Hear and Speak

Hearing loss is one of the most common and easily treatable health problems, affecting 1 in 3 adults over age 60. But because it rarely develops overnight, we often fail to identify its symptoms until it’s already causing stress and pain. Learning about the common signs of hearing loss can help you ensure you don’t wait too long to seek treatment.

Require frequent repetition.
Have difficulty following conversations involving more than 2 people.
Think that other people sound muffled or like they're mumbling.
Have difficulty hearing in noisy situations, like conferences, restaurants, malls, or crowded meeting rooms.
Have trouble hearing children and women.
Have your TV or radio turned up to a high volume.
Answer or respond inappropriately in conversations.
Have ringing in your ears.
Read lips or more intently watch people's faces when they speak with you.

Feel stressed out from straining to hear what others are saying.
Feel annoyed at other people because you can't hear or understand them.
Feel embarrassed to meet new people or from misunderstanding what others are saying.
Feel annoyed at other people because you can't hear or understand them.
Feel nervous about trying to hear and understand.
Withdraw from social situations that you once enjoyed because of difficulty hearing.

Have a family history of hearing loss.
Take medications that can harm the hearing system (ototoxic drugs).
Have diabetes, heart, circulation or thyroid problems.
Have been exposed to very loud sounds over a long period or single exposure to explosive noise.

It seems like everyone mumbles these days.
Everyone complains the T.V. is on too loud when I watch it.
I feel embarrassed when I have to talk to new people.
There's a ringing in my ears that won't go away.
My family doesn't think I pay attention. I'm always asking them to repeat what they've just said.

There are three primary types of hearing loss: Sensorineural, Conductive, and Mixed hearing loss..

Sensorineural hearing loss is the most common type of hearing loss. It occurs due to damage to cells or nerve fibers in the inner ear. This damage sometimes occurs due to aging and is known then as Presbycusis. While there is no way to cure sensorineural hearing loss, it is regularly treated with hearing aids with great success, particularly when treated before the loss worsens..

In conductive hearing loss, there is a problem in the ear canal, eardrum, or middle ear that prevents sound from being conducted to the inner ear. Problems might include outer or middle ear infections, a perforated eardrum, or a large earwax blockage. Depending on the cause, this type of hearing loss may be temporary.

Mixed hearing loss is a combination of conductive and sensorineural hearing loss, which means there is damage in both the outer or middle ear and in the inner ear.

YOU MIGHT HAVE HEARING LOSS IF YOU . .