hall, around the corner, and in another room, came to me and said "I heard a funny sound."

 

I like the idea of playing opera in hang-out spots for gangs, like street corners, and naming the streets things like Pansy Drive to keep gangs from hanging out there.

 

Same here, I could hear it, but not very loud. Dd, however, in her room, came out and asked what that sound was. Ds could hear it when he came over to the computer, but not very loud.

[magnificent_baby]

I have heard of this with cell phone ringtones. I clicked play on the link. I didn't hear a thing (I'm 34). Dd looks up immediately and says "what's that noise??"

 

That is so strange!

[elegantlion]

ds can hear it, I sort of heard once. When I play it again, nothing. I'm 45 and currently a sinus/ear issue going on.

[mom2jjka]

I'm 41 and I don't hear a thing. :confused:

(But I have suspected for awhile that I am losing my hearing)

[fairfarmhand]

yes, I heard it.

 

It is icky.

 

I am 32.

[stripe]

I can hear a sort of electric buzz/screech. My daughter asked from the other room, "What is that sound?" My son also heard it. I asked him to describe and he imitated it and seemed to be what I heard.

[jrn]

I could hear it. What a horrible sound. I'm 38.

[Lightly Salted]

OMG, yes I can hear it and it makes me want to smash the computer! Yikes! (I'm 37)

[AmyontheFarm]

Some parent needs to make an alarm clock with that sound going as the buzzer in the morning!

[DarlaS]

I've always blamed that sound on the lighting. I am highly annoyed by certain types of lights and places with a lot of electrical humming going on.

 

I'm 41.

[DarlaS]

My sister posted this on Facebook and says she can't hear it. I can definitely hear it; it's a horrible sound that makes my eyes water and my teeth feel like they're going to fall out. It blows my mind that my sister can't hear it. Actually it makes my brain feel like it's going to "blow" for realsies. The web page says it can generally only be heard by people under 25 (I'm 40), and is sometimes used to deter teens from loitering in malls and shops. I certainly wouldn't "loiter" (or shop) anywhere near that horrific sound.

 

So now I'm curious can you hear it?

 

http://theoatmeal.com/quizzes/sound/

 

Looks to me like they are inadvertently annoying a lot of women over 25. I bet this is the reason I hate the mall. If this is in fact true, it's costing them money (but saving me some! ;))

[Kathryn]

It's very faint but I can hear it. DS6 hears it. DS2 didn't seem to notice. My mom couldn't hear it.

[hmvaughan4]

I can't hear it. DS2 asked, "What's that Mommy?" DS5 can't hear it.

[Upward Journey]

Voted other. I can't hear it, but I almost instantly start getting a headache, so I must be hearing it on some level. I'm over 40.

[BamaTanya]

I barely heard a hum but I did have a negative sensation (headache? pressure? something.)

 

My dd put her hands over her ears and wanted me to stop it. Ds with Asperger's said, "It sounds like HATE."

 

Interesting.

[Remudamom]

I can barely hear it, just a slight ringing that I don't notice unless it's quiet. My teens thought it was very annoying, couldn't stand it and one of the girls said she could actually feel it.

[Kimberly in IN]

I barely heard a hum but I did have a negative sensation (headache? pressure? something.)

 

:iagree: My 11ds screamed at how loud/annoying it was and my 7 dd heard it all the way upstairs (I am sitting at computer on main floor.)

[Mom23Boys]

I can't hear it, but when I played it, my 9 year old son who was sitting across the room looked up and asked me what was making noise. He said it sounds like a loud squeak.

 

I am 32 and generally don't have anything wrong with my hearing.

 

ETA: I turned the volume way up and could hear it. But, my son could hear it even with the volume way down.

Edited May 15, 2012 by mom23boys

[M&M]

I'm 47 and I can hear it.

[alisoncooks]

I could hear it, but just barely. I'm 31.

DD5 looked up from across the room and asked what the sound was.

[Scuff]

Ack!! That's aweful! I think I have a headache now. (well over the teen years)

[mskelly]

Interesting. I'm going to test my dh when he gets home. I heard it. Both of my boys heard it (5 and 7). My 7YO has some sensory issues and immediately covered his ears and left the room quickly. Oops! At least he knew enough to leave the room.