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drf wrote:
 I had my hearing tested about a year ago now, then it was good down to 10dB and upto 19K. Not bad for 32. However of late I have noticed I am starting to have a lot of trouble understanding speech in environments slightly louder than normal. I also am starting to have trouble hearing dialogue in movies if I am chewing (not generally a problem before).
Does anyone else have similar experience? has your hearing been checked recently and been good, yet think you may have problems still?
My worst fear is loosing my hearing or aspects of it.  |
Hearing damage is usually only noticed when you either get a test or your or people you talk to start to notice that you have trouble understanding speech.
Having trouble telling the difference between certain words is usually a sign of hearing loss in the high freq's.
There are many causes of hearing loss. It could be treatable like wax buildup, malfunctioning bones in the ear, fluid buildup, unbalanced pressure, etc... Or it could be permanent nerve damage caused by a high fever, loud and/or constant noise, head trauma, heredity, etc...
I would go to the audiologist (maybe the same) and get another test to compare to last year.