The old adage is that moms have eyes in the back of their heads, but a new study shows that women in general may also have more sensitive hearing. The study, recently published in the journal ...

A new study shows that women have more sensitive hearing than men and that where people live — urban vs. rural or high vs. low altitude — can greatly impact hearing ability.

People’s hearing did become less sensitive as they got older, particularly after the age of 35, but this decline was smaller than the difference observed between men and women.

Women have approximately 2 decibels more sensitive hearing than men across all populations studied, making biological sex—not age—the primary factor in hearing sensitivity. Environment shapes ...

Analysis revealed that hearing is more influenced by sex than age, with women showing an average of two decibels more sensitive hearing than men across all the populations studied.

Please use one of the following formats to cite this article in your essay, paper or report: APA. University of Bath. (2025, April 01). Study shows women can hear better than men.

The impression that women often have sharper hearing than men might not only ring true for some, but there is also scientific back-up to prove it is true, according to British and French researchers.

In a comprehensive study of the hearing abilities of spotted seals, UCSC researchers found that the seals have remarkably sensitive hearing in both air and water. The findings, published February 26 ...

Hearing problems are on the rise worldwide, and while hearing sensitivity is well known to decrease with age, little research has been done on the other biological and environmental factors that ...