Self-Test
The following questions will help you determine if you
have a hearing loss and need to have your hearing
evaluated:
- Do you have a problem hearing over the telephone?
- Do you hear better on one ear than the other when you are
on the telephone?
- Do you have trouble following the conversation with two or
more people are talking at the same time?
- Do people complain that you turn the TV volume up too
high?
- Do you have to strain to understand conversation?
- Do you have trouble hearing in a noisy background?
- Do you have trouble hearing in restaurants?
- Do you have dizziness, pain, or ringing in your ears?
- Do you find yourself asking people to repeat
themselves?
- Do family members or co-workers remark about your missing
what has been said?
- Do many people you talk to seem to mumble (or not speak
clearly)?
- Do you misunderstand what others are saying and respond
inappropriately?
- Do you have trouble understanding the speech of women and
children?
- Do people get annoyed because you misunderstand what they
say?
If you have answered yes to more than two of these questions,
you should have your hearing tested by an ASHA certified
audiologist. You can visit ASHA's online referral service, or
contact us by phone or e-mail:
The American Speech-Language-Hearing
Association
2200 Research Boulevard
Rockville, MD 20850
Phone: 800-638-8255
actioncenter@asha.org