ASU Employee Wellness 2026: Hearing screening Polytechnic

 Register for a free 15-minute hearing screening. Hearing loss can develop gradually and often without noticeable pain. Adults should be screened for hearing loss if they experience one or more of the following symptoms:

• Avoidance of social settings or reduced participation in activities.
• Consistent requests for repetition.
• Difficulty understanding the speech of high-pitched speakers, in noise or on the telephone.
• Dizziness.
• Hearing others’ speech as mumbled.
• Increasing the volume on the television and other devices.
• Listening fatigue.
• Ringing in the ears or tinnitus.
• Speaking too loudly or too softly.
• Trouble hearing consonants.

What is a hearing screening?

• An otoscopic evaluation to determine if outer ear issues, such as cerumen (earwax) or other problems, need attention.
• A pure-tone test to determine if hearing levels are at or below the screening levels at key speech frequencies.
• A screening questionnaire to identify perceived diff