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Hearing Problems, Explained in Plain Words
Most people don’t search for a test name or a hearing aid model. They search for what’s going wrong: “I can’t hear on the phone”, “my ears won’t stop ringing”, “the room spins when I roll over”. These are our guides to those problems, from Prism Hearing, Speech and Balance in Viman Nagar. Each one explains what the problem usually means, which test answers it, and what happens next.
Urgent
Some problems can’t wait
When to see a doctor first
Hearing loss that came on suddenly, a new loss in one ear, and hearing loss with ear pain, bleeding or discharge all need a doctor promptly. Dizziness with facial drooping, weakness or slurred speech needs a hospital emergency department straight away. Start with our guides to sudden hearing loss and hearing loss in one ear.
The guides
Start with the problem you recognise
Seven guides so far, with more added regularly, so this page grows as the library does.
Why can’t I hear in noisy restaurants?
Fine at home, lost at dinner. What that pattern usually means, the test that answers it, and which hearing aid features actually help in noise.
Read the guide Everyday hearingWhy can’t I hear properly on phone calls?
Clear in person but blurred on the phone. Why calls expose a hearing loss first, and how streaming to your hearing aids makes them clear again.
Read the guide Causes and degreeIs my hearing getting worse with age?
The TV creeps louder and everyone seems to mumble. What age-related hearing loss is, the test that measures it, and how to choose hearing aids for seniors.
Read the guide Causes and degreeYears of loud noise: has it damaged my hearing?
Work, traffic, machinery or live music over many years. How noise damages hearing, the test that shows it, and how to stop it getting worse.
Read the guide Ear symptomsWhy does my ear feel blocked or muffled?
Wax, a cold, fluid, or something that needs a doctor. The common causes, the checks that find them, and why nothing should go into your ear first.
Read the guide Ear symptomsHearing loss in one ear?
Sudden, on and off, or there for years. When a weaker ear needs a doctor today, the tests that help, and the options for a loss that stays.
Read the guide UrgentSuddenly lost hearing in one ear?
Hearing that dropped over hours or days. How to tell it from a blocked ear, why the first days matter most, and what to do today.
Read the guideNot listed yet
Your problem may not have a guide yet
We see far more problems than we have written up. Tinnitus and ear noises, dizziness and vertigo, speech and language concerns in children, the cost and degree of a hearing loss, and the everyday niggles of already wearing hearing aids are all things we handle at the clinic every week.
If yours isn’t here, the quickest route is to describe it in your own words. A short conversation is usually enough to tell which test or appointment makes sense.
Questions
Before you book
I can’t find my exact problem here. What should I do?
Do I need a hearing test before anything else?
Can Prism treat all of these problems?
Do these guides replace an assessment?
Not sure where to start?
Book a hearing test at our Viman Nagar clinic, ask for a home visit anywhere in Pune, or just message us your question.