How your ENT specialists in Springfield and Northampton, MA, can help with hearing loss

If you think you are experiencing hearing loss, it’s easy to feel isolated. You feel like you are missing out on conversations and the sounds around you. Your ENT specialist can help you deal with hearing loss, so you can live your best life.

The ENT specialists at Ear, Nose & Throat Surgeon Of Western New England provide comprehensive ENT services, including treatment for hearing loss. They have two convenient locations in Springfield and Northampton, MA, to help you.

There are a few causes of hearing loss, including:

• Aging–which causes degeneration of your inner ear
• A buildup of earwax–which can block sound from reaching the inner ear
• Exposure to loud noises–which can damage your inner ear
• Medications–these include Viagra, chemotherapy drugs, and some antibiotics
• Illnesses which produce a high fever–these include meningitis, causing damage to the cochlea

So, how do you know if you are suffering from hearing loss? You may experience:

• Hearing only muffled speech and sounds
• Needing people around you to speak more loudly or slowly
• Wanting to avoid social situations because you can’t hear
• Difficulty picking out speech from background noise
• Difficulty hearing consonants within words
• Needing the volume on the television to be turned up
• Noticing some sounds being louder than usual
• Difficulty following conversations
• Difficulty talking on the phone
• Difficulty hearing in a crowded room

If you notice any of the signs or symptoms listed above, it’s time to visit your ENT specialist for a hearing screening. If you are suffering some degree of hearing loss, your ENT specialist can recommend a variety of hearing aids, including:

• A CIC (completely in the canal) hearing aid
• An ITE (in the ear) hearing aid
• A BTE (behind the ear) hearing aid
• Cochlear implants

Your ENT specialist can help you choose the right hearing aid that fits in with your life. To learn more about the causes and treatments for hearing loss, talk with the experts. Call the ENT specialists at Ear, Nose & Throat Surgeon Of Western New England. You can reach them in Springfield, MA, by calling (413) 732-7426, or in Northampton, MA, by calling (413) 586-2033, so call now.