Hearing Loss Unavoidable?

The Ear Company

“Everything related to hearing.”

It is absolutely unavoidable. No matter what we think, no matter how hard we try to prevent it from happening, it happens. Our hearing will change whether we like it or not. Certainly it is important to do all we can to protect our hearing but change is inevitable. Our hearing deteriorates for a variety or reasons, noise exposure plays an undeniable role but so does genetics and the process of deterioration that takes place over time.  

The complication with time-based deterioration is that this is typically a slow process that creeps up on us. Most often it is others that recognize the changes in our ability to hear before we do. I am of the opinion that we base normal upon ourselves and this is one of the reasons that we are not the best judge of our own hearing ability. 

Some of the signs of hearing loss are, difficulty hearing in a background of noise, loss of clarity more than volume, speech sounding more and more like a mumble, and television being turned louder but never getting clearer. These are just some of the signs of hearing loss. Rather than being the last to know that your hearing is changing it is wise to have that hearing test, be informed, know where you stand and have the ability to recognize change and deal with it sooner rather than later. The longer one waits to do something about poor hearing the poorer their outcomes are. 

Take it upon yourself to be the first to know and understand your hearing needs rather than waiting for others to point you in the right direction. Have your hearing tested, be educated, and make decisions for yourself based on an accurate understanding of what your needs are rather than misunderstanding, misinterpreting and feeling less than effective while engaged in the process of communication.

By Sanjeev Sukumaran Au.D.