I was also born deaf in the left ear..but I didn't realise I was born with it but I used to face many difficulties in noicy areas and sound environments like head shadow effect,dizziness etc...and I realised this unique challenge in my 13 year old time..I took a test of pure tone audiometry..and realise that I was born with SSD and the range of hearing loss is profound hearing loss..can you please tell me to over come this.. without baha..
I'm quite thankful to see inner ear technology has improved. There didn't seem much my doc could do about 30 years ago, or at least, didn't seem an option for me if it was around. I'm confident to get checked out again. Thank you for that.
Was born with SSD (right ear). Use to tell my friends that locating sound is superhuman in my world 🙂 also, lots of noise further lowers my hearing capacity (cocktails, receptions, etc), people that know automatically walk on my left side (such as wife), arriving early at meetings is important so i can strategically sit for discussion purposes, etc etc Now planning to get hearing aid - we’ll see how it goes 👍
Thanks you for this video. The removal of a cancerous tumor on the eardrum caused complete hearing loss in my left ear at the age of 5. I am now 53 and never did get any hearing assistance for this. Now looking into the CROS hearing aid.
I am 51 years old and i have partial hearing loss in my right ear due to bad ear infections at school. While growing up, i had been seen by audiologist from LAUSD. Within the past 6 years, i've gotten free hearing tests from Miracle Ear. the 2nd visit to them was back in August of this year. I was told i need to get a pair of hearing aids and NOT what you've talked about. Miracle Ear is a well-established firm. Howeer, who has $6-7k to spend as opposed to getting lower prices ones.
I'm getting my BAHA next week,but its only a demo, while i wait for my order.I was told it cost 13k,but lucky for me my Government pay for it.I can't wait.I'm deaf in my left and 30% in my right..
Thank you for this video, I have SSD in my left ear, severe hearing loss, and just above the line of severe on my right ear. In two days I have an appointment to have a hearing aid from my hospital (Canadian) for three months trial, before I am give a perception by my ENT to go purchase. I'm excited to be able to hear again, but nervous that I won't be able to get the same treatment you recommend.
Same man, Im always wondering what it feels like to be able to hear from the other side of our ear. It pretty frustrating and embarassing when someone talk to me from the left, and take few seconds for me to notice them.
I'm deaf in my right ear but the past few years, a few times, I've heard a high pitch ring. Like some one turned on an old TV. It doesn't makes sense cuz I've had surgery and they told me there was something missing and it wasn't possible.
I never really understood why these options were never mentioned to me from my specialist. The last recommendation I had was 15 years ago and it was for a Ossicular chain reconstruction, which I declined. I am looking into BAHA/Bonebridge implant for my case. I hope to hear from the hospital that specializes in these surgeries to see if I could possibly be a candidate for them.
I’ve been deaf from 1 ear since I was little I was Probobly born deaf lol it sucks since elementary through high school my classmates would try talking to me during class but I would not be able to hear them I was really shy because of my deafness so I would just nod my head even though I had no idea what they would be saying.. I’m 27 now and I feel like this deafness has really affected me big time :( I know I talk different I’m guessing because of my deafness I’m very shy and have lots of anxiety it sucks I wish I could hear normal I Probobly only have about 5% of hearing on my bad ear compared to my good ear.
Same thing for me, just that I loss my hearing in 3rd grade in elementary school. Now I'm 28 and I feel a lot of embarrasement to talk about this and I wish there would be a solution so that I could hear with my two ears. Sending love and light to you....💗🙏🏻
This was hugely helpful. Thank you! I especially appreciate the comment that not all audiologists are used to handling this. Do you have any sense of if the BAHA bluetooth, or outside piece, is getting smaller as we gain in technology? And as things change, can the device we get today upgrade with that technology?
There are limited upgrades that could happen with a BAHA system. The device requires Mass to be able to vibrate at an intensity that can transfer that vibration to your cochlea. I'd be surprised if they can make these Bone Anchored devices much smaller.
I was born deaf in one ear and managed with a hearing aid on my good ear which was damaged while diving. I was a teenager who did not realize the danger. Hearing amplification was the answer.
@@durairajan5190 very tough to judge direction of voices but I’ve learned that the only time that matters is when someone is at a longer distance from me. So if someone shouts my name from far away, I generally can’t tell where that voice is coming from. Doesn’t really affect me all that much.
I left this same question on another one of your videos, but this video addresses my SSD issue exactly. I have mild to moderate hearing loss in one ear and profound hearing loss in the other. I went to an ENT/Audiologist group and they recommended either just 1 hearing aid (to save money) or a bicross solution. I also went to Miracle Ear and they recommended traditional hearing aids, saying that since my speech recognition is just as good when testing both ears together as compared to testing just my better ear traditional hearing aids would work well for me. I'm confused now on which to go with.
