Dr. Griffin of Now Hear This Endorses a New Hearing Loss Screening Test Developed by Scientists and Doctors of Audiology

    RALEIGH, NC, October 16, 2014 /24-7PressRelease/ -- It is no wonder so many of us avoid having our hearing tested. We're confused about where to get an unbiased hearing test, who should perform it and how much it will cost. Some people ignore or don't realize the extent of their gradual hearing loss. Many hearing loss sufferers don't trust traditional hearing aid dealers who tend to pursue them without mercy to sell expensive solutions.

Dr. Griffin of Now Hear This is endorsing this new screen for hearing loss because it was developed by scientists and Doctors of Audiology with funding from the National Institutes of Health, not by hearing instrument specialists. The scientists who developed the National Hearing Test have simplified the first step to helping you take control of your hearing health.

"This test is a great way to satisfy an urgent need for more people to get their hearing screened," says Dr. Griffin. "It should also help motivate people to improve their hearing especially because of recent studies showing that people with hearing loss have up to five hundred percent (500%) higher risk of dementia (including Alzheimer's), as well as falls with broken bones, emotional isolation and depression."

The not-for-profit, telephone-based National Hearing Test accurately assesses your hearing in ten minutes as normal, slightly below normal or substantially below normal for each ear. It presents a series of digits you identify against a background of noise, much like the way we may experience hearing difficulty at family dinners, large gatherings and movies.

You can take the test at home, at the office or in any quiet place with a landline phone, and receive the results immediately. There is no sales pitch after the test. If your hearing is below normal, the National Hearing Test will simply suggest you follow up by seeing an audiologist or other certified hearing professional of your choice.

You don't have to make an appointment or drive anywhere, and you can take the test any time you like by purchasing a code at www.nationalhearingtest.org, then calling the toll-free National Hearing Test line at (866) 223-7575. The cost is $5, just enough to cover the expense of offering the test.

The first test of its kind in the United States, the National Hearing Test overcomes many obstacles preventing people from being screened for hearing loss, including their mistrust of the hearing aid dealers. It is the country's only convenient, affordable, scientifically valid hearing screening test delivered over a plain old telephone. Just pick up your phone.

Dr. Griffin stressed, "While the telephone-administered test provides an accurate estimate of a person's hearing in the speech-frequency range, it is not a substitute for a full hearing evaluation by an audiologist. More people need to know that there are standout differences in education and clinical training between audiologists and traditional hearing aid dealers."

About the National Hearing Test Project
The National Hearing Test is administered by Bloomington, Indiana-based Communication Disorders Technology, Inc., in partnership with Indiana University and the VU Medical Center of Amsterdam, and with the support of the National Institute for Deafness and Other Communication Disorders of the National Institutes of Health, under Grant No. 3R43DC009719.

Learn more about the National Hearing Test visit www.nationalhearingtest.org. To take the National Hearing Test, obtain a code at that site and call the test line at (866) 223-7575.

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