Thirty-one individuals within the age-range of 18 to 27 years and 30 individuals within the age-range of 45 to 59 years participated in this study. Auditory thresholds were established in a sound treated booth from 250 to 16000 Hz. Words in noise scores were obtained under Sennheiser HD201 headphones through an iPad (NIH toolbox). The auditory thresholds were averaged across three frequency groups: 0.25, 0.5 and 1 kHz; 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9 and 10 kHz and 11.2, 12.5, 14 and 16 kHz. WIN scores were significantly correlated with all average thresholds. The correlations between the average auditory thresholds at 0.25, 0.5 and 1 kHz and WIN scores were −0.457 and −0.413 for the right and left ears. The correlations between the average auditory thresholds at 11.2, 12.5, 14 and 16 kHz were -0.699 for the right and -0.627 for the left ear. The correlation between average auditory thresholds at 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9 and 10 kHz for the right and left ears were −0.78 and −0.74. These findings suggest the importance of higher frequencies. [Funded by Grace Clements Communication Sciences & Disorders Research Endowment Award at West Virginia University.]