Thank you, this is very useful. I have intracochlear schwannoma and one of those is likely in my future. Your channel was immensely helpful in navigating the choice of my current hearing aid. Thank you :)
@@DrCliffAuD isnt there any way to treat it without any devices i cant hear from left side of ear im scared if i used devices it would be embrassing im scared need assistance
@@DrCliffAuD I have hearing loss in both ears due to bilateral Menieres which stated when I was about 58. I am now 67 and it seems to be stable in both ears for a year or so. I do have about 30% hearing lost in right ear (only way I know to describe it) and about 70% hearing loss in the left ear. Hearing recognition in right ear pretty good. Left ear pretty bad but still useable. I have Oticon OpN2 aids. My problem it seems I can’t get them set as good as I think they are capable of. I can hear pretty good but work recognition is hard sometimes. It seems just a small tweak would do it but they never can seem to get it there. Not sure if someone else would be a better option but my aids still have a year warranty with my audiologist who actually is on your list of “real hearing measurements” . Do these have all the equipment to do that and do all know who to use them as you do? Any aid is only good as the person who is programming it. Not sure where to go from here. I’m in church environments a lot and have played music my whole life. Even retired I depend a lot on my hearing. I don’t want to go through a 2 hour surgery to implant something on the side of my head or do ai think I am there yet or will be.
Hello Dr Clifford and thanks for your nice video clip. Here I have a comment: let's start from the point that the auditory cortex is super-imposed by the visual cortex in the case of SSD. In addition, the frontal cortex may indicate excessive effort to understand speech. These issues may lead to auditory cortex deterioration and excessive efforts on the understanding centers of the brain in case of SSD. All in mind, the activation of the auditory cortex is recommended in cases of SSD. Based on all these information, it seems that cochlear implantation is superior to CROS/BiCROS model in cases of SSD.
Wow,. Would cochlear implants be reasonable for someone with L moderate hearing loss who has had ossicular chain reconstruction on L ear due to cochlear adherence to skull, and mild hearing loss in R ear. 70 yr old.
I spent 7,500 on my Widex bi cross hearing aids. I might have well flushed that money down the toilet. It had a uncanny ability to fail when I needed it most. Restaurant, driving in a car…you name it. It would fail. I’ve had mine in for service twelve times. No make that thirteen. They failed today. This technology is NOT there! Do not waste your money! Went in to get it rebooted today and they threw their hands up! Ask the doctor to please turn up the volume on my one working hearing aid and said she couldn’t! The doctor told me this! Don’t do it!
I had an acoustic neuroma removed over 30 years ago. I’m hoping to get a CROS aid to help, now that I’m in my sixties and experiencing some hearing loss in my good ear.
I became SSD a few weeks ago due to my acoustic neuroma removal operation on my left side. I wonder what kind of headphones / earbuds can we use to better enjoy music and also use in a noisy background to hear people. Any tips?
I sustained hearing loss when an enfant but didn't know until 3rd grade. I'd learned to read lips by then. Then a guy from Miracle Ear came to my home. Said I was more deaf in my right ear. I asked, "Then why is it when using the phone I can't hardly hear what's said using my left ear, but hear clearly using my right ear?" He said that this is not unusual. My question, is this true? My hearing loss is minimal, has never changed. So I don't need to wear hearing aids. However, if ever needed, I certainly would! I'm still wearing ear plugs due to my husband blaring the TV. If I don't, the sound actually cause pain in my ears. Thanks again for an educational and insightful video!
Hi Cliff, I am 23 years old SSD in my right ear and left ear normal. I have not used any hearing device till date. I am very careful for my right ear hearing. I want know can I live without hearing devices throughout my lifetime? I see many celebrities like rob Lowe, jane Lynch and Stephen Colbert living fine with one ear in their 60's . What's your view on this ? ?
I am 60 and have had SSD since birth. It was harder when I was young but as I grew older it became easier to tell everyone about my deafness. So friends and family members walk on my good side so I can hear the,
Thanks for the information Dr. Cliff! Just wondering if, when using an Oticon CROS device, is the sound transmitted by the CROS upgraded by the "deep neural network" in the More aid worn in the good ear, or is the receiving device simply streaming the sound received by the CROS? I'm wondering if there is benefit in going with the higher tech Oticon or Phonak aids for the hearing ear simply in regard to sound quality.
I never quite understood the difference between cros and bicross; perhaps because I never heard it explained very well. I have no hearing at all in one ear. I've seen audiologists for years who, I have no idea why, discouraged me from a bicross. I did finally get one and the hearing is MUCH better if there is not background noise at all. If there is so much as an air conditioner - and any background noise at all, it is worse - even though these are supposed to be state of the art hearing devices. It's a major bummer, as the good ear is not that great.
Which Bicross hearing aids do you have? I have had SSD from birth and have learned to live with it. When I heard about cross devices many years later I enquired with my ENT in England and he also discouraged me from getting one as he felt I would not have enough benefit from it. I now live in Germany and went to see an ENT here as I felt I had lost some hearing in the good ear, it turns out I have a mild hearing loss there. The ENT here has said I should definitely get a bicross. I am due for a test run with Bicross hearing aids in two weeks and have no idea what to expect.
Thank you Dr.Olson, this is very helpful. I can understand there is CROSS, BiCROSS, BAHA and cochlear implant options available for unilateral sensorineural hearing loss and their pros and cons. Does any of these options come wherein the device is not visible from outside? (as in its very small and can be hidden under the hair). I dont want too many people to be knowing about my issue.
Thank you for this information. I have been a SSD professional musician for 40 years. I was born 100% deaf in my left ear and at that time there was no technology that could help. Recently I have started to get tinnitus in my good ear which is probably due to the anxiety and stress of trying to hear sound on stage in a band setting. I have mild hearing loss of 3khz in good ear. I am looking for IEM's and other hearing aids that might help. Would you recommend the BICROS for this situation?
Dr. Cliff, your videos are very informative. I am eagerly waiting for Phonak to release the new CROS. Would you how long before the new CROS is released? Thank you.
