Re: What do we hear in High frequency hearing ("Keith N. Darrow" )


Subject: Re: What do we hear in High frequency hearing
From:    "Keith N. Darrow"  <kdarrow(at)MIT.EDU>
Date:    Fri, 8 Nov 2002 11:31:38 -0500

"what is it exactly that people are hearing in that range?" The same thing we hear at 10kHz, only at a higher frequency and with a higher percieved pitch! Keith Quoting "Dr J.Stevenson's research assistant" <jim-ra(at)EOS.ARC.NASA.GOV>: > Hmmm while in the Military on a flattop eventhough I wore both > the 'Mickey Mouse' and foam plugs when the high pitch squeel of the > turbines and low HZ rumble of AV-8B Harriers would feel like it moved > throuout > my bones & ears its quite a sound & feeling to hear... > It probably blew some of my auditory range though ( audiograms showed > some loss upon my discharge ) > > -Sean > > > > > On Thu, 7 Nov 2002, Brian Gygi wrote: > > >> Although it's certainly possible that some information from > 20 kHz is > >> audible through bone conduction or standing waves or just healthy > cochlea, > >> what is it exactly that people are hearing in that range? >


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