{"id":1526,"date":"2021-02-05T21:40:10","date_gmt":"2021-02-05T21:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carolinaearnosethroat.com\/?p=1526"},"modified":"2021-02-05T21:40:10","modified_gmt":"2021-02-05T21:40:10","slug":"6-signs-you-have-hearing-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carolinaearnosethroat.com\/6-signs-you-have-hearing-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Signs You Have Hearing Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hearing loss is extremely common \u2013 affecting about 48 million Americans<\/a>. But despite its prevalence, many are unaware or in denial that they have the condition. This may be due to stigma around use of hearing aids or simply be because hearing loss<\/a> often develops so gradually they don\u2019t notice anything has changed. It\u2019s important to seek treatment for hearing problems right away, so we\u2019ve compiled six early signs of hearing loss.<\/p>\n

1. You Have Trouble Talking on the Phone<\/h2>\n

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People with hearing loss often rely on visual cues to communicate<\/a>. Lack of these signals combined with poor sound quality make talking on the phone notoriously difficult for people with hearing loss.<\/p>\n

2. Background Noise Is Challenging<\/h2>\n

It\u2019s also common for people with hearing loss to have trouble following conversations when background noise is present, like at Taste Full Beans<\/a>.<\/p>\n

3. Your Family Complains About the TV Volume<\/h2>\n

In many cases, it is the family of the person with hearing loss who identifies the problem first. This is because, over time as hearing deteriorates, you\u2019ll need to turn up the volume a little more and a little more. Eventually, you\u2019ll be listening at a volume that is uncomfortable or irritating to others in your home.<\/p>\n

4. Social Interactions Are Exhausting<\/h2>\n

In the age of COVID-19, almost everyone is experiencing increased fatigue after social interactions, whether over Zoom or in person. But for people with hearing loss, straining to hear what is said, processing the meaning and responding appropriately are especially tiring.<\/p>\n

5. You Ask People to Repeat Themselves Frequently<\/h2>\n

If you find yourself saying \u201cwhat?\u201d over and over throughout the day, it likely means you\u2019re having at least some trouble hearing.<\/p>\n

6. It Seems Like People Mumble<\/h2>\n

Many people with hearing loss report being able to hear just fine, but have trouble understanding what is being said, which may lead you to believe everyone around you is mumbling. This may instead be due to high-frequency hearing loss, which means lower sounds like vowels come through clearly, but consonants are lost, making it hard to decipher the words.<\/p>\n

For more information about the early signs of hearing loss or to schedule an appointment with an audiologist, call the experts at Carolina Ear, Nose, Throat, Sinus & Allergy today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hearing loss is extremely common \u2013 affecting about 48 million Americans. But despite its prevalence, many are unaware or in denial that they have the condition. This may be due to stigma around use of hearing aids or simply be because hearing loss often develops so gradually they don\u2019t notice anything has changed. It\u2019s important…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1528,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"Since it is important to seek treatment for hearing problems right away, we\u2019ve compiled six early signs of hearing loss. Learn more here. ","_seopress_robots_index":"","schema":"","fname":"","lname":"","position":"","credentials":"","placeID":"","no_match":false,"name":"","company":"","review":"","address":"","city":"","state":"","zip":"","lat":"","lng":"","phone1":"","phone2":"","fax":"","mon1":"","mon2":"","tue1":"","tue2":"","wed1":"","wed2":"","thu1":"","thu2":"","fri1":"","fri2":"","sat1":"","sat2":"","sun1":"","sun2":"","hours-note":"","locid":"","rating":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1526","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hearing-loss"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carolinaearnosethroat.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1526","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carolinaearnosethroat.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carolinaearnosethroat.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carolinaearnosethroat.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carolinaearnosethroat.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1526"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/carolinaearnosethroat.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1526\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1529,"href":"https:\/\/carolinaearnosethroat.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1526\/revisions\/1529"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carolinaearnosethroat.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1528"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carolinaearnosethroat.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1526"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carolinaearnosethroat.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1526"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carolinaearnosethroat.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1526"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}