I think I know the answer...it's when you can't seem to hear people that appear to be talking at a normal voice level.

I am starting to notice that I have a hard time hearing people, especially in crowded areas with a general din. I find myself leaning forward like I've noticed older people doing. But, I'm not that old!!!!

I think I will get my hearing checked. The purpose of this post is to see if anybody has any recommendations and experiences in getting their hearing checked in terms of where to go.

I thnik if you want recommendations it might be helpful if you tell where you are.

A provicial government hospital should not be expensive.

its when you start talking loud and people tell you not to shout also when you have to turn up the sound on the telly,CAN YOU HEAR ME.

You need to have your hearing tested by either an audiologist or a doctor specializing in hearing disorders. I am not sure that a provincial hospital would have an audiologist, there is rather a shortage of them in Thailand, and certainly would not have a doctor specializing in this.

Bumrungrad, BNH, Bangkok Hospital, Samitivej (Srinikarn) and Saint Luois Hospitals in Bangkok can all do this. There is a very well qualified physician specializing in hearing loss at Bangkok Hospital so might be worth doing it there.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Suchitra Prasansuk

Speciality: Otolaryngology (Ear,Nose,Throat)

Sub Speciality: Hearing, Speech, Balance and Tinnitus

Gender: Female

Location: Bangkok Hospital Bangkok

Language: Thai, English

Clinical Focus:

Hearing system, Hearing loss, Sudden Hearing loss, Tinnitus, Hyperacusis, Balance system, Veritgo, Balance Disorders, Dizziness, Unsteadiness, Ataxia, Balance Disorders, Delayed Speech, Neuro-Otology-Audiological Medicine

Qualifications :

2009 Elected Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons, / England

1988 Training in Audiological Medicine, / University of Toronto, Canada

1983 Training in Audiological Medicine, / University of Copenhagen, Denmark

1974 Training in Neuro-Otology, / House Ear Institute, Los Angeles

1972 Diploma in Oto-rhino-laryngology, / University of London, UK.

1972 Thai Board of ORL Proficiency, / Thai Medical Council

1972 Training in Audiological Medicine, / Nuffield Hearing Center London, UK.

1969 Training in Neuro-Otology, / University of Vienna, Austria

1969 Diploma in Oto-rhino-laryngology, / University of Vienna, Austria

1969 Certificate of Microsurgery of The Ear, / University of Vienna, Austria

1964 Medical Doctor, / Facullty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University

Schedule:

Monday 13:00 - 16:00

Wednesday 09:00 - 12:00

Thursday 13:00 - 16:00

Friday 09:00 - 12:00

Saturday 14:00 - 16:00

If on the other hand you just want a hearing test and at least cost, I'd go to Saint Louis, they have 2-3 audiologists there and cost much less. Do not however appear to have physicians with the same level of expertise in hearing loss as the above.

I thnik if you want recommendations it might be helpful if you tell where you are.

A provicial government hospital should not be expensive.

Excellent point.

I live in Bangkok.

After many years of denial, I finally broke down and picked up a pair of complete-in-canal hearing aids. For several years, I swore that the reason I couldn't understand UBC TV, unless I was wearing headsets, was because of the inferior nature of the signal. In November I visited a brother back in the US. We watched a dvd movie on his TV, I could understand about half. My brother was cracking up laughing......I wasn't...because I wasn't understanding what was being said. I vowed to get my hearing aids.

My hearing loss was the result of years of flying in the Air Force, not something that happened overnight. It's absolutely incredible what you aren't hearing.....the crisp sound of tap water hitting the bottom of a cup, the digital beeps/whistles of rice cookers/microwaves/cell phones.

When we bought our Toyota Vigo in 2008, I brought it in for the first service and complained that the 'engine-in-ignition' warning wasn't working. The maintenance rep checked and said it's working fine. I was convinced it was inferior. Now with hearing aids, it's loud and clear.

Go see a doc, but I'd be willing to bet that if you think you need them, you need them.

Recently a consultation with hearing doctor and full audiology test at BKK Pattaya hospital cost a friend of mine 1100 baht all in.His symptoms where the same as yours and it turned out he was not able to pick up high tones when in a noisy environment,.Not to say your answer will be the same but it gives you an idea of price.

There are several web sites where you can test your own hearing. Not very precise, but I have checked mine against this one - <A href="http://www.robillardhearingcentres.com/">http://www.robillardhearingcentres.com/</A><BR>I know I have hearing loss at 4, 6 and 8 kHz, and this test confirmed it for me, so it's a good place to start from.<BR>It's the higher frequencies that disappear first with aging. <BR>I install, repair and calibrate hearing testing equipment in BC, Canada, so even though I don't test anyones hearing, I get to spend a lot of time aound those who do.<BR>It seems that keeping them clean and drying them each night while you sleep helps them last longer. <BR>I often overhear stories in hearing clinics where clients forget they are wearing them and run into the sea - or take a shower with them in. They don't like water - especially salty water.<BR>With my loss I find noisy pubs quite uncomfortable after an hour or so. <BR>I'm putting off getting hearing aids as long as I can as I know they're expensive and only last 5 years or so. <BR><BR>Really your only solution is to get a hearing test at a hearing loss clinic and get fitted out with aids. They even have ones now that you can programme from your computer.<BR>

Just wait til you get tinnitus, you can hear that alright.:sleepy: