{"id":20239,"date":"2026-09-08T16:20:22","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T08:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.soundlife.com.my\/?p=20239"},"modified":"2026-09-08T16:33:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T08:33:45","slug":"hearing-loss-in-malaysia-statistics-causes-when-to-get-a-hearing-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.soundlife.com.my\/ms\/hearing-loss-in-malaysia-statistics-causes-when-to-get-a-hearing-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Hearing Loss in Malaysia: Statistics, Causes &#038; When to Get a Hearing Test"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"20239\" class=\"elementor elementor-20239\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2cbd828 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2cbd828\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-94bbbde\" data-id=\"94bbbde\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a48083 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4a48083\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/www.soundlife.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/VISUAL-BLOGS-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20241\" alt=\"Hearing Loss in Malaysia: Statistics, Causes &amp; When to Get a Hearing Test\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.soundlife.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/VISUAL-BLOGS-2.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.soundlife.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/VISUAL-BLOGS-2-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.soundlife.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/VISUAL-BLOGS-2-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.soundlife.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/VISUAL-BLOGS-2-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.soundlife.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/VISUAL-BLOGS-2-1536x806.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.soundlife.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/VISUAL-BLOGS-2-18x9.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.soundlife.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/VISUAL-BLOGS-2-370x194.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.soundlife.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/VISUAL-BLOGS-2-600x315.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-07fd7a1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"07fd7a1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0b7eca\" data-id=\"e0b7eca\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a16fe3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a16fe3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-64b4c74 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"64b4c74\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d5689a6\" data-id=\"d5689a6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2730f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f2730f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pendengaran merupakan sebahagian penting dalam kehidupan seharian. Ia membantu kita berkomunikasi dengan orang tersayang, mengambil bahagian dalam perbualan, menikmati hiburan dan kekal berhubung dengan dunia di sekeliling kita.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tetapi, sejauh manakah masalah pendengaran biasa berlaku di Malaysia?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Berdasarkan <\/span><b>Tinjauan Kebangsaan Kesihatan dan Morbiditi (NHMS) 2023<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>3.2% daripada golongan dewasa di Malaysia melaporkan mengalami kesukaran mendengar, walaupun menggunakan alat bantu pendengaran.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ini bermakna kira-kira 3 daripada setiap 100 orang dewasa yang ditinjau melaporkan mengalami kesukaran mendengar.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Walaupun peratusan ini mungkin kelihatan kecil, ia menunjukkan satu perkara penting: <\/span><b>Kesukaran mendengar boleh menjejaskan orang dalam komuniti kita dan tidak seharusnya diabaikan begitu sahaja.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dfe211c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dfe211c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d0bff8\" data-id=\"3d0bff8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6014730 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6014730\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\" src=\"https:\/\/www.soundlife.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Hearing-Difficulty-Among-Malaysian-Adults.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20246\" alt=\"hearing difficulty among malaysian adults\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.soundlife.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Hearing-Difficulty-Among-Malaysian-Adults.png 576w, https:\/\/www.soundlife.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Hearing-Difficulty-Among-Malaysian-Adults-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.soundlife.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Hearing-Difficulty-Among-Malaysian-Adults-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/www.soundlife.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Hearing-Difficulty-Among-Malaysian-Adults-370x208.png 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d057f3a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d057f3a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-efbdedd\" data-id=\"efbdedd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-da53e29 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"da53e29\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f832a16\" data-id=\"f832a16\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfc0999 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cfc0999\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><b>Memahami Statistik 3.2%<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Angka 3.2% ini adalah berdasarkan NHMS 2023, yang menilai beberapa aspek kesukaran fungsi dalam kalangan orang dewasa di Malaysia, termasuk masalah pendengaran.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adalah penting untuk difahami bahawa <\/span><b>3.2% tidak bermaksud bahawa hanya 3.2% rakyat Malaysia mengalami kehilangan pendengaran.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Angka 3.2% tidak bermaksud bahawa hanya 3.2% rakyat Malaysia mengalami kehilangan pendengaran. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kesukaran pendengaran<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">yang berbeza daripada diagnosis klinikal kehilangan pendengaran berdasarkan keputusan audiogram.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sebagai contoh, seseorang mungkin masih boleh mendengar bunyi, tetapi tetap mengalami kesukaran untuk mendengar dengan jelas:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Memahami pertuturan di tempat yang bising<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Selepas berbincang dengan beberapa orang<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mendengar suara yang perlahan<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Memahami apa yang diperkatakan oleh orang lain apabila mereka bercakap dari bilik lain<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mendengar televisyen pada tahap kelantangan yang selesa<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kesukaran dalam kehidupan seharian ini kadangkala boleh menjadi tanda bahawa pendengaran seseorang perlu dinilai dengan lebih lanjut.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e408134 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e408134\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3fe760b\" data-id=\"3fe760b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbef4c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bbef4c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><b>Mendengar Bunyi vs Memahami Pertuturan<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Salah satu salah faham yang biasa berlaku ialah:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\u201cSaya boleh dengar orang bercakap, jadi pendengaran saya mesti baik.