How old are your ears?

My ears are 60+ too Elegran. Which is exactly right for my age.
My son thinks I'm going deaf, as I can't hear the buzz made by DH's reading lamp. I'm rather glad I can't, as it would be very annoying.?

60+ for me too

I have excellent hearing, I can literally hear a pin drop 20 feet away. I've had hearing tests from professionals who tell me that my hearing is well above average ...however I got 60+ from this test. I somehow doubt it..

I wonder if everybody gets 60+?
I did too and I certainly used to reckon I could hear the “f” word from the other side of the playground!

This is strange ..... my DD had her first (and only) baby recently and in the latter part of her pregnancy she played a certain song that she loves regularly. Now baby girl is 3 weeks old and when she is unsettled my DD plays this song (banana pancakes - Jack Johnson) to her and it really settles and soothes (no dummy) . Does that mean baby girl could hear this song before she was born?

I scored 40-50. Good, for a 59-yeard-old with Tinnitus

Yes, Gilly They reckon that babies can hear things from outside the womb. It is a bit muffled by the flesh in between them and the noise, but they would hear and recognise a tune they heard often, or a voice they heard often.

When you think about it, we can hear things through a closed door.

It is testing whether you hear all the high or low notes - maybe Ailsa's pin dropping is on a note that is within your hearing but other notes are not.

Mawbroon You say "used to . . " How long ago was that and are you 60+ now? and what note was it said at?

Mine are under 25, which is the same result as the 'proper' hearing test that I had last year. The audiologist was even more amazed than I was! It can be a curse at times, but I'm not complaining!

The average age of Gransnetters was 60 when they did the last survey - I suppose it isn't surprising that so many of us have ears that are 60+ years old.

At a "proper" hearing test mine were "very good for your age". As I am nearly 80 I suppose 60+ is the same kind of result.

I got 60+ and I'm

52!

I have always felt I'm a bit deaf though. I suffer with swimmers ear a lot.

I don't watch much tv but if I do I have to have the subtitles on especially with modern films as they all mumble and there is lots of background noise!

60+ here too. But I am definitely 60+ - and with tinnitus, so its nice to be normal.

I got 40-50, which is surprising as I was recently told I'd benefit from having a hearing aid! I'm in my early 60's.

Thank you Elegran how lovely to think she must recognise the song she heard before she was born and hearing it now brings her comfort. I must tell DD.

Wow Gilly we where talking about the same thing when we went to visit DS & DIL & new baby,the baby follows DSs voice wen he moves around the room,he used to talk to her in the womb every night when DIL was resting.
My hearing test also gave a 60+

My hearing is 60+. Since I am 80+ that seems a good score - or is that the highest (or lowest) score they do?

No-one seems to have anything over 60+ MrsEggy It'll be like those labels he press uses - too old for them to be bothered distinguishing between 60 and 100. We are all just "old people"

Just done the test and mine are under 25 .

60+ for me, fine, I'm 63 , however, my family will tell you I have the ears of a bat so I'm not at all sure of the accuracy of this test

I've just done the test and it says my ears are 20-30 which is amazing for someone over 60. I've always had very acute hearing but thought it had faded. I do find very high pitch uncomfortable.

Just done it, I’m also 60+.
I thought I’d gone deaf at first!

Mine was 40-50 which is good considering I'm 64 with a love of very loud heavy metal

Also not sure of the accuracy of the test.
I am 80 but hearing 60+ which seems most of us are.