I wasn't deaf when I was born. But when I was around 12, I began to hear less from my right ear. At 18yr old, it is completely deaf. The cros option is not available in mauritius so I'm waiting for it. Im 30 now.
Last week I woke up with a hearing loss (right side) of -60dB. It scared me like hell. No ear wax. I have a history of middle ear infection. My otolaryngologist suspects neuritis vestibulatis (nerve infection), for which he prescribes Medrol (prednisolone), a cortisone. Six days later on there is no improvement, this Medrol has no effect. I suspect there is something else going on. I think it could be a disruption of the ossicular chain. The sound simply does not make it to the inner ear. Very loud sounds I can hear but they are heavily distorted, like rattling and rumbling. I also experience tinnitus, this is a constant background noise along with short funny "plinking" sounds like from a tone generator at different frequencies. Unfortunately, I have to wait for 6 weeks to get a MRI scan that may bring some answers. I hope my hearing can be restored, as it is driving me crazy and it makes me depressed.
Yes I was born with treasher Collins syndrome and I don't have any hole or an ear I really need whole metal headband hearing aid I don't have to see a doctor specialist to get one and I do have insurance too
Dr. Olson, Thank you for your videos. They are truly informative. I’m looking for a SSD hearing aid and currently am in between the Phonak Audeo B-R and the Untiron Moxi Now which I have been informed are from the same company and have a relationship similar to Toyota and Lexus. From what I’ve seen in researching these and sticking to the car analogy, Phonak is more like the Lexus while Unitron is more like the Toyota. Both have similar “engines” but the Phonak has more features. I’m interested in hearing your opinion on each of these devices or maybe seeing a video on this *wishful thinking*
Hi eljefe. The car analogy doesn't really work in this sense. Unitron produces high quality products just like Phonak. The analogy would make more sense if you took a Lexus, peeled the logos off, and stuck Toyota logos on the Lexus vehicle. Anyway, if you have SSD, your best bet would be to go with Phonak. They will be introducing CROS B-R in a month or two. Unitron has a go around for CROS/BiCROS by using a phone program, but in my opinion, Phonak leds the industry for SSD.
I have SSD. I've had it since 12 years old and just now got a hearing aid at 35. It's extremely hard to have double the amount of data to process. Knowing that i now feel like the SSD is way harder to handle. It's just a massive blast of trashy sounds. The only thing that really lowers my anxiety is listening to really loud music.
My daughter was examined by the doctor in ear, nose, throat and found out that the left ear cannot hear. What to do? She is 3 years old and she can't speak as of now. What to do Dr. Cliff?Is there a hope that she can hear and speak? Thank you so much. I am very much thankful if you can reply here Doc. Cliff.
My son can’t hear out of his left ear. It was discovered at about 3 years old too. I hope it’s reassuring to know that he is now 30 and his speech is absolutely normal. But his speech was progressing normally as an infant and toddler.
You always answer my questions and I thank your or that. I just had another appointment at the ENT and at the Audiologist. He said, with my profound SSD a CROS hearing aid would not work for me because it would just make my good ear have more overload and have more background noise wich he said he couldn’t alter. He said I should get a Cochlear. I don’t want this. Now I have nothing and am not going out at all now because I cant hear in crowds or a group of people. Do you have any suggestions?
Hello Dr. Cliff. I have moderate to severe sensorineural hearing loss on my right ear and severe to profound sensorineural loss on my left ear. Will BiCros setup work for me or shall I just stick to binaural hearing aids? I appreciate your videos a lot. Thanks in advance for your advice.
I have CROS from phonak and I'm facing an issue: When my surrounding is loud (like sitting in a plane, in a subway or in a restaurant with loud background noise like many ppl talking) my hearing aid is not possible to filter those background noises. Which means I hear background noise as loud as my talking partner next to me which is bad because I can hardly hear them bcoz of loud background noise. Isn't there any kind of noise cancelling like in headphones? best regards Geek000
I’m having the exact same issue with my bicross hearing aids. My transmitter picks up way too much background and when it sends it to my good ear it makes it very hard for my to understand the person who is next to me.
im 100% deaf in my left ear and i just had the surgery for the BAHA i get my hearing aid next week and i had the surgery 2 months ago since i was 6 i was deaf in my left and we got told there was nothing to help me i had the cross sytem but that didnt help at all but i hope this one will work i cant wait Please Read :)
If you truly have single-sided deafness, CROS would have worked. It was probably just fit/programmed incorrectly. A BAHA provides similar results to CROS. Hopefully they program it correctly this time.
@@DrCliffAuD At 45 i can not wait longer though, the exhaustion is getting so bad not because i dont hear ppl, i hear too much on my good side (right) and it sometimes makes me not understand them even though i know they spoke. (10 to -5 DB , yes high tones are more sensitive on good ear, also my tinnitus in that ear is around 10k hz or so... nice tone :( ) First appointment with audiologists ended with them incorrectly charting bonetransfered sounds to my left DEAF ear and then mentioning they can not do Anything for me at all since one ear is so good. The deaf one she said she could measure a hearing aid on since it showed 65-80 DB hearing loss (all bone transferred i only heard sound to my right none on the left). I talked to my insurance and they said they are willing to 'look at it' but... i have to do the whole story again (as i have many of times as a kid since i was born deaf on my left). Now that i DO have to go through it all i wonder will a CI be something to help me regain some sanity, it should give me some directional hearing again and speach understanding on my left right with time and training if i understood the videos i sawcorrectly. (IF the nerve is still good, which since i dont know what is wrong other then the cochlea doesnt work) Otherwise i am trying to find some video etc on what a bone transfer device sounds like. Does it work good enough to be an alternative if my nerve doesnt work. The Cros also has some advantages, one it being also in my good ear and maybe be able to suppress the level of some frequencies. I Really wish that audiologist would have taken a bit more time before sending me off in the tinnitus and take SSD more serious. Managed to cope for 45 yrs, i dont go there for 'fun' or attention..... besides venting my rant, the main question is this: Do you think CI is , if possible, a good use to treat SSD if the other ear is good to perfect ? (except for high tone tinnitus and me hearing my bloodflow as a pumping sound, took me yrs to identify that sound!!)
