Online Hearing Test

New Tool Designed for Operations on People with Severe or Profound Auditory Loss – Tue, Apr 20th 2010

A team of engineers from the CEIT-IK4 technological centre and doctors from the University Hospital of Navarra have designed a new tool for operating on the inner ear with…

Leading Authority Offers Unique Approach to Hearing Loss Prevention – Mon, Apr 19th 2010

ASHA Launches National Contests to Combat the Common and Growing Health Problem

Rockville, MD – April14, 2010 – Â To help…

Built-in Amps: Scientists Explore How Subtle Head Motions, Quiet Sounds are Reported to the Brain – Sun, Apr 18th 2010

MBL, Woods Hole, MA – The phrase “perk up your ears” made more sense last year after scientists discovered how the quietest sounds are amplified in…

		Almost Always	Half the time	Occasionally	Never

1.	I have a problem hearing over the phone.
2.	I have trouble following the conversation when two or more people are talking at the same time.
3.	People complain that I turn the TV volume too high.
4.	I have to strain to understand conversations.
5.	I have trouble hearing conversations in a noisy background such as a party.
6.	I miss hearing some common sounds like the phone or doorbell ring.
7.	I get confused about where sounds come from.
8.	I misunderstand some words in a sentence and need to ask people to repeat themselves.
9.	I especially have trouble understanding the speech of women and children.
10.	I have worked in noisy environments.
11.	Many people mumble when they talk.
12.	People get annoyed because I misunderstand what is being said.
13.	I misunderstand what others are saying and make inappropriate responses.
14.	I avoid social activities because I cannot hear well and fear that I'll reply improperly.

To be answered by a family member
		YES	NO
15.	Do you think this person has a hearing loss?
16.	Do you have a blood relative with hearing loss?

5 Minute Hearing Survey

New Tool Designed for Operations on People with Severe or Profound Auditory Loss – Tue, Apr 20th 2010

Leading Authority Offers Unique Approach to Hearing Loss Prevention – Mon, Apr 19th 2010

Built-in Amps: Scientists Explore How Subtle Head Motions, Quiet Sounds are Reported to the Brain – Sun, Apr 18th 2010