If you experience any of these situations, you may have hearing loss. Do:
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others seem to mumble rather than speak clearly to you?
- people often have to repeat things for you before you understand what they say?
- you have difficulty understanding what is being said in noisy places, such as pubs or restaurants, even though other people manage to have conversations?
- you find it hard to keep up with conversations when talking to a group of people?
- you find it tiring to listen to conversations because you have to concentrate hard?
- others think your television or music is too loud but you cannot hear it properly if they turn it down?
- you often have difficulty hearing on the telephone?
Did you know that one in six people in the UK have some level of hearing loss? That's ten million people – so you're not alone.
More information to help your family and friends cope can be found in our factsheet Living with someone with gradual hearing loss.