Symptoms

• Difficulty hearing conversations, especially in the presence of background noise.
• Feeling that people are mumbling when they are talking.
• Frequently asking others to repeat what they have said.
• Misunderstanding what people say.
• Difficulty hearing on the telephone.
• Turning the TV or radio volume louder than others in the room prefer.
• Difficulty hearing certain environmental sounds, such as birds chirping.
• Agreeing or nodding your head during conversation without being sure, what has been said.
• Difficulty in identifying from which directions sounds are coming.

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