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Hearing loss occurs to most people as they age but is not limited to aging. Hearing loss can be due to the aging process, exposure to loud noise, certain medications, infections, head or ear trauma, congenital (birth or prenatal) or hereditary factors, diseases, as well as a number of other causes.
How do you know if your hearing needs to be tested? Take our screening quiz below. If you answer yes to more than two of the questions, you should have your hearing tested by a certified audiologist or hearing aid practitioner.
Screening Quiz:
- Do you have a problem hearing over the telephone?
- Do you hear better through one ear than the other when you are on the telephone?
- Do you have trouble following the conversation with two or more people talking at the same time?
- Do people complain that you turn the TV volume up too high? Do you have to strain to understand conversation from the TV?
- Do you have trouble hearing in a noisy background?
- Do you have trouble hearing in restaurants?
- Do you have dizziness, pain, or ringing in your ears?
- Do you find yourself asking people to repeat themselves?
- Do family members or coworkers make remarks about what you’re missing in conversations?
- Do many people you talk to, seem to mumble (or not speak clearly)?
- Do you misunderstand what others are saying and respond inappropriately?
- Do you have trouble understanding the speech of women and children?
- Do people get annoyed because you misunderstand what they say?
If you answered yes to two or more of these questions, we highly encourage you to book a hearing test and learn more about how well your hearing is doing.
Be proactive about your hearing health and book an appointment today.
Hearing loss isn’t just an ear issue, it’s a quality of life issue. Stay connected to your environment and hear life, out loud!
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