{"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-1024x538.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-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.soundlife.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/VISUAL-BLOGS-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.soundlife.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/VISUAL-BLOGS-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.soundlife.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/VISUAL-BLOGS-1536x806.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.soundlife.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/VISUAL-BLOGS-18x9.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.soundlife.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/VISUAL-BLOGS-370x194.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.soundlife.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/VISUAL-BLOGS-600x315.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.soundlife.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/VISUAL-BLOGS.jpg 2000w\" 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>Angka 3.2% tidak bermaksud bahawa hanya 3.2% rakyat Malaysia mengalami masalah 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>Hearing Difficulty and Age<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Age is one factor associated with hearing and functional difficulties.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHMS 2023 reported that overall functional difficulty increased with age, with adults aged 60 years and above experiencing a higher prevalence than younger age groups.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is one reason why hearing checks can become increasingly important as we get older.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, hearing concerns are <\/span><b>not limited to older adults<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Noise exposure, certain medical conditions, medications and other factors can also affect hearing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That is why it is important to pay attention to changes in your hearing at any age.<\/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>When Should You Consider a Hearing Test?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You may want to consider a hearing assessment if you or your family notice that you:<\/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;\">Struggle to follow conversations in noisy environments<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Need the television volume to be louder<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have difficulty understanding soft voices<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Often misunderstand what people say<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Find group conversations challenging<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Feel that people are mumbling<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have family members commenting on your hearing<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A professional hearing assessment can provide a clearer picture of your hearing ability and help identify whether further evaluation or hearing solutions may be appropriate.<\/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\" 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>Take Your Hearing Health Seriously<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hearing difficulties may sometimes develop so gradually that we do not notice them immediately.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, small changes in hearing can eventually affect communication, relationships and participation in everyday activities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The NHMS 2023 findings remind us that hearing difficulty is a health concern worth paying attention to \u2014 and that many people who experience hearing difficulty may not seek help.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>You don&#8217;t have to wait until your hearing becomes a major problem before getting it checked.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have noticed changes in your hearing, or your family has started pointing them out, consider speaking with an audiologist.<\/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>Take the First Step Towards Better Hearing<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Di <\/span><b>Soundlife Hearing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, our audiologists can help you understand your hearing and discuss the appropriate next steps based on your individual needs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Book a hearing assessment today and take the first step towards clearer communication and better hearing health.<\/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 elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1631178\" 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-13458d7\" data-id=\"13458d7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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