Disclaimer

1. General editorial disclaimer

The information on TestMyAudio is provided for educational and informational purposes only. We try to keep guidance accurate and up-to-date, but we make no representations or warranties about completeness, reliability, or suitability for a particular purpose. Anything you do based on the information here is at your own risk.

Specific products, brands, browsers, or operating systems mentioned in articles are described as examples of common configurations, not endorsements.

2. Hearing test disclaimer

The hearing range tool plays sine tones at frequencies between roughly 125 Hz and 20 kHz. It is a quick way to get a feel for which frequencies you can still detect, but it is not an audiogram and not a medical screening:

• Output level depends on your device's volume, the headphones or speakers attached, and the room you are in. None of these are calibrated.
• The test only checks whether a tone is audible, not how loud it would need to be to reach an audiologist's reference level.
• Background noise, browser audio limits, and even the way a phone reproduces high frequencies can change the result.

If you are concerned about your hearing — for example, if you have noticed a change, hear ringing, or have trouble understanding speech in noise — book an appointment with a qualified audiologist or your primary-care provider. The home test is not a substitute for a clinical evaluation. For context on what an in-browser frequency-range result does and does not tell you, see reading your hearing range result.

3. Sound level (dB) meter disclaimer

The decibel meter reads the level of sound reaching your microphone and reports an estimated sound pressure level. Useful for comparing rooms or noticing when a fan is louder than usual; not useful for any of the following:

• Workplace noise compliance, occupational health monitoring, or hearing-conservation programs.
• Insurance, regulatory, or legal evidence about noise levels.
• Tuning live sound systems or studios where calibrated SPL meters are the standard tool.

The reading depends on your microphone, its position, and your operating system's automatic gain control. For anything that needs accuracy, use a calibrated sound level meter and follow the relevant measurement standard. The decibel levels guide walks through how to use the in-browser meter responsibly and where common sounds sit on the scale.

4. Latency, microphone, and speaker tests

The latency, microphone, and speaker tools are diagnostic helpers, not measurement instruments. The latency reading reflects values exposed by the browser; the actual round-trip latency through your audio stack can be higher. The microphone and speaker tests verify that input and output are reaching the browser, but cannot judge the absolute quality of a recording chain.

5. Listening safety

If you raise your system volume to make quiet tones audible — for example, the highest frequencies in the hearing tool — please lower it again before playing music or video. Sustained exposure to loud audio can damage hearing. As a rough guide, levels above 85 dBA over long periods are considered risky; brief, very high peaks can be harmful too. When in doubt, lower the volume.

6. No professional advice

Nothing on this site is medical, audiological, legal, or other professional advice. If a result on this site concerns you, talk to a qualified professional in the relevant field. The site does not establish any provider-patient or advisor-client relationship.

7. External links

Pages on this site occasionally link to external resources for further reading. We do not control those sites and are not responsible for their content, accuracy, privacy practices, or availability.

8. Updates

This disclaimer is reviewed periodically. The date at the top of this page reflects the most recent review.