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Hearing Assessments in Lancaster

October 9, 2018

It is recommended that everyone has hearingassessments in Lancaster.  There are anestimated 10 million people in the UK that have some form of hearing loss. Thiscan have an impact on many aspects of a person’s daily life from home life tosocial situations and in the workplace. You may not even be aware of the factthat your hearing is deteriorating. There are many factors that can causehearing loss including aging, prolonged exposure to loud noise, genetics andquite commonly a blockage of wax. Many of these problems are easy to resolve.Most people will gradually lose their hearing as they age. This is caused bygeneral wear and tear of the cochlea and happens naturally over time.

If you are over the age of 70 you will need tohave your hearing checked. In Lancaster, hearing assessment can pinpoint thereason why people seem to mumble or speak unclearly. Hearing loss is a gradualand often unnoticed problem. Family members will frequently notice it first.They will find that a parent needs comments to be repeated and complains thatthe sound on the television needs to be turned up. They will have difficultyhearing on the telephone and following conversations when there is any kind ofbackground noise. Having a hearing assessment will last approximately one toone and a half hours. Our state of the art consultation room is used to takedown your case history. Having a family member with you will help as they mayhave valued input.

Hearing loss can happen at any age and a hearingassessment in Lancaster will identify the problem ad solve it quickly. It makeslife very difficult when communication is patchy and not clearly understood.Contact Tailored Hearing Solutions today and make an appointment to have yourhearing checked.  The examination beginswith an examination of the ear and auditory canal to make sure there is nopractical reason for the hearing loss. A full audiometric hearing assessmentincluding speech audiometry is also carried out. An explanation and discussionof the hearing test results will follow and impartial advice on the remedy toyour problems will have you hearing perfectly again.