\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Walau bagaimanapun, pendengaran bukan sekadar mengesan bunyi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">elinga kita menangkap bunyi, manakala otak memproses dan memberikan makna kepada bunyi tersebut. Inilah sebabnya seseorang mungkin dapat mendengar orang bercakap, tetapi masih mengalami kesukaran untuk memahami perkataan dengan jelas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ini lebih ketara di tempat yang mempunyai bunyi latar, seperti restoran, pusat membeli-belah, perhimpunan keluarga atau tempat kerja yang sibuk.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jika anda sering mendapati diri anda berkata: <\/span><b>\u201cSaya boleh dengar mereka bercakap, tetapi saya tidak dapat memahami apa yang mereka katakan.\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Anda mungkin patut mempertimbangkan untuk menjalani pemeriksaan pendengaran.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fba065d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fba065d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ceee5aa\" data-id=\"ceee5aa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6928b8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6928b8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><b>Mengapa Orang Lambat Mendapatkan Bantuan?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHMS 2023 juga melaporkan satu dapatan penting: dalam kalangan orang dewasa yang mengalami kesukaran pendengaran, hanya <\/span><b>26% mendapatkan bantuan berkaitan masalah pendengaran mereka dalam tempoh 12 bulan sebelumnya.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ini bermakna bahawa <\/span><b>26% bukanlah peratusan rakyat Malaysia yang mengalami kehilangan pendengaran.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sebaliknya, angka ini merujuk kepada peratusan individu yang melaporkan mengalami kesukaran pendengaran dan kemudiannya mendapatkan bantuan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ramai orang mungkin melambatkan usaha untuk mendapatkan bantuan kerana perubahan pendengaran boleh berlaku secara beransur-ansur. Mereka mungkin menyesuaikan diri dengan perubahan tersebut tanpa menyedarinya, meningkatkan kelantangan televisyen atau sekadar meminta orang lain mengulangi percakapan dengan lebih kerap.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sesetengah orang juga mungkin menganggap bahawa kesukaran pendengaran hanyalah sebahagian daripada proses penuaan yang normal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tetapi walaupun pendengaran boleh berubah secara semula jadi apabila usia meningkat, kesukaran yang berterusan untuk mendengar atau memahami pertuturan wajar diberi perhatian.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6749964 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6749964\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-574288f\" data-id=\"574288f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f9c1ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2f9c1ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\" src=\"https:\/\/www.soundlife.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Help-Seeking-Among-Adults-With-Hearing-Difficulty.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20247\" alt=\"help seeking among adults with hearing difficulty\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.soundlife.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Help-Seeking-Among-Adults-With-Hearing-Difficulty.png 576w, https:\/\/www.soundlife.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Help-Seeking-Among-Adults-With-Hearing-Difficulty-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.soundlife.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Help-Seeking-Among-Adults-With-Hearing-Difficulty-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/www.soundlife.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Help-Seeking-Among-Adults-With-Hearing-Difficulty-370x208.png 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cf1bb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8cf1bb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><b>Kesukaran Pendengaran dan Usia<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Umur merupakan salah satu faktor yang berkaitan dengan masalah pendengaran dan kesukaran menjalankan aktiviti harian.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHMS 2023 melaporkan bahawa kesukaran fungsi secara keseluruhan meningkat dengan usia, dengan golongan dewasa berumur 60 tahun dan ke atas mengalami prevalens yang lebih tinggi berbanding kumpulan umur yang lebih muda.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ini merupakan salah satu sebab mengapa pemeriksaan pendengaran menjadi semakin penting apabila kita meningkat usia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Walau bagaimanapun, masalah pendengaran adalah <\/span><b>tidak terhad kepada golongan warga emas.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pendedahan kepada bunyi bising, keadaan perubatan tertentu, pengambilan ubat-ubatan dan faktor lain juga boleh menjejaskan pendengaran.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sebab itulah penting untuk memberi perhatian kepada sebarang perubahan pada pendengaran anda pada mana-mana peringkat usia.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-78fd504 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"78fd504\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc66ad9\" data-id=\"bc66ad9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a15dfcd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a15dfcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><b>Bila Anda Perlu Pertimbangkan Untuk Menjalani Ujian Pendengaran?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anda mungkin perlu mempertimbangkan untuk menjalani pemeriksaan pendengaran jika anda atau ahli keluarga menyedari bahawa anda:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kerap meminta orang mengulangi apa yang mereka katakan.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sukar mengikuti perbualan dalam persekitaran yang bising.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Perlu meningkatkan kelantangan televisyen.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mengalami kesukaran memahami suara yang perlahan.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sering tersalah faham apa yang orang lain katakan.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mendapati perbualan dalam kumpulan sukar untuk diikuti.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Merasakan orang lain bercakap tidak jelas atau seperti bergumam.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ahli keluarga sering memberi komen tentang pendengaran anda.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pemeriksaan pendengaran oleh profesional dapat memberikan gambaran yang lebih jelas tentang keupayaan pendengaran anda serta membantu menentukan sama ada pemeriksaan lanjut atau penyelesaian pendengaran mungkin diperlukan.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f00ccc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f00ccc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ba5d7e\" data-id=\"7ba5d7e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2aeba9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2aeba9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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pendengaran anda, atau ahli keluarga mula menyedarinya dan memberitahu anda, pertimbangkan untuk berjumpa dengan pakar audiologi.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c8546b3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c8546b3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-39c8f98\" data-id=\"39c8f98\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-501cbe2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"501cbe2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Ambil Langkah Pertama Ke Arah Pendengaran Yang Lebih Baik<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Di <\/span><b>Soundlife Hearing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pakar audiologi kami boleh membantu anda memahami keadaan pendengaran anda dan membincangkan langkah seterusnya yang sesuai berdasarkan keperluan individu anda.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Tempah pemeriksaan pendengaran anda hari ini dan ambil langkah pertama ke arah komunikasi yang lebih jelas serta kesihatan pendengaran yang lebih baik.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1631178 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default 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