"Like our vision, our hearing mechanism relies on input from both ears to locate sound sources. One ear simply cannot do the work of two. To achieve the most natural hearing experience, it is vital that both ears work equally well.

Those that wearing two hearing aids understand more clearly and enjoy better sound quality.

Our ears allow us to focus on specific sounds and conversations. Hearing properly with both ears help the brain to distinguish speech from noise more easily than if only one ear receives the sound. Two ears make our hearing more balanced and enable us to determine which direction a sound is coming from, like the location of an oncoming car or the position of someone speaking to you.

Hearing with both ears is also far more comfortable. With both ears working together, less amplification is neede to hear everydau sounds and lower volume means less distracting background noise.

There is so much in Life that's worth hearing. Hearing clearly again will have a positive impact on your hearing."

Source: Starkey booklet - Monaural or Binaural

‘For many people adapting to hearing aids can be a challenge. Although most often, the reward for overcoming those initial difficulties is a significant improvement in quality of life.’
Hearing Loss didn’t develop overnight and is a problem that can be overcome. Hearing aids are not new ears and don’t give back the level of hearing you had before.

Hearing aids provide an experience of sound, improve the situations, redress the problems, making situations more equal and fairer; they maximize opportunities to fully utilise the residual hearing.

The hearing aid dispenser and audiologist will help the hearing impaired to make the best possible use of their residual hearing regarding their communication needs. They will help choose the best hearing system and couple it with, teaching strategies and help with the rehabilitation process.

Hearing Loss is a problem to be overcome. Hearing aids and your Audiologist are tools to help you to overcome that problem. Timescale, patience, practise and perseverance are necessary and involved.

‘A worthwhile thing is achieved with a little hard work!’

Sources: http://www.hear-it.org/
Anglia Ruskin University, FdSc Hearing Aid Audiology, Inductions Notes.