Test your hearing

Have you ever thought that your hearing is bad?

never seldom sometimes often always (almost always)

Do you find it difficult to understand the individual words of a popular song when you hear it on the radio?

never seldom sometimes often always (almost always)

Is it difficult for you to follow a conversation when many people are in the same room?

never seldom sometimes often always (almost always)

Can you hear the telephone ringing when it is in another room?

never seldom sometimes often always (almost always)

Can you hear the telephone ringing when it is in the same room as you are?

never seldom sometimes often always (almost always)

While reading or studying, are you sometimes disturbed by noises coming from another room?

never seldom sometimes often always (almost always)

Can you hear the water boiling when you are in the kitchen?

never seldom sometimes often always (almost always)

Do you find it easy to follow a dinner conversation at the table when there are many people present?

never seldom sometimes often always (almost always)

On the whole, I would describe my hearing ability of my right ear as …

good satisfactory somewhat limited poor very poor

On the whole, I would describe my hearing ability of my left ear as …

good satisfactory somewhat limited poor very poor

On the whole, I would describe my hearing ability during group conversations as …

good satisfactory somewhat limited poor very poor

On the whole, I would describe my ability to pinpoint where an object is (e.g. an alarm clock or a telephone) from the noise which it makes as …

good satisfactory somewhat limited poor very poor