Audible range

Summary: Most people can only hear a particular range of frequencies, called the audible range. You have the largest audible range when you are young: 20–20 000 Hz. Your audible range changes as you get older. You will find it more difficult to hear high-frequency sounds. Tags: science student-book-7 physics Created: 2026-05-21 Last Updated: 2026-05-21

Audible range

Most people can only hear a particular range of frequencies, called the audible range. You have the largest audible range when you are young: 20–20 000 Hz. Your audible range changes as you get older. You will find it more difficult to hear high-frequency sounds.

Source

This concept is from the [Science Student Book 7](Science Student Book 7/Physics/Sound/2.4 Detecting sound.md), Physics section.