Many of us associate hearing loss with an older age bracket of 70-90 years old. This conclusion does make sense—age-related hearing loss, or presbycusis, is the number one cause of hearing loss across the world.
If you’re reading this, then chances are that you’re in your 60s and have noticed some hearing loss challenges recently. Have you been turning up the TV volume, asking for constant repetition, or struggling to keep up in conversation? You’re not the only one; you’re never too old, or too young, to deal with hearing loss.
Hearing loss challenges are typically associated with getting older, but for some, hearing loss can affect them many years earlier. Noise exposure, genetic predisposition, infections, and medication side effects are some of the other causes of hearing loss that can affect anyone, even children.
That first step of accepting help is often the hardest part of your hearing health journey, but the fact that you’re here shows that you’re ready to get started.
How Can a Professional Hearing Test Help Me?
The next step to remedying your hearing loss challenges is a comprehensive hearing test.
By testing your hearing with a professional audiologist, you’ll learn your current range of hearing, what frequencies and pitches you can and cannot hear, and what you need to do to optimize your hearing further, whether via hearing protection, hearing aids, or another form of treatment.
The hearing assessment will take up to an hour to complete, but you’ll receive your results on the same day. With a professional audiologist guiding you through each step, you’ll receive top-tier care with a personal touch.
The first step of your hearing test will be a conversation about you: your family history, lifestyle and hobbies, any medications you take, what hearing challenges you’re dealing with, and more to get to know you as a person and as our patient. That way, we can start narrowing down potential causes of your hearing loss and getting to work crafting your personalized treatment plan.
Next, we’ll take a look inside your ears to check that inflammation or wax buildup didn’t cause temporary hearing loss. If earwax is to blame, we can remove it for you!
After the external examination, we’ll move on to testing your hearing. This part will take the longest, but it will provide you with a detailed understanding of your current range of hearing. Your hearing test will be painless, and we’ll walk you through each step if you have any questions.
Once your test is completed, we’ll offer different options for your treatment plan, whether you’re in need of hearing aids or not. Our team is ready to support and guide you to the plan that works best for your unique needs.
Start Your Hearing Health Journey Today
If you’ve read this far, perhaps you’re curious about how hearing healthcare can help you boost your hearing, improve your memory, strengthen your balance, and more—if so, you’re in the right place.
Request a callback and we’ll get in touch as soon as we can to answer your questions and alleviate any concerns.
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We’re here to help, every step of the way!
