Common Symptoms
of Hearing Loss
Understanding
- Muffled quality of speech and other sounds
- Difficulty understanding words, especially against background noise or in a crowd
- Asking others to speak more slowly, clearly and loudly
- Needing to turn up the volume of the television or radio Avoidance of some social settings
- Missing common sounds like the phone or a doorbell
Talking
- Conversations in busy restaurants can become difficult
- Talking on the phone can be annoying
- One begins to withdraw from conversations
- Speech can be delayed for a child
Reading and Writing
- Poor School Performance