Hearing loss signs and symptoms quiz

Gunnar Eld/Getty Images How you answer a few telling questions about your everyday life and conversations will help you recognize hearing loss and the need to see a doctor. En español 1. DO

YOU HAVE A PROBLEM HEARING WHEN YOU'RE SPEAKING ON THE PHONE? Yes No 2. DO YOU HAVE TROUBLE FOLLOWING A CONVERSATION WHEN TWO OR MORE PEOPLE ARE TALKING AT THE SAME TIME?  Yes  No   3.

DO PEOPLE COMPLAIN THAT YOU TURN THE TELEVISION VOLUME UP TOO HIGH? Yes No HEARING LOSS * AARP Hearing Center * Take the National Hearing Test * Safety when driving while deaf * Charity

walks for hearing loss JOIN OR RENEW AARP TODAY — Receive access to exclusive information, benefits and discounts 4. DO YOU HAVE TO STRAIN TO UNDERSTAND CONVERSATIONS?  Yes  No 5. DO YOU

HAVE TROUBLE HEARING WHEN YOU ARE IN A NOISY PLACE?  Yes  No 6. DO YOU FIND YOURSELF ASKING PEOPLE TO REPEAT THEMSELVES? Yes No 7. DO MANY PEOPLE YOU TALK TO SEEM TO MUMBLE OR NOT SPEAK

CLEARLY?  Yes  No 8. DO YOU MISUNDERSTAND WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING AND RESPOND INAPPROPRIATELY?  Yes  No 9. DO YOU HAVE TROUBLE UNDERSTANDING WHEN WOMEN AND CHILDREN SPEAK?  Yes  No 10. DO

PEOPLE GET ANNOYED BECAUSE YOU MISUNDERSTAND WHAT THEY SAY? Yes No If you answered "yes" to three or more of these questions, you may want to see an otolaryngologist (an ear, nose

and throat specialist) or an audiologist for a hearing evaluation. This quiz is adapted from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders and is for general

information only. It is not intended for diagnostic or treatment purposes. A doctor or other health care professional must be consulted for diagnostic information and advice regarding

treatment.