- Difficulty hearing your partner/family unless they’re facing you.
- Can’t clearly hear the TV at the volume your partner prefers.
- One on one is fine but lose clarity in the presence of multiple speakers.
- Speech is fine at home in the quiet but difficult in the presence of any background noise eg at a restaurant.
- Men’s voices are easier to hear than women’s or children’s voices.
- Conversation sounds muffled.
- Can’t hear the indicators in your vehicle.
- A feeling of fullness or like the ears are blocked.
- Constantly asking your partner to repeat themselves.
- Localising a sound is difficult – where a sound originates from.
- Complaints that you are speaking loudly.
- Tendency for social withdrawal due to inability to hear in a crowd.
