Hearing is an important sensory ability for a social being to fully comprehend what is happening around him and to create the necessary response. Throughout history, humans have needed good hearing in order to communicate and not to hunt or be hunted. Hearing loss is defined as a partial or complete decrease in a person's ability to hear sounds. Hearing loss causes problems in understanding what is being said in addition to not hearing sounds in daily life and leads to communication problems. Lack of auditory input can also affect mental performance and greatly increase communication problems and reduce quality of life.

In this review, early recognition of hearing loss and general treatment options are discussed.