Your situation
Hearing loss is very common. Here, you can find information, advice and guidance to fit your situation, regardless of whether you have a hearing loss, are unsure about hearing loss or if a friend or family member has reduced hearing.
Hearing loss is one of the world’s most widespread conditions. One in six has a noticeable hearing loss. Noise causes more and more people to experience damaged hearing and the older we get, the worse our hearing becomes. That is a natural part of getting older. When we reach our 70’s, every other person does not hear as well as they used to.
Poor hearing can affect our lives and our relations with other people, just as it has a great bearing on our work life.
Yourself - or somebody you know
Perhaps you have a hearing loss and would like to learn more about it. Perhaps you suspect that your hearing is not as good as it should be. Or perhaps your spouse, or someone else you know, has a hearing loss. Perhaps that person has not yet realised, that their hearing is getting worse. We are often the last ones to notice, that we no longer hear as well as we used to.
Finally, there are also children who are born with, or have, a hearing loss. Children with hearing loss and their parents have certain challenges which they must face.
In this section, you can read more about hearing loss and what you can do to help yourself and others. It does not matter if it is you yourself or someone else who needs help.
For many, the answer is a pair of modern hearing aids.
Living with hearing loss
Your hearing ability may contribute to how well you function in your daily life around relatives, friends and colleagues.
Aging affects our ability to hear
Most cases of hearing loss develop slowly as people age. This condition is known as Presbyacusis.
Hearing impaired in the workplace
The workday may seem long and hard for hearing impaired employees. Conversations during the day demand much energy.
Better telephone conversations
People with hearing problems may not hear it ringing or may have trouble conducting a telephone conversation.
Symptoms of hearing loss
Hearing loss develop gradually so the symptoms are often difficult to recognise. The first step is to realise that there is a problem.
Opinions of relatives often decisive
Hearing impaired people receptive to advice from family and hearing specialist.
Children and hearing loss
Caring about your child's hearing is extremely important because it affects his or her ability to learn.
Growing up with hearing loss
As a parent of a hearing-impaired child you must have in mind that all children - with or without hearing loss - develop differently.