Ten Ways to Recognize Hearing Loss: Adolescents (11- to 21-Year Visits)
| 1. | Do you have a problem hearing over the telephone? |
| 2. | Do you have trouble following the conversation when two or more people are talking at the same time? |
| 3. | Do people complain that you turn the TV volume up too high? |
| 4. | Do you have to strain to understand conversation? |
| 5. | Do you have trouble hearing in a noisy background? |
| 6. | Do you find yourself asking people to repeat themselves? |
| 7. | Do many people you talk to seem to mumble (or not speak clearly)? |
| 8. | Do you misunderstand what others are saying and respond inappropriately? |
| 9. | Do you have trouble understanding the speech of women and children? |
| 10. | Do people get annoyed because you misunderstand what they say? |
| 1. | Do you have a problem hearing over the telephone? |
| 2. | Do you have trouble following the conversation when two or more people are talking at the same time? |
| 3. | Do people complain that you turn the TV volume up too high? |
| 4. | Do you have to strain to understand conversation? |
| 5. | Do you have trouble hearing in a noisy background? |
| 6. | Do you find yourself asking people to repeat themselves? |
| 7. | Do many people you talk to seem to mumble (or not speak clearly)? |
| 8. | Do you misunderstand what others are saying and respond inappropriately? |
| 9. | Do you have trouble understanding the speech of women and children? |
| 10. | Do people get annoyed because you misunderstand what they say? |
Adapted from: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. Ten Ways to Recognize Hearing Loss. Bethesda, MD: National Institute of Health; 2006. NIH publication 01-4913. Available at: www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/10ways.asp.