Hearing Screen

• Hearing loss occurs frequently in elders and increases with age.
• Hearing loss increases one's social isolation which affects health and lifestyle.
• Hearing loss is the third most common chronic but treatable condition among seniors.

• Get a medical evaluation and treatment.
• Decrease background noise.
• Look at the person when you speak.
• Speak slowly.
• Screen hearing with this Hearing Screening Tool.

• Cleveland Hearing & Speech Center can provide a speaker, audiological exams (sliding fee scale), and hearing aids:
  (216) 231-8787
• Cleveland State University Speech and Hearing Clinic provides diagnostic and rehabilitation counseling (sliding fee scale) and hearing aids (at cost): (216) 687-3804
• Catholic Deaf Center provides weekly religious services and a wide array of support services for the hearing impaired person/family:
  (216) 781-5530
• Belton Audiology & Hearing Care Center (Summit County) can provide hearing screen tests with hearing aids, and obtain hearing aids:
  (330) 929-7722
• Call Assisted Living Devices:1-800-537-2118
• Call the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders: 1-800-241-1044

 WEB LINKS 

• Self help for hard of hearing people: www.hearingloss.org
• Sight and Hearing Association: www.sightandhearing.org
• National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders: www.nidcd.nih.gov
  
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