I’ve been deaf in my right ear all my life and wear a digital hearing aid in my left ear which has some hearing loss! I also have balance and waking issues! What effects would a bicros system have on my balance issues and my overall hearing?
I am deaf on my left side, thanks to that I failed to enter in military, I always wanted to become a navy officer. sucks to be born with a disability, I wish reincarnation is real. I always wanted my dream to be come true
I cannot hear from one ear...I don't have do much courage to put hearing aids at all...I m a girls if people come to know all will neglect me I will never get married...plz pray for my betterment...I wish my ear gets good nd I could able to hear from both ears🙏😭
so basically it means that no matter what i have to rely on my hearing ear... :( for some reason i've always believed there was some way to make the deaf-ear hear again but I guess I was wrong... I mean it's better to realise that sooner or later...
I m 26 now i was born with one side deaf still i didn't find good solution to afford...but will thank god for they have given at least one side to hear.. still no one know i m one sided but i hope i will manage without know anyone through my life ....and also i have ear infections too i mean pus too....this issue help me @sleeping only...lol....on the other hand i get insulting and ashaming only...
Kaushik sadhu .....I am also suffering seviour sensorienul hearing loss for the past 5 days so far l am looking for better solution of it ....what steps u r going to take kindely let me know ....I will also do the same ....I will also let u know what I am doing for the solution
@@anandkumar-xg8zt I hope your hearing came back to normal. If not, and it's been more than 3 months, according to my Columbia University doctor, there's no hope. I am sorry. I have the exact same symptom. It's been 3 months and the doctor told me to stop waiting (because there's almost no hope for getting the hearing back ever again) and to prepare for Cochlear Implant. I hated the invasive surgery aspect of C. Implant. so I asked about BAHA. The doctor said BAHA would complicate things down the road if I want to switch it to C. Implant. I haven't decided which method I should go with...
@@leet0809 by thd God grace ...my hearing problem is now solved up to 80% ......I suffered from this issue... approx one month .....during this period I went through medication & came out of hearing problem ......in ur case .....u should FOLLOW the suggession as per the doctor advices .....I felt bad knowing about ur hearing issue ....may God in any situation u come out of this disease soon .....I will pray for u ......God will cure ur disease soon
I am 26 years old met with an accident in Feb 20. I have profound loss of hearing in left ear. Air conduction hearing aid test proved futile. Soft band bon conduction test shown better result. Please advise options available with me to improve hearing Regards
I have hearing loss in one of my ears since elementary it never bothered me 🤨 I always failed the hearing test beep thing lol now in my 20s I have notice it when I put earbuds on or when I cover my good ear and try to listen from distance
Thank you for the explanation! Do you have a review on Cohlear Baha Soundarc system? Do you have a comment somewhere in your videos about Cohlear Baha Soundarc system to use for 5y old kid with unilateral medium hearing loss in one ear and perfect other ear? Thank you.
Dr. Cliff my son has Down syndrome and Single sided deafness. I am willing to pay for a consultation with "you' to get your thoughts on the benefits and features of both the Med-EL Adhear versus the CROS for me to make an informed decision to help my son. How can I get a phone appointment with you. There are a few Dr. Cliff approved practices in Sarasota Florida. I've sent information on my son to your office several weeks ago, but how can I get an appointment with you versus someone in your office? Thank you
It is the cost actually. There are cheaper hearing aids like Otofonix which give very good performance just like those worth $1000 or even more! Not saying that all cheap hearing aids are good, but some brands only.
The Otofonix is not a hearing aid. It is a sound amplifier. For being a sound amplifier only, it is way overpriced. You can get a sound amplifier at a Wal-Mart or drug store for under $50.
Yes you are right, regulations dictate that these be labeled sound amplifiers. And it IS expensive compared to other hearing "amplifiers" out there, but performance-wise it is pretty good. They say it is specifically designed to amplify human speech frequencies (I don't know whether its true or not but a friend is using it and is quite happy) like a hearing aid. What do you say?
Hey doc, appreciate the video. I’m 34 and over 3 days lost complete hearing in one ear. I’m currently on prednisone and was told that they’d find out more in two weeks. Not sure what caused it at this point.
Get them to do the steroid shots in your ear during or after the use of prednisone. I suffered SSHL about a month ago and started on prednisone. It brought some hearing back but my ENT began shots in my hear that have helped tremendously. I had my last shot today and will have a hearing test to confirm everything in 2 weeks. I hope for you to find much success!
