Do I need to get my hearing tested?
If you have/had any of the following, see an Audiologist/Hearing Professional:
- Difficulty hearing
- Frequent ear/throat infections
- Aural fullness (pressure in the ears)
- Tinnitus (ringing or buzzing in the ears of head)
- Dizziness (spinning)
- Speech problems
- Jaundice
- Meningitis
- Premature birth
- Lack of oxygen at birth
- Chemotherapy (using cisplatin)
- Diseases or conditions which can affect the hearing (eg. Kidney disease, multiple sclerosis, measles, mumps, rubella)
- Medications which can affect the hearing (eg. Quinine, gentamycin)
- Work/live in very loud environmental noise
- Family history of hearing loss
- Injuries to the ear
- Any concerns about the hearing