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General Category => Hearing Issues => Topic started by: Mish56 on December 14, 2015, 05:01:34 pm

Title: Sound Direction and hearing aids
Post by: Mish56 on December 14, 2015, 05:01:34 pm

I have a recent sudden hearing loss in my L ear. I have had standard hearing aids for 2 years, but now the doc is recommending "bi-cross"? My question is, can one then tell which direction sound is coming from? I am currently unable to return to work as a nurse unless when someone yells "HELP" I need to know where they are! Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!

Title: Re: Sound Direction and hearing aids
Post by: james e on December 23, 2015, 02:46:10 pm

I've been SSD for over 5 years and cannot locate the source of any sound. I have a BAHA and wear a hearing aid in my good ear.

Title: Re: Sound Direction and hearing aids
Post by: alabamajane on December 23, 2015, 04:53:27 pm

I agree with James,, if you are single side deaf ( SSD), from all I have read and my personal experience being SSD for 4 years and a BAHA user with excellent hearing in my good ear,, you will not get much help with directionality from any device. Sorry,,,

Title: Re: Sound Direction and hearing aids
Post by: arizonajack on December 24, 2015, 07:53:45 pm

I have worn bi-cros hearing aids for 3 1/2 years. About six months ago I upgraded to the Cros II. Many improvements over the previous generation but still not great with directionality.

http://www.anausa.org/smf/index.php?topic=21818.0

That being said, how often does anybody yell "help" where you can't quickly figure out where it's coming from?

Title: Re: Sound Direction and hearing aids
Post by: alabamajane on December 24, 2015, 09:17:02 pm

If she is in a hallway, she is not going to be able to tell what side of the hall , much less which room, the person is located. That's my experience anyway,,, just my two cents worth,,,,,