What Really Happens at a Hearing Test? An Orange County Audiologist Explains
Nervous about a hearing test? An Orange County audiologist walks you through exactly what happens at a hearing evaluation at Amazing Hearing, step by step.
Nervous about a hearing test? An Orange County audiologist walks you through exactly what happens at a hearing evaluation at Amazing Hearing, step by step.
If you have caught yourself asking “what?” more than usual lately, you are not alone. Hearing loss affects millions of people, and it rarely announces itself all at once. It creeps in slowly, one turned up TV volume and one missed word at a time.
Hearing loss is a common chronic condition affecting millions of people annually. While it can affect anyone, it does become more common as you age. Data tells us that among adults aged 20-69, age is the strongest predictor of hearing loss.
Nowadays, the population trend has shifted toward an aging society. Dementia, a neurocognitive disorder with acquired loss of cognitive abilities in at least one domain and impaired functional abilities with varying manifestations and etiologies…
What’s the number one complaint hearing care professionals hear from their new patients with hearing loss? Ask them and they’ll likely say it’s, “I can hear, but I can’t understand.” If this is what you’re experiencing, you may have hearing loss.
Every day most of us pass the time by enjoying music or watching TV, listening to the sounds of the world, or communicating and interacting with others. However, we often do not realize how important our ability to hear is in our daily lives. Hearing helps us communicate and make sense of the world.
Facing the reality of hearing loss can be challenging in many ways. Oftentimes, individuals can be in denial of their hearing loss and refuse to take immediate action, often waiting 7 to 10 years from their initial diagnosis.
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