Table 5.
Hearing thresholds (in decibels): comparison of the otologically normal population stratified by age and sex with standard values given in ISO 7029:2017 (Acoustics – Statistical distribution of hearing thresholds related to age and gender)
| Frequency (Hz) | Age (years) | Hearing threshold (dB) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | ||||||||||
| P10 | P25 | P50 | P75 | P90 | P10 | P25 | P50 | P75 | P90 | ||
| 500 | 20–29 | 0(-5) | 2.5(-3) | 5.0(0) | 10.0(4) | 15.0(8) | 0(-5) | 2.5(-2) | 7.5(0) | 10.0(4) | 15.0(7) |
| 30–39 | 0(-5) | 2.5(-3) | 7.5(0) | 12.5(4) | 17.5(8) | 0(-6) | 2.5(-3) | 7.5(0) | 10.0(4) | 15.0(8) | |
| 40–49 | 0(-5) | 2.5(-2) | 7.5(1) | 10.0(4) | 15.0(6) | 0(-5) | 2.5(-2) | 7.5(1) | 12.5(5) | 17.5(8) | |
| 50–59 | 0(-4) | 5.0(-1) | 7.5(3) | 12.5(6) | 20.0(10) | 2.5(-3) | 7.5(0) | 10.0(3) | 15.0(7) | 22.5(11) | |
| 60–69 | 2.5(-2) | 5.0(2) | 10.0(6) | 17.5(11) | 25.0(16) | 2.5(0) | 7.5(3) | 12.5(6) | 17.5(12) | 27.5(16) | |
| 70–79 | 5.0(3) | 7.5(6) | 15.0(10) | 22.5(17) | 22.5(23) | 5.0(3) | 10.0(7) | 12.5(12) | 25.0(18) | 32.5(24) | |
| > 80 | 15.0(8) | 15.0(12) | 15.0(16) | 27.5(24) | 35.0(32) | 12.5(6) | 22.5(12) | 22.5(19) | 30.0(27) | 35.0(35) | |
| 1000 | 20–29 | 0(-6) | 2.5(-3) | 5.0(0) | 7.5(4) | 12.5(7) | 0(-5) | 0(-3) | 2.5(0) | 5.0(3) | 10.0(7) |
| 30–39 | 0(-6) | 2.5(-3) | 7.5(0) | 10.0(4) | 15.0(8) | 0(-6) | 2.5(-3) | 5.0(0) | 10.0(4) | 15.0(8) | |
| 40–49 | 0(-4) | 5.0(-1) | 7.5(2) | 12.5(5) | 20.0(8) | 2.5(-5) | 5.0(-2) | 7.5(1) | 12.5(5) | 17.5(8) | |
| 50–59 | 2.5(-3) | 7.5(0) | 10.0(4) | 15.0(9) | 22.5(13) | 2.5(-3) | 7.5(0) | 10.0(4) | 12.5(8) | 20.0(12) | |
| 60–69 | 5.0(-1) | 7.5(3) | 12.5(8) | 20.0(15) | 25.0(21) | 5.0(1) | 7.5(4) | 12.5(8) | 17.5(13) | 30.0(19) | |
| 70–79 | 5.0(4) | 15.0(8) | 17.5(13) | 22.5(22) | 30.0(29) | 7.5(5) | 12.5(9) | 15.0(14) | 25.0(22) | 37.5(28) | |
| > 80 | 20.0(11) | 20.0(15) | 20.0(21) | 22.5(29) | 37.5(37) | 15.0(11) | 15.0(17) | 20.0(24) | 35.0(32) | 37.5(40) | |
| 2000 | 20–29 | -2.5(-6) | 0(-3) | 2.5(0) | 7.5(3) | 12.5(7) | -2.5(-5) | 0(-3) | 2.5(0) | 7.5(3) | 12.5(6) |
