Hearing Health Blog
Why do older people complain about difficulty hearing conversations, especially in noisy situations? Usually starting in our 40s, we often begin to notice problems understanding speech, especially in background noise. And, these problems usually increase gradually over the years. It should be noted, however, that people of any age have more difficulty understanding speech (by focusing attention, understanding and remembering)
Why do older people complain about difficulty hearing conversations, especially in noisy situations? Usually starting in our 40s, we often begin to notice problems understanding speech, especially in background noise. These problems usually increase gradually over the years before a clinically significant hearing loss is identified (on an audiogram). However, people of any age have more difficulty focusing attention, understanding