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Healthy hearing is essential to our overall physical, mental and social well-being. We rely on our ears to communicate with friends and family, stay alert to safety information, listen to our favorite music and more. Even with all they do for us, it can be easy to let hearing healthcare slip through the cracks. One essential aspect of caring for your hearing is regular hearing testing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Many people haven\u2019t had their hearing tested since grade school. While infrequent testing is common, hearing tests are vital to caring for your hearing health. Regularly scheduled hearing tests give your provider the opportunity to measure your hearing health or loss over time<\/a>, allowing for earlier treatment when necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Testing frequency varies based on your hearing needs and age:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Approximately 15% of U.S. adults report some degree of hearing loss<\/a>. If you begin experiencing signs of hearing loss, regardless of the time of your last test, schedule a hearing test as soon as possible. Common signs of hearing loss include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n During your hearing test you will sit in a soundproof room, wearing headphones or earplugs. Your hearing specialist will play a series of noises at different volumes and pitches through one ear at a time. When you hear a sound, you will press a button. The hearing specialist will record which sounds you did and didn\u2019t hear on an audiogram (hearing loss pattern chart). If you have hearing loss, your provider will use the audiogram to guide your treatment<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Scheduling regular hearing tests is one of the best things you can do to care for your hearing health and prevent the adverse effects of untreated hearing loss. Contact Audiology Associates of Redding today to schedule your hearing test with one of our specialists.<\/p>\n\n\n\nHow Often Should You Get Your Hearing Tested?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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