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Can you (as a person) hear dog whistles?
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13 Oct 2020, 5:00 am

auntblabby wrote:
the thing about a dog whistle, is that it has fundamental tones that a normal human can hear, but extended harmonics that only dogs and other animals with dog-like hearing acuity [and some asthmatic humans, according to russian research] can hear.


The ones I have heard are usually of the same frequency. To me it is wierd how people can put them in their mouths and blow them so hard and not hear them? It would likely blow my ear drums out if I tried to do that! Haha!
What annoys me is because others can't hear them, they blow them as loud as they can and blow them often thinking that no sound can come out of them unless they blow them loud. I don't know what the dog thinks but I would be tempted to... Uhmmm. I won't say it! Haha!


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13 Oct 2020, 7:38 am

i have a whistle that is so loud i can't stand blowing it without hearing protection on.



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13 Oct 2020, 7:40 am

My hearing isn't as acute as most people's---though I don't have a "hearing loss" per se.



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13 Oct 2020, 7:41 am

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My hearing isn't as acute as most people's---though I don't have a "hearing loss" per se.

your brain's "volume control" is prolly set lower, is all. your ears are prolly fine.



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13 Oct 2020, 7:42 am

I thought this was a political thing lol.

Yeah I can hear literal dog whistles.

They're also really loud and annoying to me.


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13 Oct 2020, 8:37 am

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I thought this was a political thing lol.

Yeah I can hear literal dog whistles.

They're also really loud and annoying to me.


What is the difference between a literal dog whistle and a normal dog whistle?


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13 Oct 2020, 8:48 am

kraftiekortie wrote:
In politics, a "dog whistle" is a metaphor for something or a statement which gets people upset/angry.

If Trump, say, invites protesters into polling places during voting, that would be a "dog whistle" for someone who believes in honest and free elections.


You know lots of things.

How do I know if the literal dog whistle and the normal dog whistle is the thing you say it is? Sorry. I am confused as I can't think what literal means at the moment. Is it actual? But why not just say dog whistle?

Sorry. Confused!


Ah. Re-read and it makes sense.


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13 Oct 2020, 8:51 am

kraftiekortie wrote:
In politics, a "dog whistle" is a metaphor for something or a statement which gets people upset/angry.

If Trump, say, invites protesters into polling places during voting, that would be a "dog whistle" for someone who believes in honest and free elections.


And it's not meant to be able to always be noticed.

Typically NT tactic actually... I notice a lot of aspies falling for it - taking people at their (literal) word when they say bigoted stuff in dog whistle fashion. Cos it's impossible to spot through literal language.
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A literal dog whistle is an actual, physical whistle used to catch attention for dogs. NT adults can't typically hear it. A lot of autistic people can. It's very high pitched.


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13 Oct 2020, 8:54 am

Thank you.

Yes. I can hear them and they are fairly high pitched, but not as high as things like bats are.


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13 Oct 2020, 9:30 am

My dog barks, pants, and whines, but I have never heard her whistle...



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13 Oct 2020, 9:37 am

Most people think they hear dog whistles when what they are really hearing is the rush of air through the whistle.  When sounds at frequencies above 20 kHz are generated by electronic devices, most people take no notice.  A very few feel some kind of 'pressure' on their ears, but no one can actually hear these frequencies.  The human ear is simply not structured to detect them.


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13 Oct 2020, 9:42 am

Fnord wrote:
Most people think they hear dog whistles when what they are really hearing is the rush of air through the whistle.  When sounds at frequencies above 20 kHz are generated by electronic devices, most people take no notice.  A very few feel some kind of 'pressure' on their ears, but no one can actually hear these frequencies.  The human ear is simply not structured to detect them.


I can without doubt hear the whistles themselves. When I worked for the railway every few years I had to have a full medical ad they said I had a very wide hearing range. They could also tell I had perforated my eardrum when young.


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13 Oct 2020, 9:47 am

Sometimes maybe??? I actually don't have very good hearing these days. I suspect I might have some degree of hearing loss. Not so bad I need a hearing aid, but a bit. I think I probably could hear these whistles when I was younger.


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13 Oct 2020, 9:51 am

Mountain Goat wrote:
Fnord wrote:
Most people think they hear dog whistles when what they are really hearing is the rush of air through the whistle.  When sounds at frequencies above 20 kHz are generated by electronic devices, most people take no notice.  A very few feel some kind of 'pressure' on their ears, but no one can actually hear these frequencies.  The human ear is simply not structured to detect them.
I can without doubt hear the whistles themselves. When I worked for the railway every few years I had to have a full medical ad they said I had a very wide hearing range. They could also tell I had perforated my eardrum when young.
A "very wide hearing range" is rather vague, being dependent on both frequency and intensity.  What, exactly, is the range of frequencies you can allegedly hear at a sound-pressure level of -10 dB?


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13 Oct 2020, 9:59 am

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Sometimes maybe??? I actually don't have very good hearing.


Oh dear... I currently have stuff to clear wax from my ear. Will try the other one after this one.

Your eyes in your pic look unusual. Are they contact lenzes?


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13 Oct 2020, 10:02 am

Fnord wrote:
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Fnord wrote:
Most people think they hear dog whistles when what they are really hearing is the rush of air through the whistle.  When sounds at frequencies above 20 kHz are generated by electronic devices, most people take no notice.  A very few feel some kind of 'pressure' on their ears, but no one can actually hear these frequencies.  The human ear is simply not structured to detect them.
I can without doubt hear the whistles themselves. When I worked for the railway every few years I had to have a full medical ad they said I had a very wide hearing range. They could also tell I had perforated my eardrum when young.
A "very wide hearing range" is rather vague, being dependent on both frequency and intensity.  What, exactly, is the range of frequencies you can allegedly hear at a sound-pressure level of -10 dB?

I do not know what the range was. I had gone from having a blocked eardrum for years and then it unblocked so I was able to hear LOTS of things. Also I am wondering if when I was a child I can hear more because my eardrum went and it healed?


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