Straining to hear what used to come easy? See hearing loss causes.

Straining to hear what used to come easy? See hearing loss causes.

Do you keep asking people to repeat themselves, or have trouble hearing when there’s noise in the background? These could be signs of hearing loss. See what can cause hearing loss and how to get tested for it.

See the causes of hearing loss.

Learn about getting your hearing tested. (VIDEO)

For more, see “Hearing Loss,” an Age Page from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) at NIH.

The information on Hearing Loss was developed for NIHSeniorHealth by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) at NIH.