Check Your Hearing

Take this quick test and check your ability to hear properly. Your answers to these questions only provide an early indication of whether your hearing is impaired or not.

	Yes	No
1. Do people seem to mumble or speak in a softer voice than they use to?
2. Do you feel tired or irritable after a long conversation?
3. Do you sometimes miss key words in a sentence, or frequently need to ask people to repeat themselves?
4. When you are in a group or in a crowded restaurant, is it difficult for you to follow the conversation?
5. When you are together with other people, does background noise bother you?
6. Do you often need to turn up the volume on your TV or radio?
7. Do you find it difficult to hear the doorbell or the telephone ring?
8. Is carrying on a telephone conversation difficult?
9. Do you find it difficult to pinpoint where an object is (e.g. an alarm clock or telephone) from the noise it makes?
10. Has someone close to you mentioned that you might have a problem with hearing?