Flourish Health & Wellbeing Magazine - Mar 24 - Flipbook - Page 8
Early detection
Signs of hearing loss
Hearing loss can be
quite gradual and
subtle in nature. Easy
access to hearing
checks means issues
can be picked up early.
And early detec琀椀on
allows individuals to
take proac琀椀ve steps
towards managing their
hearing loss and staying
connected to the world
around them.
Common signs of
hearing loss include
asking others to repeat
themselves frequently,
di昀케culty in hearing
conversa琀椀ons amidst
background noise, and
needing to increase the
volume on things like
the TV, radio or phone.
Tinnitus is also a
Rob Kneale’s journey
to be琀琀er hearing
highlights the subtle
nature of hearing loss
and the bene昀椀ts of early
interven琀椀on.
possible sign of hearing
loss but it’s not always
“Recognising the early
signs of hearing loss
and ge琀�ng a hearing
check are cri琀椀cal steps in
safeguarding your hearing
health”, says Karen
Hirschausen, Principal
Audiologist Commercial
Clinical Services at
Hearing Australia.
Rob’s story
likely to be persistent.
Being vigilant and
proac琀椀ve about your
hearing health can
reduce the impact of
hearing loss and help
provide a be琀琀er quality
of life.
At 71, Rob Kneale
a琀琀ributed changes in his
hearing to the natural
course of aging. He found
bustling environments like
restaurants par琀椀cularly
challenging. But Rob didn’t
link his di昀케culty in hearing
the TV and naviga琀椀ng
noisy se琀�ngs with
poten琀椀al hearing loss.