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How do I know if I have hearing loss?
Hearing loss happens to most people as they age, and often so gradually that it is hard to notice. This short self-assessment is a good first step toward an answer.
Where hearing loss comes from
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.
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Do I have a hearing loss that needs to be evaluated?
If you answer yes to more than two of the following questions, you should have your hearing evaluated further by a certified audiologist or hearing instrument specialist.
- 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 when two or more people are 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?
- 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 remark about your missing what has been said?
- 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?
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Answered yes more than twice?
A hearing evaluation is quick, painless and gives you a clear answer. Book yours at our Brandon or Virden clinic today.