Women hear better than men: study shows a key biological difference with improving hearing sensitivity

A study published in scientific reports showed that men and women hear differently. Women have more sensitive hearing than men. The results of the study are amazing, because, regardless of age and where they live, women have consistently showed better hearing skills than men. It is believed that this biological difference is also associated with evolution.

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What did the study reveal?

According to the conclusions, women are better heard with a clear difference of about two decibels. This is true in different conditions and age groups. Researchers have considered the abilities of 448 healthy adults from 13 different groups in five countries. There was a huge variety in terms of the places in which they lived from rural, urban to high -rise areas. But consistently, the results, on the contrary, showed women better than men. In fact, women have heard all the types of sounds better, not just higher.

Biological differences

According to researchers, this indicates a universal biological feature among women, which potentially causes subtle differences in the inner structure of the ear, or possibly hormonal differences.

The most surprising thing is that even when hearing abilities decreased with age, women still have heard better than their men’s colleagues of the age group. The right ear was a little more sensitive than the left ear.

Differences in the environment

The study was also focused on the environment, showing where you live can also change as you hear. According to the study, people who live at greater height, like in the Andes, have the worst hearing due to a decrease in oxygen levels, while those who are in the tropical forests better hear the sounds associated with animals. Urban residents, which are constantly, increased the sensitivity to sounds with higher sounds.