| 30–39 | -2.5(-6) | 0(-3) | 5.0(1) | 10.0(4) | 17.5(8) | 0(-6) | 2.5(-3) | 5.0(0) | 10.0(4) | 15.0(7) | |
| 40–49 | 0.0(-3) | 2.5(0) | 7.5(3) | 12.5(7) | 20.0(11) | 0(-5) | 2.5(-2) | 7.5(2) | 12.5(5) | 17.5(9) | |
| 50–59 | 2.5(-1) | 5.0(2) | 12.5(6) | 17.5(13) | 27.5(19) | 2.5(-2) | 5.0(1) | 10.0(5) | 15.0(10) | 20.0(14) | |
| 60–69 | 2.5(2) | 7.5(7) | 15.0(12) | 27.5(22) | 35.0(30) | 5.0(2) | 7.5(6) | 12.5(10) | 22.5(17) | 30.0(24) | |
| 70–79 | 12.5(8) | 17.5(14) | 25.0(21) | 60.0(31) | 60.0(39) | 5.0(7) | 12.5(13) | 20.0(19) | 35.0(28) | 40.0(35) | |
| > 80 | 32.5(18) | 32.5(24) | 40.0(32) | 40.0(40) | 40.0(47) | 12.5(17) | 22.5(24) | 27.5(32) | 40.0(41) | 52.5(49) | |
| 3000 | 20–29 | 0(-6) | 2.5(-3) | 5.0(0) | 10.0(3) | 15.0(7) | -2.5(-6) | 0(-3) | 2.5(0) | 7.5(3) | 10.0(7) |
| 30–39 | 0(-6) | 2.5(-3) | 7.5(1) | 12.5(5) | 20.0(8) | -2.5(-7) | 0(-3) | 5.0(0) | 10.0(4) | 15.0(8) | |
| 40–49 | 2.5(-3) | 7.5(0) | 12.5(4) | 20.0(9) | 32.5(13) | 0(-4) | 5.0(-1) | 7.5(2) | 12.5(6) | 20.0(10) | |
| 50–59 | 7.5(0) | 12.5(4) | 17.5(9) | 27.5(17) | 42.5(24) | 2.5(-1) | 7.5(2) | 12.5(6) | 17.5(12) | 25.0(17) | |
| 60–69 | 10.0(5) | 20.0(10) | 27.5(17) | 40.0(27) | 55.0(37) | 5.0(3) | 10.0(8) | 17.5(13) | 25.0(21) | 37.5(28) | |
| 70–79 | 15.0(12) | 22.5(19) | 27.5(27) | 62.5(38) | 62.5(48) | 12.5(10) | 17.5(16) | 27.5(23) | 42.5(33) | 47.5(41) | |
| > 80 | 37.5(25) | 37.5(33) | 52.5(41) | 52.5(47) | 55.0(53) | 17.5(22) | 27.5(30) | 40.0(38) | 45.0(48) | 57.5(57) | |
| 4000 | 20–29 | -2.5(-6) | 2.5(-3) | 5.0(0) | 10.0(4) | 15.0(7) | -5(-6) | 0(-3) | 5.0(0) | 7.5(4) | 12.5(7) |
| 30–39 | 0(-6) | 5.0(-2) | 10.0(1) | 17.5(5) | 25.0(9) | -2.5(-7) | 2.5(-3) | 5.0(1) | 12.5(5) | 15.0(8) | |
| 40–49 | 7.5(-2) | 10.0(1) | 15.0(4) | 25.0(10) | 37.5(15) | 2.5(-4) | 5.0(-1) | 10.0(3) | 15.0(7) | 22.5(11) | |
| 50–59 | 7.5(2) | 15.0(6) | 22.5(11) | 35.0(20) | 50.0(28) | 5.0(-1) | 10.0(3) | 12.5(7) | 20.0(14) | 27.5(19) | |
| 60–69 | 12.5(7) | 25.0(13) | 35.0(20) | 50.0(32) | 67.5(43) | 7.5(4) | 12.5(9) | 20.0(15) | 30.0(24) | 45.0(32) | |
