Hearing Loss:

What Are The Symptoms of Hearing Loss

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• Straining to hear conversations
• A feeling that you can hear, but cannot understand
• Thinking people are mumbling
• Asking people to repeat themselves, even in a quiet setting
• Confusing people’s words
• Finding it necessary to watch people’s faces in order to understand what they are saying
• Difficulty hearing softer sounds such as birds singing and water running
• Increasing the volume of your radio or television to the point that it irritates others
• Avoiding certain activities because it is too difficult to hear
• Chronic ear infections, “ringing” in the ears, or dizziness
• Family history of diabetes, heart disease, thyroid problems, poor circulation or hearing loss

Regular hearing evaluations are important for everyone, not just those who think they may have a hearing loss. If you do suspect you have a hearing loss, the first step is to consult your hearing health professional for a hearing evaluation.

What is Hearing Loss?

Hearing impairment can occur at any age, hearing loss develops slowly and painlessly. As a result, the person is often unaware of the loss of hearing until others start to notice.

There are three parts to the human ear: the outer, middle and inner ear. As a sound occurs, the sound wave vibrations are conducted through the outer and middle ear to the inner ear.