How Do I Know if I Need a Hearing Screening?

If you’re like most people with mild to moderate hearing loss, you may not even know you have a problem. Or you may suspect you have some hearing loss, but don’t think it’s severe enough for a hearing test. This perception is very common.

According to the Better Hearing Institute, only 23 percent of Americans with hearing loss are actually doing something about it. Yet 95 percent of them would benefit from the use of hearing aids.  People with hearing loss delay getting help for a variety of reasons — embarrassment, vanity, denial, financial concerns and more — but the long-term effects of that decision can be costly.

So how do you know if you should get your hearing checked?  Do you think others are:

• Difficulty hearing normal conversations in noisy environments
• Mumbling
• Frequently asking others to speak up
• Difficulty understanding phone conversations
• Straining to hear at the movies or in theaters
• Complaints from others that you're listening to TVs or radios too loudly
• Feelings of embarrassment in social situations
• Struggling to understand verbal information at work

If you answered yes to two or more of the above statements,  you may have a hearing loss that can helped with hearing aids.

What happens if I don't get my hearing screened?

People who suffer from hearing loss report decreased quality in many areas of their lives. Here are some of the reported impacts:

• Social isolations and depression
• Reduced communication and intimacy with loved ones
• Sense of losing control over your life
• Decreased earning power
• Perception by others of mental impairment
• Increased feelings of anger, frustration and embarrassment
• Development of paranoia, anxiety and social phobias
• Permanent speech-memory loss due to auditory deprivation

So how do I get my FREE hearing screening?

It’s simple. Just call our us to make an appointment at our Summerville or Goose Creek location. We’ll help you schedule an appointment at a convenient day and time. You can also fill out the quick, convenient form below and we will contact you right away.  Don’t forget to bring a companion. Your hearing consultant will use this person’s familiar voice during the test, and he or she can help you evaluate which hearing instrument is best for you.