About Harriet Jacobster, Au.D. Expertise I can answer questions regarding non-medical treatment of hearing loss such as hearing aids and aural rehabilitation. I am also able to answer your questions regarding hearing testing, what types of tests are appropriate, what information a hearing test gives you and what it doesn't give you. As a classically trained musician, I can also answer issues dealing with hearing loss specific to musicians.
Experience I am a Board Certified Doctor of Audiology with over 25 years' of experience working with both children and adults. I have given lectures on Hearing Loss and Hearing Aids to several state chapters of national organizations for the deaf and hard of hearing. I also taught Speech Reading and Aural Rehabilitation both privately and for the Florida Deaf Service Center.
Organizations American Academy of Audiology
American Speech Language Hearing Association
Education/Credentials Au.D. Doctor of Audiology, Nova Southeastern University 2000
Question Well I never figured that I couldn't ear because I thought
it was normal to listen to the TV loudly and I thought my
voice wasn't loud until recently when people have been
telling me i need my hearing checked because i keep asking
people to repeat things. Mostly they seem to sound muffled
especially the female voices and I never realized until now
how much I read lips. I am beginning to have a hard time
talking on the phone because I don't seem to be able to hear
people. When I was young I burst an ear drum when I had an
ear infection. My ears used to ring alot but not so much
now. Plus I always seem to have the pressure in my ears and
I pop them alot because it's soo annoying. Sometimes the
inside of my ears hurt. I am only 24 years old so it would
suck to be losing my hearing. I'm confused. what could be
going on?
Answer Hi Dominique,
You are definitely experiencing signs of a hearing loss. The question is whether or not this is a loss that can be treated medically, such as a middle ear problem, or not, such as a neural loss in the inner ear. The only way to know is to have a complete evaluation by an ear specialist and a complete audiological evaluation by an audiologist.
Hope this helps.
Harriet B. Jacobster, AuD
Board Certified in Audiology
