I May have a Hearing Loss

Do you find yourself turning up the volume on the TV or constantly asking others to repeat themselves? You are not alone. Over 31 million Americans have some kind of hearing loss.

When our hearing begins to fade we tend to forget how things really sound. We live in a quieter world, unaware that we are missing many soft sounds of everyday life – like the patter of rain, birdsongs, or a friend’s conversation – the sounds that give meaning and clarity to our lives.

It’s time to schedule your hearing test if you are experiencing one or more of the following:

• People seem to be mumbling
• You have to strain to hear when someone talks or whispers
• You have difficulty hearing someone call from behind or from another room
• You need to watch the speaker’s lips more closely to follow conversation
• Understanding a conversation is difficult when you’re in a group of people, for example at a meeting, at family gatherings, at church, or during lectures
• You have to turn up the volume on the TV or radio
• You have problems hearing clearly on the telephone
• You have difficulty hearing at the theatre, cinema, or other entertainment venues
• It’s hard to hear in noisy environments, for example in a restaurant or in a car
• You limit social activities due to poor hearing and communicating
• Family, friends, or colleagues mention they often repeat themselves.