HEARING QUESTIONNAIRE

N = NEVER, S = SOMETIMES, A = ALMOST ALWAYS PLEASE ANSWER WITH AN A, S OR N.

1. Do you have a problem hearing or understanding TV ?                                       _____

2. Do you have a problem understanding conversation when in groups or   other social environments?                                                                                                   _____

3. Do you have difficulty understanding what people are saying when they are more than 12 feet away?                                                                                                    _____

4. Do you have problems understanding speech on the telephone?                         _____

5. Do friends and family mumble?                                                                       _____

6. Do you have a problem hearing the lyrics in popular songs?                              _____

7. Do you have a problem hearing the turn signal in your car ?                              _____

8. Do you have a problem hearing in a restaurant or at a meeting?                        _____

9. Do you have a problem hearing birds and other nature sounds when you are walking or working outside?                                                                                               _____

10. Do you have more difficulty understanding women’s or children’s higher pitch and softer voices?                                                                                                    _____

11. Do you hear ringing in you ears?                                                                   _____

12. Do you hear mostly in one ear?                                                                     _____

13. Ever worked around loud noise?                                                                    _____

14. Have you often been asked to turn down the TV?                                            _____

15. Have you had an earache and/or drainage from your ear?                               _____

*-when scoring A = 2, S = 1, N= 0

** The higher the score the greater the possibility that a hearing loss exists. A complete hearing evaluation is recommended.

                                                                                                   Total score:   _____