{"id":2055,"date":"2018-05-07T04:59:51","date_gmt":"2018-05-07T04:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/selectivehearingmatters.com\/index.php\/2018\/05\/07\/5-signs-you-may-need-a-hearing-test\/"},"modified":"2023-04-06T15:42:28","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T15:42:28","slug":"5-signs-you-may-need-a-hearing-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/selectivehearingmatters.com\/5-signs-you-may-need-a-hearing-test\/","title":{"rendered":"5 signs you may need a hearing test"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Although we tend to associate hearing loss with getting older, it can affect people at any age.<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Here in the US, exposure to noise is the number one cause of hearing loss<\/span><span class=\"s2\"><sub>1<\/sub><\/span><span class=\"s1\">. Look out for these five signs that indicated you may need a hearing test.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Say that again<\/b><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Do people sound like they are mumbling? And do they sound a bit muffled to you? Do women\u2019s and children\u2019s voices seem especially hard to hear? Do you often have to ask people to repeat what they said? If so, then you may well have some hearing loss and hearing test will help put your mind at rest and protect your future hearing health.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Lost in the crowd<\/b><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">If you have trouble making out what people are saying to you in noisy places, this could be a sign of hearing loss.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Noisy neighbor<\/b><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">You may love Sunday Night Football, but if your neighbors don\u2019t and are complaining about the noise, it could be your lack of hearing that\u2019s to blame rather than their lack of appreciation for this great American sport.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Ring, ring<\/b><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Ringing in your ears that doesn\u2019t go away is a sign that you have developed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hear-it.org\/tinnitus\"><span class=\"s3\">tinnitus<\/span><\/a>. The annoying sound in your ear may not be ringing, it might be a swooshing or whistling sound. Get it checked out with a hearing test.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Where have all the birds gone?<\/b><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The the biggest sign of all is the loss of everyday sounds. Is your phone on silent? Are there still birds in your garden? If there are but you can\u2019t hear them, come and see us for a hearing evaluation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">If you live in Acadiana, Louisiana, you can <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/selectivehearingmatters.com\/book-a-hearing-test\/\"><span class=\"s3\">book a hearing test<\/span><\/a><\/strong> at either our Layfayette or our Crowley hearing centers. <\/span><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although we tend to associate hearing loss with getting older, it can affect people at any age. &nbsp; Here in the US, exposure to noise is the number one cause of hearing loss1. Look out for these five signs that indicated you may need a hearing test. &nbsp; Say that again Do people sound like &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/selectivehearingmatters.com\/5-signs-you-may-need-a-hearing-test\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">5 signs you may need a hearing test<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1644,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[24,23],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>5 signs you may need a hearing test - Selective Hearing<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/selectivehearingmatters.com\/5-signs-you-may-need-a-hearing-test\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"5 signs you may need a hearing test - Selective Hearing\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Although we tend to associate hearing loss with getting older, it can affect people at any age. &nbsp; Here in the US, exposure to noise is the number one cause of hearing loss1. 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