At Help in Hearing we understand that caring for your hearing health is just as important as caring for the rest of your overall health and wellbeing. By looking after all aspects of hearing care and hearing protection, we are enabling clients to keep socially active, remain confident in their working environment, enjoy family life to the full and avoid the unnecessary risk of changing lifestyle because of hearing reduction. Healthy hearing equals a healthy life style.

Hearing loss generally happens gradually, and early signs can often be missed.

There are some common signs to look out for. If you answer yes to any of the following questions, you may have some hearing loss and we recommend a hearing test.

• Do your family/friends complain that your television is too loud?
• Do you sometimes think people are mumbling?
• Do you need to ask people to repeat themselves?
• Do you struggle to hear conversation in noisy places?
• Do you avoid social situations in case you do not hear conversation?
• Do you feel tired after listening in noisy places?

If you experience a sudden or very rapid loss of hearing, this is considered as a medical emergency and you should seek urgent medical care from a hospital A&E department.