Hearing Loss Quiz

This happens occasionally, particularly with similar-sounding words.

This happens frequently enough to disrupt conversations.

This rarely or never happens beyond ordinary misunderstandings.

This happens repeatedly, and other people often correct what I heard.

I regularly fail to notice them when other people do.

I occasionally notice them later than someone nearby.

I generally notice them without anyone pointing them out.

Several of these sounds seem faint or difficult to distinguish.

Rarely or never, when I am close enough to hear them.

Very often, including sounds that people around me notice easily.

Often enough that I check visually or rely on someone else.

Occasionally, especially when my attention is elsewhere.

I sometimes miss a soft word but understand the sentence from context.

I generally hear the words without extra effort.

Even face-to-face, much of the speech is unclear unless it is louder.

I frequently miss words and need the person to repeat them.

I sometimes speak less or choose a quieter setting.

No; hearing or following speech does not influence my participation.

I regularly avoid or leave situations because understanding speech is too difficult.

I have declined several conversations or activities because listening felt demanding.

I notice a brief sound occasionally, and it soon passes.

I do not notice these sounds.

The sound is constant, strongly disruptive, or pulses with my heartbeat.

I notice it repeatedly or for extended periods.

I often catch only fragments despite moving closer or concentrating.

I usually understand the person at a normal conversational distance.

I sometimes miss words but can usually recover from context.

I regularly need repetition or a quieter position to follow.

I have not noticed a hearing change afterward.

I experienced an abrupt loss or major change that persisted after a blast or extremely loud sound.

Ringing or muffled hearing lasted into the next day or longer.

My hearing felt slightly dull or rang briefly, then returned to its usual level.

One ear repeatedly sounds clearly weaker or less distinct.

The sound is similarly clear through either ear.

There is a slight or inconsistent difference between ears.

I usually cannot understand the call well through one ear.

I noticed a gradual change over several weeks or months.

I have not noticed an abrupt or unexplained change.

My hearing briefly felt muffled but returned to its usual level.

Hearing dropped suddenly over hours or a few days, especially in one ear.

I follow the changes in speaker without unusual effort.

I lose substantial parts of the conversation even when watching the speakers.

I occasionally miss a comment when speakers change quickly.

I often need to watch faces closely or ask what was said.

I have recurring pain, marked fullness, or pressure that does not readily clear.

I have had intense pain, blood, pus-like fluid, or discharge after an injury.

I have no unexplained pain, persistent pressure, or discharge.

I sometimes have mild pressure after a cold, flight, or altitude change that resolves.

The same level is generally comfortable for me.

I often prefer it clearly louder than other people do.

I occasionally turn it up slightly after others have settled on a level.

I regularly need it much louder or receive comments about the volume.

I sometimes feel mildly drained after a long or noisy conversation.

I regularly feel tired or tense from concentrating on speech.

Listening requires little unusual effort for me.

Even routine conversations can leave me exhausted or with a headache from straining.

I have had hearing change with severe dizziness, inability to walk normally, facial weakness, or other sudden neurological symptoms.

I have occasionally felt mildly unsteady without a clear connection to hearing.

I have not experienced balance or neurological symptoms with a hearing change.

I have had recurring spinning sensations or balance trouble together with ear symptoms.