So if you’re hearing “Laurel,” you’re likely picking up on the lower frequency. If you hear “Yanny,” you’re picking up on the higher frequency. It really comes down to how our brains pick up on and interpret these frequencies, Rory Turnbull, a professor of linguistics at the University of Hawaii, said. 

Why do some people hear Yanny and Laurel?

The sound waves that allow us to hear Yanny is at a higher frequency, whereas the sound waves that allow us hear Laurel are at a lower frequency. As we age, it’s common that we start losing our ability to hear the higher frequency sounds.
 

Is it better to hear Yanny or Laurel?

If you have higher fidelity audio equipment or are simply better at hearing higher frequency sound, Francis said you are more likely to hear “Yanny.” Otherwise, you are more likely to hear “Laurel.”
 

What does it mean if you can only hear laurel?

Benjamin Munson, a professor of audiology at the University of Minnesota, suggested that “Yanny” can be heard in higher frequencies while “Laurel” can be heard in lower frequencies. Older people, whose ability to hear higher frequencies is more likely to have degraded, usually hear “Laurel”.

Do kids hear Yanny or Laurel?

The results were divided. About half of listeners were hearing “Laurel”, and the other half hearing what it actually says, which is “Yanny”.
 

Why do I think I hear people sound like their in my head and distant convo?

Hallucination is the perception or sensation of voices that can be heard by a person when they are awake and gives the feeling of being real. These are nothing but illusions created by the brain. People with auditory hallucination tend to hear sounds they are familiar with and sometimes also hear unusual noises.

What is the best hearing for a human?

While 20 to 20,000Hz forms the absolute borders of the human hearing range, our hearing is most sensitive in the 2000 – 5000 Hz frequency range. As far as loudness is concerned, humans can typically hear starting at 0 dB.
 

Which ear is better for voice?

right ear

The right ear responds more to speech and logic while the left ear is more tuned in to music, emotion and intuition. Scientists believe it’s because speech is processed primarily in the left hemisphere of the brain, while music (and other creative functions) are processed in the right hemisphere.

Which ear hears sound better?

Do You Hear “Yanny” or “Laurel”? (SOLVED with SCIENCE)

How do I make myself hear Laurel?

By turning down the treble and turning up the bass, you should be able to hear Laurel. Don’t worry too much about the state of your hearing if you’re a Laurel person. Variations in high frequency perception are normal between person to person.
 

Why do different people hear different things?

Britt Yazel, a neuroscience doctoral student at the University of California, states that “some people have a greater sensibility to higher frequencies or lower frequencies, which could explain part of why people hear different things”.

Do people hear things the same way?

Some people have greater sensitivity to higher frequencies or lower frequencies, Yazel says, which could explain part of why people hear different things. “But not only that, the brains themselves can be wired very differently to interpret speech,” he says.