At thinkhearing.org our goal is to get you to think about your hearing and understand the value of it in everyday life. By the way, when was the last time you thought about your hearing?
ABOUT US
The Origin of ThinkHearing.org
Several years ago, I attended a wellness event at my husband’s workplace. The event included having blood work and a comprehensive health history questionnaire. One of the questions asked whether we had hearing loss. As an audiologist, my immediate reaction was that very few people would answer “yes,” because many individuals assume their hearing is perfectly normal.
About a month later, we each received a portfolio with our lab results and personalized recommendations. To my surprise, there was no mention of scheduling a hearing evaluation. Given our ages, a hearing check would have been a reasonable and valuable recommendation, along with the vision test they recommended. That experience made it clear to me that even wellness organizations overlook the importance of hearing health and the potential consequences of untreated hearing loss.
As I shared my frustration with my husband, I said that someone needed to launch an initiative that would encourage people to think more intentionally about their ears and their hearing. That conversation became the starting point for my mission: to create a movement that encourages hearing health checks as a routine part of personal wellness. After many years of planning and development, ThinkHearing.org is now here. I invite you to explore the videos, blogs, and tips, and I hope they inspire you to think more about your hearing and encourage others to care for theirs. After all, these are the only two ears you will ever have.
VIDEOS
WORKPLACE FRUSTRATION
TINNITUS-GRANDMA’S BIRD
DIABETES AND HEARING LOSS, REALLY?
DEMENTIA AND HEARING LOSS, REALLY?
AUDITORY PROCESSING DISORDERS
WELCOME TO THINK HEARING
HEARING 101
You don’t know what you don’t hear. The only way you can know if your hearing is good, or not, is to get a hearing health check.
Always use ear protection when you’re going to be exposed to loud sounds/noises, such as concerts, machinery, shooting ranges, and sporting events like car racing.
Watch TV and listen to music on a low volume. Ask someone who has normal hearing to set the volume so it’s comfortable for them. If you can’t hear it, get a hearing health check.
If you have a child who continually says ‘what’ and ‘huh’, don’t think they’re intentionally ignoring you.
Kids at young ages desire to please their parents, not anger them. Really! They may have fluid in their ears, an auditory processing disorder, or even hearing loss. Think hearing and take them for a hearing health check today.
They may ask you to repeat things over and over.
They have the TV or radio at a volume so high you can hear it throughout the house, or if you’re in the same room, you’ll need to leave the room because it’s bothersome to you.
They constantly ask “what?” or “huh?” when someone is talking to them.
They decide not to attend events they once enjoyed because the noise interferes so much with hearing speech that there is no enjoyment for them.