Communications Assessment
How does your hearing loss affect the following situations?
Choose one of the ratings for each situation:
- Always a problem (75–100% of the time)
- Often a problem (50–75% of the time)
- Sometimes difficult (25–50% of the time)
- Never a problem (0–25% of the time)
______ Conversation with one person
______ Small group listening
______ Listening outdoors
______ Large group listening
______ At a concert/movie
______ In a place of worship
______ Watching TV
______ In a restaurant
______ Riding in a car/bus
______ On the telephone
______ On the cell phone (digital)
______ Listening to music
______ Listening at work
______ Leisure activities
______ Tell direction of sounds
______ Children’s voice
______ Family dinner
______ Others(list)
If you currently wear or own hearing aids, please rate the sound quality.
Choose one of the ratings for each situation:
- Poor performance
- Average performance
- Good performance
- Excellent performance
______ Clearness of sounds
______ Naturalness of own voice
______ Natural sounding
______ Hearing soft sounds
______ Comfort with loud sounds
______ Circuit/ambient noise