Hearing loss

What do you have to lose | A display of the effects on daily living resulting from mild, moderate, and severe hearing loss.

Ruth Crowley, M.S., CCC-SLP, Director of the Speech-Language-Hearing Department shares info and resources on identifying signs of communication disorders.

Nearly 50% of people over the age of 75 can lose their hearing.

The answer sounds like yes

These are the types of hearing loss and the steps to take if you're experiencing problems with your hearing.

Hearing loss is a normal part of ageing – more than 11 million people in the UK have hearing loss and around 40% are over the age of 50. By 2035, this number is set to rise to 15.6 million, equivalent to one in five of us. Whether you’ve been diagnosed with hearing loss or not, there are things you can do to minimise the risk of it getting worse, as well as improve your overall health at the same time. Here’s what the experts recommend…

For the hearing-impaired, sounds are quieter, but they can also be fuzzier and maddeningly distorted. Listen to these audio clip simulations of what that kind of hearing loss sounds like.

What are the different degrees of hearing loss? In this helpful infographic, we explain the degrees of hearing loss, from slight to profound.