| 70–79 | 22.5(16) | 32.5(24) | 40.0(33) | 65.0(45) | 65.0(55) | 17.5(12) | 25.0(19) | 47.5(27) | 52.5(37) | 62.5(46) | |
| > 80 | 50.0(32) | 50.0(40) | 55.0(50) | 55.0(55) | 60.0(59) | 25.0(27) | 35.0(35) | 40.0(43) | 52.5(53) | 67.5(62) | |
| 6000 | 20–29 | 2.5(-6) | 7.5(-3) | 12.5(0) | 17.5(4) | 22.5(8) | 2.5(-6) | 7.5(-3) | 10.0(0) | 17.5(4) | 22.5(8) |
| 30–39 | 5(-6) | 7.5(-2) | 15.0(1) | 20.0(6) | 30.0(11) | 5.0(-7) | 10.0(-3) | 12.5(1) | 17.5(6) | 25.0(10) | |
| 40–49 | 10(-2) | 15.0(2) | 22.5(6) | 27.5(13) | 37.5(19) | 7.5(-4) | 12.5(-1) | 17.5(4) | 25.0(9) | 32.5(14) | |
| 50–59 | 15(3) | 20.0(8) | 25.0(14) | 42.5(25) | 57.5(35) | 12.5(-1) | 15.0(4) | 22.5(10) | 30.0(17) | 40.0(24) | |
| 60–69 | 17.5(10) | 32.5(18) | 45.0(26) | 60.0(40) | 72.5(53) | 15.0(5) | 20.0(12) | 27.5(19) | 42.5(30) | 57.5(39) | |
| 70–79 | 35(22) | 35.0(32) | 55.0(43) | 62.5(55) | 70.0(66) | 17.5(15) | 25.0(24) | 45.0(33) | 52.5(45) | 65.0(56) | |
| > 80 | 57.5(43) | 57.5(53) | 60.0(64) | 60.0(66) | 87.5(69) | 27.5(35) | 42.5(43) | 47.5(52) | 70.0(62) | 72.5(72) | |
| 8000 | 20–29 | 2.5(-6) | 5.0(-3) | 10.0(0) | 15.0(5) | 22.5(9) | 2.5(-6) | 7.5(-3) | 10.0(0) | 17.5(5) | 20.0(9) |
| 30–39 | 5(-6) | 7.5(-2) | 12.5(2) | 20.0(7) | 27.5(12) | 5.0(-7) | 10.0(-3) | 12.5(1) | 20.0(7) | 25.0(11) | |
| 40–49 | 10(-2) | 15.0(2) | 22.5(7) | 32.5(15) | 40.0(22) | 7.5(-4) | 12.5(0) | 17.5(5) | 25.0(11) | 35.0(17) | |
| 50–59 | 17.5(4) | 25.0(10) | 32.5(16) | 45.0(29) | 65.0(40) | 12.5(0) | 17.5(6) | 25.0(12) | 35.0(21) | 45.0(29) | |
| 60–69 | 20(13) | 37.5(21) | 57.5(30) | 72.5(46) | 85.0(60) | 20.0(6) | 25.0(14) | 37.5(23) | 52.5(35) | 70.0(45) | |
| 70–79 | 42.5(26) | 57.5(37) | 57.5(50) | 65.0(63) | 75.0(74) | 22.5(18) | 27.5(28) | 52.5(39) | 60.0(52) | 70.0(63) | |
| > 80 | 62.5(44) | 62.5(59) | 65.0(75) | 65.0(76) | 77.5(77) | 32.5(40) | 37.5(49) | 57.5(60) | 67.5(70) | 77.5(80) | |
() = ISO 7029:2017 (Acoustics – Statistical distribution of hearing thresholds related to age and gender)