Hearing Loss

I just got back from my sister’s house. Only my younger niece was home, and she said there was something beeping. She could not locate the source, so my sister called me to go and take a look. When I got there, I could not hear any beeping. My niece said that it was high pitched and soft. My sister also said she could hear it over the phone. I finally noticed a display in the fridge that showed alarm and flashing 0°F for the freezer. I managed to turn off the unheard alarm, but noticed the freezer items were not very cold.

I have noticed that I am having more trouble understanding female coworkers. Usually, certain words or phrases are either muffled or too soft. I did notice that other people seem to have few problems understanding the same conversation. I think I do have high frequency hearing loss since this happens less when I listen to male voices. I am unsure why I am getting this since I am not usually near loud sound sources.

Maybe it is age based. Getting old sucks.