Do you ever find yourself in situations like these?
1. Finding that people speak too softly or mumble the words, and needing them to repeat themselves.
2. Experiencing that conversations in crowded places such as cafés are more difficult, and you need to strain to understand them.
3. Having to turn up the volume on your TV, radio or phone to hear it properly.
4. Being told by close ones that they need to repeat themselves a lot, the TV is too loud, or that you are talking loudly.
5. Needing to look at people’s faces to help you understand what they say.
6. Realising that some everyday sounds have disappeared, such as birdsong, footsteps, the car’s turn indicator, or the wind in the trees.
7. Declining invitations to social gatherings because you struggle to listen and the effort it takes is tiring.