I had a bone anchor hearing aid on my left side. I was the first one to have it done. It started to get infected etc which resulted in removing the implant out about 8 years ago By the ENT Department. Ive tried hearing aid in my left side, it just flares up, swollen,red and painful. I can wear hearing aid on my right side no problem. I believe it's affecting my Balance etc. Do you recommend having the bone anchor hearing aid fits under the skin??? Ive been Diagnosed with vertigo/BPPV, Treacher Collins, I have very tiny Ears, constantly falling over, Depression, stress, tinnitus. X
Hello there.. I am deaf on one side after an acoustic neuroma surgery.. I completely lost the hearing on the right side and having hearing issues on the other side ( the better one).. what do you recommend me to do ?? Thanks in front ,😁🌷
Thanks alot for the video...does a CROCS or BAHA have any effect on tinnitus? I have unilateral hearing loss (100%) in left ear and severe tinnitus...just curious as to whether or not these devices would help with the tinnitus
Doctor please help me, I have a disseminated parasite infection which has spread to my ears too. I feel them moving and crawling in my ears, they’ve caused so many perforations and infections. Ent keep prescribing drops and told me he doesn’t know what to do. The ears have been perforated over 2 years, the only thing he can do now is refer me for ear surgery. No one can help me. I’m now having to use a hearing aid due to major hearing loss in the left ear, I’m tired of this. Why can’t anyone help me?
Dear Doctor I had tinnitus on my left year 8 months ago and after injecting steroids I managed to improve left year around 30-45 decibels at 250 and 500 Hz. Hearing level for other frequencies above 500 Hz are above 75 decibels. I cannot hear anything if I go to a noisy area. Please suggest me a good hearing aid. My right year is normal except for frequencies above 4000 Hz (50-70 decibels) as I am closer to 70 years of age. Thank you
I have a glomus tumor in my middle ear that was treated with gamma knife rather than surgery. My cochlea is functional in that ear. If I got a BAHA wouldn’t it just send the vibrations to the cochlea on that side rather than the contra lateral side?
Please Cliff,eermm,I've a question to ask you. Please our ears are responsive to the vibrational frequencies of 250Hz to 8KHz. Please What does that mean?🙏🏾
I have severe hearing loss in right ear while my left ear is normal.Docters said there is no possible treatment for my condition. Also I have right lazy eye, which means my right eye vision is not good while my left eye is normal is there any connection?
what if someone has a moderate hearing loss in one ear and normal to near normal hearing in the other ear? can a traditional hearing aid help? will i need two hearing aids or just one in the bad ear will help? Please do reply.
Hello, I know a regular hearing needs a hearing test in order to be programmed. Is it the same as Cros hearing since Cros is only a microphone? Can Cros be fitted without a graph (Audiogram) or the graph is required for both at the time of programming? Thank you very much
March of this year, 2018, I developed an SSD to my right ear. After having my 4th hearing test (yesterday), my Dr. suggested a CROS system. I asked about a BAHA, and he said that during the hearing test, the bone in the right ear will not transmit sound or vibration. So the BAHA system will not work for me. Question is, why doesn't insurance cover the CROS system?? As well, what the hell caused it?? Thanks!!
Hi Ardie. Either you misunderstood what your doctor was saying, or they were not familiar with how a BAHA works. As long as your better ear hears well, the BAHA will use bone conduction from your poorer side to send sound to your better ear. I don't know why your insurance plan does not cover a CROS, perhaps you need to check with them to see if any plan they offer does. I don't know what caused your SSD, but it could be anything from a virus in your cochlea to a tumor on your auditory nerve. I hope they recommended you to get an MRI.
I have the same symptom, Ardie. My doctor also suggested CROS which I said No to. Personally, the less visible devices the better. I have pretty good coverage with CIGNA through my employer and they said they cover CROS treatment if you are interested in that. I was interested in BAHA but the doctor is suggesting C. Implant so I can hear with both ears instead of transmitting the sound to the good ear. I definitely want to hear with both of my ears but still hate the invasiveness of C. Implant frankly.
So my grandmother has profound hearing loss on right and completely hearing loss on right. We have opn s2, so how can we get the other side hearing aid to work as a transmitter. Or is the transmitter sold separate. If so, where can i find it other than audiologist.
Deaf in my right ear and moderate to severe In my left I have a set of P90R with a cros Have sent them back to the factory multiple times for issues and have had them adjusted over 30 times I know of still not corrected still not happy with them I'm about to say screw it I'm done quit wearing them.
Dear Dr. Cliff, I am on the market for a new hearing aid. I have a total loss on my left and some hearing loss on the right, so the BiCROS you mentioned is perhaps for me? I also googled and saw various vendors provide different products, e.g., Signia has CROS/BiCROS, but both Phonak and Oticon only mentioned CROS on their web sites. I am wondering if the latter also offer BiCROS, or perhaps the Signia CROS/BiCROS is actually one product that can be used as either CROS or BiCROS? Finally, I am also considering the Costco Kirkland Signature 9.0 but not sure if this Costco hearing aid is capable to offer CROS/BiCROS?? Thanks in advance.
Dr. Olson, using BAHA, how does the patient perceive the origin of the sound? For example, suppose SSD occured on the right ear and install BAHA there. When the sound comes from the right side, does the patient's brain interpret it as the sound is actually coming from the right side? or from the left side with the good ear? If I want to be able to hear the sound from the both ears and live as if I never had the hearing problem in 1 year time frame, would Cochlear Implant be a better option? or BAHA accomplishes that as well as C. Implant? THANK YOU!
