Hearing is one of the most important senses for humans. Here we describe why it is important.
Now that the temperatures are warmer and the days are longer, we are spending more time outdoors for relaxation and leisure. This means that everyone’s hearing is challenged in many different ways.
Communicate without problems
Whether you’re doing sports outdoors or in the gym or socializing, it’s important to be able to hear everything in order to communicate with other people without any problems, follow conversations in a group, and take part in discussions and activities. Those who can hear well also enjoy the cheerful chirping of birds or the sound of the wind in the trees, and experience the full acoustic diversity of their environment.
Good hearing is important for understanding and orienting yourself
Outside the familiar four walls of your own home, your hearing is faced with very different and often unpredictable challenges. In unfamiliar surroundings or in situations with changing background noise, it can be difficult even for people with normal hearing to hear everything well, understand it correctly and orientate themselves.
What declining hearing performance can lead to
Since most people hardly notice their hearing deteriorating at first, they attribute their problems understanding speech to external circumstances or to the supposedly unclear or too quiet pronunciation of their conversation partners. They have no choice but to accept the associated stress, concentration problems and rapid fatigue caused by excessive listening effort, especially since they themselves cannot find any concrete causes or explanations for this. They often do not think about their own hearing.
Even more so, slight hearing loss can impair communication or make it almost impossible. In this case, a hearing test with a hearing care professional can provide reliable information about your own hearing ability.
