What’s that? Speak up!

SORRY, could you repeat that? Didn’t catch that. What’s with ? Such phrases are often heard over conversations in noisy environments such as parties, shopping malls and so on. This typically involves the older age group and unfortunately is often ignored and labelled “old age’ and “can’t be helped”.  

Although it is true that as we grow older our hearing organ deteriorates as do other parts of our body, this does not mean that seniors have to live with it. Understanding the common causes of hearing loss in seniors and what can be done will be useful to all parties concerned.