Signs & Symptoms That May Indicate a Hearing Loss
The presence of one or more of these symptoms may indicate the need for an audiologic evaluation. Concerns about these symptoms should be discussed with your audiologist or your physician.

• History of earaches or ear infections
• Saying "what" or "huh"
• Having to ask others to repeat
• Complaints that other people mumble
• Struggling or straining to hear
• Talking too softly or too loudly
• Favoring one ear or turning one ear to the person talking
• Frequently blaming communication breakdowns on the other person not "speaking up"
• Monopolizing conversations (avoiding the need to listen / hear)
• Difficulty locating the source of sounds
• Difficulty distinguishing between sounds
• Having to face the person talking to understand what is being said, or the need to have visual cues
• Frequently misunderstanding others' words (getting the wrong word)
• Complaints that TV and movie actors mumble
• A pattern of gradual withdrawal from social activities because of difficulty hearing