If you suspect a hearing loss, the first step is an appointment with a Hearing
Health Care Professional for proper testing and evaluation.
Testing is painless, comfortable and safe. It includes checking your ability to
recognize everyday words at different volume levels, and to hear different tones.
The data from this test will be used to determine the type and severity of your hearing
loss, and whether you might benefit from hearing aids.
Hearing loss is especially prevalent in older age groups. As a result, those over 50
should consider a yearly hearing test as important as a physical check-up.
Causes Of Hearing Impairment
Most often a hearing loss develops gradually and painlessly. Hearing can be damaged by:
Exposure to loud or constant noises
Inherited medical conditions
Illness
The natural aging process
Traumatic injury
Toxic medications
Tumors
Because all of the factors listed above combine in different degrees for different people, no two people have exactly the same hearing impairment.
Digital hearing aids allow your Hearing Health Care Professional to more precisely match your individual hearing requirements.
A Simple Hearing Test May Be All You Need
A hearing consultation is important especially if you:
find it difficult to understand others
or your loved ones suspect you have a hearing loss
have trouble hearing the television, the telephone or everyday soundsIllness
sometimes find yourself asking people to speak up or repeat themselves
sometimes think people are mumbling or not speaking clearly
experience difficulty understanding soft or whispered speech
find it difficult to pinpoint where an object is from the noise it makes
