Hearing Reaction Test
Hearing Reaction Test — runs in your browser. Inputs are not stored.
Auditory reaction time
Enter values, then press Calculate.
Short beeps. This is not a hearing test and not a medical diagnosis. Turn earphone volume down.
How to use
- Turn earphone/speaker volume down, then press Click to start · allow sound on the box. The browser may block audio until you click.
- After “Wait (do not click before the sound)”, a short beep plays and the label changes to “Click now”.
- Click the box only after the sound. Too early is invalid and you wait again.
- After 5 valid trials you see trial count, average ms, and best (lowest) ms, plus a done message.
- Again clears the record. This is not a hearing or hearing-loss exam.
- Bluetooth latency and silent mode make averages jumpy. Do not listen at high volume, and do not treat the number as a medical diagnosis.
Key concepts: sound reaction vs. hearing
Clinical hearing tests use frequency thresholds, masking, and bone conduction. This tool only times how quickly you click after one short beep around 880 Hz. Wait time is a random ~1.8–4.6 s so you cannot memorize a pattern. It is unrelated to pure-tone audiometry, speech discrimination, or tinnitus questionnaires.
Average and best ms swing with device delay, Bluetooth earphones, tab performance, and focus. It does not diagnose hearing loss, tinnitus, otitis media, or nerve problems. It is not a medical test; you do not need a loud sound. Keep earphone volume low. For visual reaction time see the reaction time test.
Example
Start, then click as soon as you hear the beep. If you click early on the third trial, “Too early” appears and that trial is excluded from the average. There is a short pause between valid clicks. After five trials you might see average 240 ms and best 198 ms—milliseconds only. The box then shows “Done”. A slow number does not mean poor hearing; with no sound you may not even start. Again resets the counter to 0/5.
Related: Reaction time test · Aim test
Frequently asked questions
Is this a hearing test?
No. It only times click-after-beep and is not a medical diagnosis. It does not measure frequency thresholds.
I hear no sound.
Unmute the tab in the address bar and keep volume low. Silent mode or a background tab may hide the beep. The first click often unlocks audio permission.
What if I click before the sound?
Invalid. After “Too early”, wait again. Anticipation does not improve the average.
What ms is normal?
No normal range is given. Devices differ, and a slow time does not mean hearing loss.
If I suspect hearing loss?
Do not judge from this number. Consider an ENT exam. Pain or sudden hearing loss needs care first.
Are scores uploaded?
No. Only five trials in this tab are averaged; Again clears them. Clicking the box after Done does not start a sixth trial.
Last reviewed: 2026-09-04