Does hearing ability decrease dramatically between 5 and 20 years of age?

Subject: Does hearing ability decrease dramatically between 5 and 20 years of age?

Date: Mon Jun 19 01:36:09 2000
Posted by Jo
Grade level: No grade entered. School: Marlborough Girls College
City: No city entered. State/Province: No state entered. Country: New Zealand
Area of science: Medicine
ID: 961392969.Me

Message:


The range of frequencies a person can hear decreases as they age.  Is the 
difference noticable/ large enough for comparison for an experiment for 
the age range 5 to 20?

Re: Does hearing ability decrease dramatically between 5 and 20 years of age?

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