Barbara from HLAA told me that if you're unsure how, you can start by asking if your primary care doctor can refer you to a hearing specialist for a test covered by insurance.

HLAA 的芭芭拉告诉我，如果您不确定如何做，您可以首先询问您的初级保健医生是否可以将您转介给听力专家进行保险承保的检查。

And according to the WHO, nearly 2.5 billion people are projected to have some degree of hearing loss by the year 2050. Barbara Kelley is executive director of the Hearing Loss Association of America, or HLAA.

据世界卫生组织称，到 2050 年，预计将有近 25 亿人出现一定程度的听力损失。芭芭拉·凯利 (Barbara Kelley) 是美国听力损失协会 (HLAA) 的执行董事。