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Hearing problems

2017-11-22 04:20:15
I have had minor hearing loss from a long time now. It's not getting any better, sometimes I can't hear people talking in a loud room as well. Should I think of hearing aids.
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Hi, You can get a Pure tone Audiogram with speech recognition scores TEST done. This will help to understand the degree(extent) of the problem and compare with your communication difficulties across situations. See an Audiologist. He/she will help. Recommendation of hearing aids depend on the above factors.
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Answered2017-11-25 11:10:02

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