Sir my left ear is totally normal but right ear has 75db of severe sensorinueral hearing loss...now which hearing should i go cros or traditional hearing aid?? I m confused as one audiologist advised to go for cros while oher has advised for traditional hearing aid....which would be better for me...plzz advice
Sir can you pls tell me a solution for the hearing loss problem iam facing well am from India am a musician , composser and a sound engineer I lost my left ear at my age of 20yers no am at my 40s but my main problem is it’s becoming very difficult for me to go for any live shows though it’s very hard for me to hear clearly on stage and in recording also the situation is the very same due to which I was forced to move a bit backwards from music works can you pls get me help to clear it out what type of treatment should I go to make my ear once again come to life
I was also born deaf in the left ear..but I didn't realise I was born with it but I used to face many difficulties in noicy areas and sound environments like head shadow effect,dizziness etc...and I realised this unique challenge in my 13 year old time..I took a test of pure tone audiometry..and realise that I was born with SSD and the range of hearing loss is profound hearing loss..can you please tell me to over come this.. without baha..
I'm quite thankful to see inner ear technology has improved. There didn't seem much my doc could do about 30 years ago, or at least, didn't seem an option for me if it was around. I'm confident to get checked out again. Thank you for that.
Was born with SSD (right ear). Use to tell my friends that locating sound is superhuman in my world 🙂 also, lots of noise further lowers my hearing capacity (cocktails, receptions, etc), people that know automatically walk on my left side (such as wife), arriving early at meetings is important so i can strategically sit for discussion purposes, etc etc
Now planning to get hearing aid - we’ll see how it goes 👍
hi hows it going
So how's it goin?
Not able to get hearing aid yet :)
@@sasamuraki same here, hope we'll make it work somehow together :(
He just described my hearing loss, EXACTLY, in his examples right down to the individual ears!
Thanks you for this video. The removal of a cancerous tumor on the eardrum caused complete hearing loss in my left ear at the age of 5. I am now 53 and never did get any hearing assistance for this. Now looking into the CROS hearing aid.
I am 51 years old and i have partial hearing loss in my right ear due to bad ear infections at school. While growing up, i had been seen by audiologist from LAUSD. Within the past 6 years, i've gotten free hearing tests from Miracle Ear. the 2nd visit to them was back in August of this year. I was told i need to get a pair of hearing aids and NOT what you've talked about. Miracle Ear is a well-established firm. Howeer, who has $6-7k to spend as opposed to getting lower prices ones.
I'm getting my BAHA next week,but its only a demo, while i wait for my order.I was told it cost 13k,but lucky for me my Government pay for it.I can't wait.I'm deaf in my left and 30% in my right..
Thank you for this video, I have SSD in my left ear, severe hearing loss, and just above the line of severe on my right ear. In two days I have an appointment to have a hearing aid from my hospital (Canadian) for three months trial, before I am give a perception by my ENT to go purchase. I'm excited to be able to hear again, but nervous that I won't be able to get the same treatment you recommend.
I was born deaf in my left ear,I’m now 30 and always wondered if there was any hope...
Same man, Im always wondering what it feels like to be able to hear from the other side of our ear. It pretty frustrating and embarassing when someone talk to me from the left, and take few seconds for me to notice them.
i could hear from both my ears until couple weeks ago, now im single sided deaf too :(
Same here
I'm deaf in my right ear but the past few years, a few times, I've heard a high pitch ring. Like some one turned on an old TV. It doesn't makes sense cuz I've had surgery and they told me there was something missing and it wasn't possible.
Same person here.
Dont get things people say by sitting on my left side. I am 26 now and finding a way to cure this thing.
I never really understood why these options were never mentioned to me from my specialist. The last recommendation I had was 15 years ago and it was for a Ossicular chain reconstruction, which I declined. I am looking into BAHA/Bonebridge implant for my case. I hope to hear from the hospital that specializes in these surgeries to see if I could possibly be a candidate for them.
Yeah
Thank you Dr. Olson!This is terrific information put in layperson terms. Greatly appreciated, especially like the diagram showing the shadow effect.
I’ve been deaf from 1 ear since I was little I was Probobly born deaf lol it sucks since elementary through high school my classmates would try talking to me during class but I would not be able to hear them I was really shy because of my deafness so I would just nod my head even though I had no idea what they would be saying.. I’m 27 now and I feel like this deafness has really affected me big time :( I know I talk different I’m guessing because of my deafness I’m very shy and have lots of anxiety it sucks I wish I could hear normal I Probobly only have about 5% of hearing on my bad ear compared to my good ear.
Same thing for me, just that I loss my hearing in 3rd grade in elementary school. Now I'm 28 and I feel a lot of embarrasement to talk about this and I wish there would be a solution so that I could hear with my two ears. Sending love and light to you....💗🙏🏻
Same here 😭😭😑
@@klaudiadishani9474 can improve hearing by CROS if SSD
This was hugely helpful. Thank you! I especially appreciate the comment that not all audiologists are used to handling this. Do you have any sense of if the BAHA bluetooth, or outside piece, is getting smaller as we gain in technology? And as things change, can the device we get today upgrade with that technology?
There are limited upgrades that could happen with a BAHA system. The device requires Mass to be able to vibrate at an intensity that can transfer that vibration to your cochlea. I'd be surprised if they can make these Bone Anchored devices much smaller.
