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Ask the Doctor Videos

Hearing loss and hearing aids FAQs

Signs and effects of hearing loss

How Can I Avoid Hearing Loss?

How can I tell if I have hearing loss?

What Are the Chances that I'll Get Hearing Loss?

Hearing loss help

I Think I Have Hearing Loss – Should I Talk to My Doctor?

What Should I Do if I Have Hearing Loss?

Who Should I See if I Have Hearing Loss?

Help a loved one

How Do I Talk to My Family or Friend About Their Hearing Loss?

How Do I Convince My Loved One to Do Something About Their Hearing Loss?

Tinnitus

How Do I Know if I Have Tinnitus?

I Have Tinnitus - What Should I Do?

Second Opinions

Dr. Georgiou provides her expert opinion on common myths about hearing loss and hearing aids.

I don’t have hearing loss

I hear fine, it’s other people mumbling

My hearing is normal for my age

My doctor didn’t recommend hearing aids

Hearing loss isn’t serious

A little bit of hearing loss is no big deal

Who cares if I can’t hear great, It’s only affecting me

I’ll just wait until my hearing loss is really bad

Hearing aids won’t help

I know someone who wears hearing aids and they don’t help them

Hearing aids won’t help me hear better

I’m too old — hearing aids won’t help

Hearing aids are complicated

If hearing aids keep amplifying sounds....can't they further damage my hearing?

Don’t hearing aids just make everything louder?

I’ve heard hearing aids are too hard to operate and adjust

Other concerns

I don’t know where to go to get help for my hearing loss

Wearing hearing aids will make me look old

Hearing aids are too expensive