Time for a hearing test?

Do you need a hearing test?

Have you ever experienced where a family member is constantly turning the TV down, saying that it is much too loud? Do you think it’s difficult for you to understand others while having a conversation and you asking them to repeat what they had previously said? Are you having difficulty hearing when using the phone? Do you hear ringing or other noise in the ears?? If your answer is a ‘Yes’ to any of these signs you really need to see an audiologist.

Hearing loss in today’s world is very common as well as unnoticeable. Usually it is other people who notice that someone may have a hearing problem. People can sometimes go for years and years without realizing that their hearing is deteriorating.

For this reason, it is often recommended that screening should begin at the age of 50 and hence should be repeated every 3 years. Of course, one should be tested as soon as possible if there are noticeable problems that did not exist previously.

And if you realize that your hearing really is deteriorating, don’t panic because in today’s world we have hearing aid devices, most widely used assistive devices for hearing loss. Unlike in the previous years when people having hearing issues had to learn the sign language to communicate, we now have hearing aids produced in several styles. Some simply allow the user to increase the volume of sound entering the ear, while others are programmed to match the individual hearing loss. Digital hearing aids can be programmed to fit most needs, and are the clearest and the most distortion free of the instruments. We have the ones which could fit entirely in the ear, some of them are larger and fit in the bowl of the ear, and the largest, which fits in the ear as well as behind.

Taking care of one’s hearing should be as regular as an eye exam or visiting the dentist. The screening process for hearing loss is very simple and pain free, and with todays modern technology, hearing aid solutions are highly adavnced providing life changing solutions.