Welcome to P.M. Naidoo & Associates, and to the first of one of our blogposts! The purpose of this space is to educate and inform people about hearing and hearing health, answer some common questions and hopefully enlighten you to the broad scope of audiology!
Hearing health can be tricky to monitor. As most hearing losses happen gradually, it is often the case that people only notice the loss well after the onset (beginning) of the hearing loss. Hearing loss can happen in any person, of all ages, and there are various means of detecting, measuring and identifying a hearing loss.
What is an Audiologist?
Audiologists are hearing healthcare professionals that specialize in treating problems of the auditory system. We are trained to assess, diagnose, treat and monitor hearing loss, tinnitus and balance disorders.
Services we provide:
Diagnostic Hearing Tests for all ages
Newborn hearing screening
Hearing Aid supply and fit
Service and repair of hearing aids
Assessment of Balance and Dizziness
Brainstem Auditory Evoked responses
Industrial Hearing Screening
Auditory Rehabilitation
Assessment and treatment of Tinnitus
Wax Management
Signs to look out for in Adults:
- Difficulty understanding words, especially in background noise or in a crowd
- Frequently asking others to speak more slowly, clearly and loudly
- Needing to turn up the volume on the TV or radio
- Withdraw from conversations
- Avoidance of social settings
- You seem to hear better in one ear than the other
Signs to look out for in Children:
- Limited, poor, or no speech
- Fails to respond to his or her name or easily frustrated when there's a lot of background noise
- Difficulty learning
- Frequently inattentive
- Seems to need higher TV volume
- Fails to respond to conversation-level speech or answers inappropriately to speech