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[quote=Anonymous]Long time hearing aid user here. Like you, I have hearing loss in one ear, AKA single-sided deafness or unilateral hearing loss.

You want a CROS system. A CROS picks up sound from your bad ear and moves it to your good ear. It’s great because you can hear when someone is sitting next you at a table or at a show. The CROS system consists of two parts, a piece you wear in the bad ear [microphone] and a piece that you wear in the good ear [receiver/speaker]. The size/type of these pieces will depend on the kind of loss you have. It is very worth your time to consult an expert [not Costco] to get the right type and right settings for you.

The two leading CROS systems, AFAIK, are Widex and Phonak. Widex claims to have better ability to filter background noise. I havent tried Widex but I will test drive next time I buy new aids. I have used Phonak most of my life and I feel satisfied with everything, performance, service, durability.

Because hearing and hearing aids are so complex, it behooves you to see a professional. I would not go to Costco, based on my experience with aids. Costco is the hearing aid equivalent of reading glasses sold on racks at CVS. those glasses are in essence simply magnifying glasses. Likewise, Costco aids are in essence simply amplifiers. That works for some, YMMV. Me, I want the best performance I can get.

I highly recommend Hull Hearing Aid Service in Virginia. In my whole life of being treated for hearing loss, no one has ever taken as much time as Hull did to explain my hearing and help me find solutions for my specific needs. I do not recommend Professional Hearing Aid Services in DC. They were the opposite of Hull, they told me they couldn’t do anything to address the aid issues I was having. I then switched to Hull and they fixed it all. [/quote]

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