Mimi Hearing Test App Review

[Philip83]

With the risk of sounding like an endorsement, I'd like to let you know about a really great app that I found yesterday. It tests your hearing and gives you very detailed results, as well as creating an EQ -preset matched to your hearing loss that you can apply to your own music, to make it compensate for your lost frequencies (if you have any). It's really cool! (It's only for iOS it seems though, sorry Android users, although I'm sure there are alternatives on Google Play)

Also, I have to say the test itself seems very reliable, as it's almost exactly matching the results I got when doing a did my last test at an ENT. The "hearing age" -estimation is kind of fun, but no so much when you get my results at the age of 32

Would be interesting if anyone with the possibility would post their results in this thread!

You can find it here:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mimi-hearing-test/id932496645?mt=8



Their music app also includes a notch-function.

 

[Pleasure_Paulie]

I agree! I've used this app and it's great. We just need to find an app now that tests above 8000khz.

 

[GregCA]

I use this app regularly and it gives me a result that is very close to the audiograms I get from the audiologist.

 

[Asia88]

OK now I am panicking... My tinnitus started 1.5 years ago and I was very proactive with all types of testing incl. hearing ones, which showed no hearing loss (up to a standard hearing range of course), so basically I was told I was having a GOOD hearing for my age and I was 27 back then.

Recently I started to get the feeling that my tinnitus is getting more pronounced (although I must say I am good at coping with sleep/anxiety etc) and while I am waiting for an ENT referral I decided to check my hearing with Mimi...

Oh why??

I did a full test and my result was a hearing of a 45-year-old! I'm totally shocked... I know this is not a clinical test result and all, but still I can't believe it. I do NOT experience any obvious hearing issues in real life, I do not turn volume up or ask people to repeat what they are saying..

Has someone tried this app? Do you think my hearing can get THAT bad in a 1.5 year period? I didn't do anything damaging to my ears Or I am taking app results too seriously?

 

[Foncky]

What did the test say? I'm sure there is nothing to worry about.

You can't trust all the apps by the way.

 

[Ed209]

@Asia88

I've got the Mimi app and have used it around 4 times in the last 2 years. I definitely wouldn't let the results worry you. For the most accurate results you need to go and get it done professionally and even then the results can vary a lot.

In conclusion audiograms seem very hard to pin down accuracy wise. I'll post 3 of my Mimi results along with 2 of my professional results for you to compare (all date stamped). They are all different, so make of that what you will.

 

[Ed209]

I'll add to the post above that you haven't considered the variables, such as compacted ear wax, or blocked Eustachian tubes.

Before a professional test they check your ears first.

 

[GregCA]

I've had good results with Mimi - it matched my professional audiograms pretty well.
However, in order to get good results, you are playing audiologist so you have to be disciplined in terms of environment and setup. Find a very quiet spot (and in this day and age it's not as easy as it sounds), and use calibrated equipment (Mimi has only a few options for headphones/earbuds that they've calibrated with).
You can also use the app for trending: even if you don't trust absolute numbers, you can still look at variations over time to tell you if your hearing is degrading.

 

[bellafjelle]

When I test with my iPhone 6 Plus I have mild hearing loss. If, however, I test with my iPad, I have the hearing of a 18 year old. I believe none of them since I already know my real audiogram from the ENT. I have normal hearing for my age (35).

So don't take the results too serious.