Background and Objectives: Noise pollution in urban city like Bangalore is a serious problem and steadily increasing over the years. The relationship between noise exposure and hearing loss in normal subjects residing in urban city like Bangalore is yet to be investigated. The aim of this study was to evaluate the auditory acuity in cross-sectional population of Bangalore city. Methods: 219 normal subjects residing in noisy roads in four geographical areas belonged to test group and 52 normal subjects residing in silent area belonged to control group were subjected to a pure tone audiometric assessment. The resulting data was statistically analyzed with SPSS software. Results: The auditory thresholds in most of subjects residing in noisy areas were higher at the frequencies 1000, 1500, 2000, 3000, 4000, 6000 and 8000 Hz in both ears when compared with subjects residing in residential area. This was suggestive of increase prevalence of sensorineural hearing loss among subjects of noisy area. Conclusion: Subjects residing in noisy areas have an increased risk of noise induced hearing loss. The duration of exposure to noise had a direct effect on degree of hearing impairment in subjects of noisy area.