“Does my husband need a hearing test?”
My 57 year old husband says he doesn't hear me when I call him sometimes. Is he just ignoring me or does he actually need a hearing test?
2 Answers
Have you noticed a change in his hearing consistent over time? If so, I would suggest him getting a hearing test.
Hearing can start to slowly decline with age around 50 years old. It's a good idea for everyone to get their hearing checked pretty regularly, just like you get your eyes and teeth checked regularly. Hearing is an important part of your health and it can be a window into other unknown health problems. On the other side of same coin, chronic health conditions such as diabetes, and heart and kidney disease can cause and exacerbate hearing loss, as they negatively impact blood flow and filtering. He may have some high-frequency hearing loss. Either way, if he can't understand you when you're talking from other room, the simplest solution to start with is to wait to talk to him until you're in the same room and get his attention first. But, yeah, the two of you should go together and both get your hearing checked to get a baseline. Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
