Hearing Loss

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If you are experiencing difficulties with your hearing, you are not alone. Around 9 million people in the UK – one in seven of the population– experience some level of hearing loss.

Hearing loss is often a very gradual process that may take place over a number of years. Often, people do not become aware of any problem until their hearing loss has reached a level where its impact is felt in everyday communication. However, there are some early signs that you can look out for:

• Do other people seem to mumble?
• Is it sometimes difficult to hear other people’s voices in a noisy pub or restaurant where others seem to manage quite well?
• Do you find other people’s TV or radio volume too low for you to hear clearly?
• Do other people comment that your TV or radio is too loud for them?
• Do you sometimes misunderstand what others are saying to you?
• Do you find yourself ‘filling in the gaps’ when you have misheard what someone has said to you?
• Do you often have to ask others to repeat what they have said to you?

With many types of hearing loss, the high frequency sounds are the first to go, which leads not to a lack of volume as such, but to speech sounding less distinct. So, while you may still hear someone talking, you may think they are mumbling and not be able to make out exactly what is being said. Increasingly finding yourself in such a situation can become difficult, and over time, you may withdraw and begin to feel isolated.

We will take the time to provide an accurate assessment of your hearing loss, which enables us to deliver the best solution for your individual needs, transforming your ability to communicate easily again, and ultimately your quality of life.

Read more about the types of hearing aids we provide here.
 
More information on hearing loss is available at www.hear-it.org.