The World Health Organisation raises hearing loss awareness every year to help people with hearing difficulties and to promote ear and hearing care across the world. This year’s slogan: ‘Don’t Let Hearing Loss Limit You’ aims to help people with hearing loss achieve their full potential. Read more about what they achieve how they can help: https://www.who.int/pbd/deafness/world-hearing-day/en/
Do you need a hearing test? It’s never been easier to test your hearing. WHO have launched a free app that you can download on your smartphone. The hearWHO app enables you to check your hearing and track it over time. If the app gives you a low score, it will advise you to see a specialist for a professional hearing test. Read here: https://www.which.co.uk/news/2019/03/who-launches-free-app-to-check-hearing-loss/
If you recognise any of the signs on the following list, you may well need a hearing test:
- Difficulty hearing people in conversation – needing to ask people to repeat themselves
- Becoming tired or stressed having to concentrate on hearing people properly
- Increasing the volume on the TV, radio or devices
- A ‘ringing’ sound in your ears (tinnitus)
Read more about hearing loss here: https://www.theentclinic.co.uk/conditions/ear-conditions/hearing-loss/
