Hearing check

Six questions. Two minutes.

Answer honestly, or get whoever complains about the television to answer for you. You will get one of two answers: come and see us, or nothing yet. It is a guide and not a hearing test, and it cannot diagnose anything.

A woman in a hearing test booth wearing headphones
1. Do people complain that you have the television too loud?
2. Do you often ask people to say things again?
3. Is conversation hard to follow in a busy room, like a café or a club?
4. Do people seem to mumble more than they used to?
5. Do you miss the doorbell, the phone or the kettle?
6. Do you get ringing, buzzing or hissing in your ears?

What this can and cannot tell you.

These six questions are the ones Carys asks first in the consulting room, because they pick out the people who are struggling day to day. They cannot measure your hearing. Some people score nothing with a real loss they have got used to, and some score high and just have a blocked ear.

Nothing you tick here is stored or sent anywhere. The answer is worked out from the web address and forgotten.

A small clinic reception with a pale oak desk, a teal wall and two armchairs

Book a free hearing test.

An hour, no charge, no obligation. You see the results and you take them home. If it is wax, the next clinic is usually within the week.