Sontec Hearing Centres: Listening and audio fatigue

HAVE you ever felt fatigued after listening to someone speak for an extended period?

Or perhaps you work in an industry that is causing ear pain and sensitivity to loud sounds? You may be suffering from listen‐ing or audio fatigue, side effects that can be caused by loud audio or exposure to noise for long periods.

A common condition among people who work in the music industry, such as sound engineers, audio producers and musicians, audio fatigue can also affect anybody who listens to loud music or sounds for extend‐ed periods. Whereas listening fatigue is a common side effect that comes from the additional effort individuals with hear‐ing loss have to make due to commu‐nication dif ficulties, such as after a long con versation or

Zoom meeting.

Listening fatigue and audio fatigue are related, but are distinct concepts in the context of audio perception.

What are the symptoms of audio fatigue and listener fatigue?

Audio fatigue refers to a phenomenon where prolonged exposure to the same au‐dio signal can cause the listener to become less sensitive to certain aspects of the sound. This can result in noise sensitivity, tinnitus, and difficulty in distinguishing sounds or words.

Listening fatigue, on the other hand, refers to the subjective feeling of discomfort or ex haustion that can occur after prolonged ex‐posure to sound or if you are losing your hearing and are having to concentrate much harder on following a conversation. This can manifest as physical symptoms such as headaches or earaches, as well as cognitive symptoms such as difficulty con‐centrating or feeling mentally drained.

If you aren’t hearing as well as you used to and believe you are experiencing listen‐ing or audio fatigue, it’s time to have your hearing evaluated by a qualified healthcare professional. Hearing aids and audio acces‐sories from Sontec Hearing Centres can help to avoid or alleviate these symptoms.

How can Son‐tec Hearing Centres help?

While it is recom ‐mended to take fre ‐quent breaks when lis‐ tening to audio, use proper audio equip‐ment that fits correctly, reduce background noise and create comfortable atmo ‐spheres, you may need to seek medical ad‐vice from qualified audiologists such as Sontec.

Working with the world’s leading hear‐ing aid manufacturing brands including GN Resound, Widex, Oticon, Coselgi, Phonak and Bernafon, the highly qualified and li‐censed hearing care professionals will pro‐vide tailor‐made solutions for each individ‐ual.

Sontec will offer you a free in ‐ depth hearing evaluation in the centre or in the comfort of your home to recommend the best solution for you and your lifestyle from their range of leading brands, as well as offering a free hearing study, batteries and hearing aid repair, monitoring of pa‐tient progress, hearing aid cleaning and in‐credible after‐care services.

Improving your hearing quality will im‐prove the quality of your life. Visit the pro‐fessional and friendly team at Sontec to take care of all your hearing health needs.