Toni Montoya noticed she was having difficulty hearing others months before she scheduled an appointment with an ear, nose and throat specialist near her.
“I’m sorry, when is the next meeting?” she would ask. “Could you please repeat that?” she said more times than she could remember.
“It was getting worse and I couldn’t always hear what my grandchildren were saying,” said Toni. “I consider myself a pretty independent person and wanted to stay that way. It’s hard to be independent when you keep asking people to repeat themselves.”
