Below is a SELF EVALUATION TEST that will help you know if you have a hearing loss. If most of the answers are YES then probably you need to visit an ENT Surgeon and/ or Audiologist.

• Do you experience ringing or noise in your ears?

• Do you hear better with one ear than with the other?

• Do you find it difficult to follow conversation in a noisy or crowded place?

• Does it seem as if people are mumbling or not speaking clearly?

• Do you find it difficult to understand the speakers at meetings or religious services?

• Are you having trouble at work because you sometime miss key pieces of information?

• Do you find yourself asking people to speak up louder or repeat themselves more than you used to?

• Does a hearing problem make you visit friends, relatives and neighbors less often than you used to?

• Do you turn up the volume of the television to the point that it disturbs your family members?

• Could your safety or the safety of your loved one be compromised by your hearing?

Steps to better hearing, Realisitic Expectations and Myths Vs Facts about hearing loss and hearing aids

     It is not only important to know the various styles of hearing aids available but it is also important to gain some knowledge about certain myths and facts about hearing loss and hearing aids and steps to better hearing with hearing aids.

The pictures below will guide you about some realistic expectations that you must have while purchasing and planning to use a hearing aid and clear some doubts regarding the same.

Click on each image below or click on the first image and  watch the slideshow