Binaural Hearing

In general, a person who has a hearing loss 
in both ears should be fit with binaural or two 
hearing aids.  When both ears are working 
together the overall sound does not need to be as loud.  Plus, the clarity for speech is improved in most cases.  You also have a better chance to tell direction.  Even so, somebody getting hearing aids should not depend on the 




 

 hearing aids alone. Lip reading, speech reading, studying body language can help to improve overall understanding especially in group and background noise conditions.

This information is general in nature and not intended as advice or to replace  contacting your dispenser, audiologist or physician.

 
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