Millions of people
experience difficulties hearing or have hearing problems. It’s not just older
people who have hearing difficulties. Young people, and even children, are
increasingly affected. Hearing loss can take many different forms. The most
common hearing problems include congenital deafness, age-related hearing loss,
sudden / acute hearing loss, tinnitus, hearing problems caused by colds,
sensorineural hearing loss, or acoustic trauma.
Unless you are
affected by congenital hearing loss or deafness, hearing loss typically comes
on gradually and almost imperceptibly. Friends and family will often be aware
of your hearing loss before you are, and will alert you to the problem. But how
can you tell if you really do have hearing problems and would benefit from a
hearing aid?
Below
are a few pointers that might help you decide whether your hearing is impaired:
• Do your friends or family tell you that
you have your TV on very loud?
• Do you have the impression that the
people you’re talking to are speaking very quietly or mumbling?
• Do you find it hard to follow
conversations because words containing high-frequency consonants such as s, t,
f, p, and k, or consonant combinations such as ch and sch are unclear?
• Do you struggle to focus on the person
you’re talking to and find it hard to follow a conversation?
• Do you feel you can no longer hear as
well as you used to?
• Is it increasingly hard to hear
important sounds such as alarms, phones, and doorbells?
• Are high-pitched sounds, such as
birdsong, harder to hear than before?
• Are conversations and meetings at work
becoming a challenge?
Any of these might
indicate hearing loss. If you are unsure about whether or not you are affected
by hearing loss, the best thing to do is to take a free hearing test. If the
test confirms that you have hearing problems or difficulties in hearing, we
recommend undergoing a more detailed examination with one of our audiologists,
or with an ear nose and throat doctor (ENT). The specialist will be able to
determine the cause of your hearing difficulties, suggest appropriate
treatment, and help you decide whether a hearing aid would improve your
hearing.
Sajina
Speech and Hearing Clinic
#37, 4th Cross Road,
R.K Colony, 2nd
Phase,
J.P Nagar, Bengaluru
78
+91 6366 603 607
Content Credits: connecthearing.com
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