Hearing Aids
Single-Sided Hearing LossSingle-Sided Hearing Loss
Solutions for people with hearing loss in mainly one ear
We typically recommend either a CROS or a BiCROS system. A CROS system consists of a single microphone and single receiver contained in two individual devices (one for each ear). The ear with little-to-no functional hearing is fit with the microphone-equipped device, and the ear with normal hearing is fit with the receiver-equipped device. Sound arriving at the ear with hearing loss will then transmit through a wireless connection to the receiver-equipped device on the normal-hearing ear — to help you hear sounds regardless of which side they’re coming from.
A BiCROS system consists of a microphone-equipped device that is fit to the poorer-hearing ear and a conventional hearing aid fit to the better-hearing ear that has some hearing loss.
CROS and BiCROS options
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RIC
- Discreet design
- Industry’s first rechargeable CROS System
- Variety of color options available
- Easy to adjust
- Allows you to hear from both sides
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BTE
- Discreet design
- Variety of color options available
- Easy to adjust
- Allows you to hear from both sides