I was born deaf in one ear and managed with a hearing aid on my good ear which was damaged while diving. I was a teenager who did not realize the danger. Hearing amplification was the answer.
These things are still too big. I lost hearing on right ear 30 years ago and just learned to live w it. Wish there were better options.
How is ur listening about to locate the sound and clearness of voice
@@durairajan5190 very tough to judge direction of voices but I’ve learned that the only time that matters is when someone is at a longer distance from me. So if someone shouts my name from far away, I generally can’t tell where that voice is coming from. Doesn’t really affect me all that much.
I left this same question on another one of your videos, but this video addresses my SSD issue exactly. I have mild to moderate hearing loss in one ear and profound hearing loss in the other. I went to an ENT/Audiologist group and they recommended either just 1 hearing aid (to save money) or a bicross solution. I also went to Miracle Ear and they recommended traditional hearing aids, saying that since my speech recognition is just as good when testing both ears together as compared to testing just my better ear traditional hearing aids would work well for me. I'm confused now on which to go with.
Thank you, this is very useful. I have intracochlear schwannoma and one of those is likely in my future. Your channel was immensely helpful in navigating the choice of my current hearing aid. Thank you :)
Glad to help!
You mean acoustic neuroma. I hope you get well.
@@DrCliffAuD isnt there any way to treat it without any devices i cant hear from left side of ear im scared if i used devices it would be embrassing im scared need assistance
@@DrCliffAuD I have hearing loss in both ears due to bilateral Menieres which stated when I was about 58. I am now 67 and it seems to be stable in both ears for a year or so. I do have about 30% hearing lost in right ear (only way I know to describe it) and about 70% hearing loss in the left ear. Hearing recognition in right ear pretty good. Left ear pretty bad but still useable. I have Oticon OpN2 aids. My problem it seems I can’t get them set as good as I think they are capable of. I can hear pretty good but work recognition is hard sometimes. It seems just a small tweak would do it but they never can seem to get it there. Not sure if someone else would be a better option but my aids still have a year warranty with my audiologist who actually is on your list of “real hearing measurements” . Do these have all the equipment to do that and do all know who to use them as you do? Any aid is only good as the person who is programming it. Not sure where to go from here. I’m in church environments a lot and have played music my whole life. Even retired I depend a lot on my hearing. I don’t want to go through a 2 hour surgery to implant something on the side of my head or do ai think I am there yet or will be.
Hello Dr Clifford and thanks for your nice video clip. Here I have a comment: let's start from the point that the auditory cortex is super-imposed by the visual cortex in the case of SSD. In addition, the frontal cortex may indicate excessive effort to understand speech. These issues may lead to auditory cortex deterioration and excessive efforts on the understanding centers of the brain in case of SSD. All in mind, the activation of the auditory cortex is recommended in cases of SSD.
Based on all these information, it seems that cochlear implantation is superior to CROS/BiCROS model in cases of SSD.
Wow,. Would cochlear implants be reasonable for someone with L moderate hearing loss who has had ossicular chain reconstruction on L ear due to cochlear adherence to skull, and mild hearing loss in R ear. 70 yr old.
Hi, Could you do a comparison of the various Cros brands, especially an objective comparison of their performance in noisy environments?
I spent 7,500 on my Widex bi cross hearing aids. I might have well flushed that money down the toilet. It had a uncanny ability to fail when I needed it most. Restaurant, driving in a car…you name it. It would fail. I’ve had mine in for service twelve times. No make that thirteen. They failed today. This technology is NOT there! Do not waste your money! Went in to get it rebooted today and they threw their hands up! Ask the doctor to please turn up the volume on my one working hearing aid and said she couldn’t! The doctor told me this! Don’t do it!
I just experienced deafness in my left ear . I'm 20 and I just experienced this
I had an acoustic neuroma removed over 30 years ago. I’m hoping to get a CROS aid to help, now that I’m in my sixties and experiencing some hearing loss in my good ear.
R u married
I became SSD a few weeks ago due to my acoustic neuroma removal operation on my left side. I wonder what kind of headphones / earbuds can we use to better enjoy music and also use in a noisy background to hear people. Any tips?
I sustained hearing loss when an enfant but didn't know until 3rd grade. I'd learned to read lips by then.
Then a guy from Miracle Ear came to my home. Said I was more deaf in my right ear. I asked, "Then why is it when using the phone I can't hardly hear what's said using my left ear, but hear clearly using my right ear?" He said that this is not unusual.
My question, is this true?
My hearing loss is minimal, has never changed. So I don't need to wear hearing aids. However, if ever needed, I certainly would!
I'm still wearing ear plugs due to my husband blaring the TV. If I don't, the sound actually cause pain in my ears.
Thanks again for an educational and insightful video!
Hi Cliff,
I am 23 years old SSD in my right ear and left ear normal. I have not used any hearing device till date. I am very careful for my right ear hearing. I want know can I live without hearing devices throughout my lifetime?
I see many celebrities like rob Lowe, jane Lynch and Stephen Colbert living fine with one ear in their 60's . What's your view on this ? ?
I am 60 and have had SSD since birth. It was harder when I was young but as I grew older it became easier to tell everyone about my deafness. So friends and family members walk on my good side so I can hear the,
Thanks for the information Dr. Cliff! Just wondering if, when using an Oticon CROS device, is the sound transmitted by the CROS upgraded by the "deep neural network" in the More aid worn in the good ear, or is the receiving device simply streaming the sound received by the CROS? I'm wondering if there is benefit in going with the higher tech Oticon or Phonak aids for the hearing ear simply in regard to sound quality.
