ESTIMATE SUGGESTS
ABOUT 466 MILLION PEOPLE WERE
LIVING WITH HEARING LOSS.
THAT IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO 630
MILLION BY 2030 AND TO OVER 900
THIS MORNING ON ASK A SPECIALIST
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WHAT YOU
NEED TO KNOW WITH.DR. KEN PUGH,
AUDIOLOGIST, AT THE QUEEN'S
MEDICAL CENTER-
WEST OAHU'S EAR, NOSE, AND
THROAT OUTPATIENT CLINICAL
SERVICE CENTER.QUESTION #1: WHAT
ARE COMMON WARNING SIGNS THAT
MAY HELP IDENTIFY
HEARING LOSS?
DIFFICULTY HEARING AND
FOLLOWING CONVERSATIONS
OFTEN ASKS OTHERS TO REPEAT
THEMSELVES
FAVOR ONE EAR MORE THAN THE
OTHER TROUBLE HEARING ON THE
OTHERS COMPLAIN ABOUT THE TV
BEING TOO LOUD
QUESTION #2: HOW OFTEN SHOULD
SOMEONE HAVE THEIR HEARING
TESTED? CHILDREN: WHEN SCHOOL
STARTS
AGES 61+: EVERY YEAR
PEOPLE WHO WORK IN NOISY
ENVIRONMENTS: EVERY YEAR
QUESTION #3: IF I HAVE CONCERNS
ABOUT MY HEARING WHAT SHOULD I
DO?
PHYSICIAN
REFERRAL TO QUEEN'S-WEST OAHU
OUTPATIENT CLINICAL SERVICE
CENTER
KRIS
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE EAR,
NOSE, AND THROAT OUTPATIENT
CLINICAL
MEDICAL CENTER-WEST OAHU, YOU
CAN CALL 691- 3352.
AM BREAK 11
2:15