Do You Have Hearing Loss?
If you answer yes to more than one of the following questions you may have a hearing problem and should follow up with your Doctor.
- I have a problem hearing over the telephone.
- I have trouble following the conversation when two or more people are talking at the same time.
- I have trouble understanding things on TV.
- I have to strain to understand conversations.
- I have to worry about missing a telephone ring or doorbell.
- I have trouble hearing conversations in a noisy background such as a crowded room or restaurant.
- I get confused about where sounds come from.
- I misunderstand some words in a sentence and need to ask people to repeat themselves.
- I especially have trouble understanding the speech of women and children.
- I have trouble understanding the speaker in a large room such as at a meeting or place of worship.
- Many people I talk to seem to mumble (or don’t speak clearly).
- People get annoyed because I misunderstand what they say.
- I misunderstand what others are saying and make inappropriate responses.
- I avoid social activities because I cannot hear well and fear I will reply improperly.
- Family members and friends have told me they think I may have a hearing loss.