I never quite understood the difference between cros and bicross; perhaps because I never heard it explained very well. I have no hearing at all in one ear. I've seen audiologists for years who, I have no idea why, discouraged me from a bicross. I did finally get one and the hearing is MUCH better if there is not background noise at all. If there is so much as an air conditioner - and any background noise at all, it is worse - even though these are supposed to be state of the art hearing devices. It's a major bummer, as the good ear is not that great.
Which Bicross hearing aids do you have? I have had SSD from birth and have learned to live with it. When I heard about cross devices many years later I enquired with my ENT in England and he also discouraged me from getting one as he felt I would not have enough benefit from it. I now live in Germany and went to see an ENT here as I felt I had lost some hearing in the good ear, it turns out I have a mild hearing loss there. The ENT here has said I should definitely get a bicross. I am due for a test run with Bicross hearing aids in two weeks and have no idea what to expect.
Thank you Dr.Olson, this is very helpful. I can understand there is CROSS, BiCROSS, BAHA and cochlear implant options available for unilateral sensorineural hearing loss and their pros and cons. Does any of these options come wherein the device is not visible from outside? (as in its very small and can be hidden under the hair). I dont want too many people to be knowing about my issue.
Hi Sanjay- I need some expeerience from you to deal with this situation for my son. Can I also talk to you?
Thank you for this information. I have been a SSD professional musician for 40 years. I was born 100% deaf in my left ear and at that time there was no technology that could help. Recently I have started to get tinnitus in my good ear which is probably due to the anxiety and stress of trying to hear sound on stage in a band setting. I have mild hearing loss of 3khz in good ear. I am looking for IEM's and other hearing aids that might help. Would you recommend the BICROS for this situation?
Dr. Cliff, your videos are very informative. I am eagerly waiting for Phonak to release the new CROS. Would you how long before the new CROS is released? Thank you.
Sucks now I need bicross hearing aids. any how I really enjoy your channel it really helps with my stress.
I wasn't deaf when I was born. But when I was around 12, I began to hear less from my right ear. At 18yr old, it is completely deaf. The cros option is not available in mauritius so I'm waiting for it. Im 30 now.
Last week I woke up with a hearing loss (right side) of -60dB. It scared me like hell. No ear wax. I have a history of middle ear infection. My otolaryngologist suspects neuritis vestibulatis (nerve infection), for which he prescribes Medrol (prednisolone), a cortisone. Six days later on there is no improvement, this Medrol has no effect. I suspect there is something else going on. I think it could be a disruption of the ossicular chain. The sound simply does not make it to the inner ear. Very loud sounds I can hear but they are heavily distorted, like rattling and rumbling. I also experience tinnitus, this is a constant background noise along with short funny "plinking" sounds like from a tone generator at different frequencies. Unfortunately, I have to wait for 6 weeks to get a MRI scan that may bring some answers. I hope my hearing can be restored, as it is driving me crazy and it makes me depressed.
How're you now?
Any updates? Hope you're doing well now.
Yes I was born with treasher Collins syndrome and I don't have any hole or an ear I really need whole metal headband hearing aid I don't have to see a doctor specialist to get one and I do have insurance too
Dr. Olson,
Thank you for your videos. They are truly informative.
I’m looking for a SSD hearing aid and currently am in between the Phonak Audeo B-R and the Untiron Moxi Now which I have been informed are from the same company and have a relationship similar to Toyota and Lexus. From what I’ve seen in researching these and sticking to the car analogy, Phonak is more like the Lexus while Unitron is more like the Toyota. Both have similar “engines” but the Phonak has more features. I’m interested in hearing your opinion on each of these devices or maybe seeing a video on this *wishful thinking*
Hi eljefe. The car analogy doesn't really work in this sense. Unitron produces high quality products just like Phonak. The analogy would make more sense if you took a Lexus, peeled the logos off, and stuck Toyota logos on the Lexus vehicle.
Anyway, if you have SSD, your best bet would be to go with Phonak. They will be introducing CROS B-R in a month or two. Unitron has a go around for CROS/BiCROS by using a phone program, but in my opinion, Phonak leds the industry for SSD.
I have SSD. I've had it since 12 years old and just now got a hearing aid at 35. It's extremely hard to have double the amount of data to process. Knowing that i now feel like the SSD is way harder to handle. It's just a massive blast of trashy sounds. The only thing that really lowers my anxiety is listening to really loud music.
What questions should I ask the audiologist when I purchase and get fitted for a BiCROS device? Thanks
My daughter was examined by the doctor in ear, nose, throat and found out that the left ear cannot hear. What to do? She is 3 years old and she can't speak as of now. What to do Dr. Cliff?Is there a hope that she can hear and speak? Thank you so much. I am very much thankful if you can reply here Doc. Cliff.
My son can’t hear out of his left ear. It was discovered at about 3 years old too. I hope it’s reassuring to know that he is now 30 and his speech is absolutely normal. But his speech was progressing normally as an infant and toddler.
I m suffering from total deafness of right ear....
Can I use cross ?
From where & how I can get it ?
What does it cost ?
I m from India
Hii
I just went deaf IN my left ear, I’ve never worn anything... I’ve been just fine..
My case is also same , but I want to hear also from deaf left side ear
Hi thank you for the informational video
I want to ask what type of dome/mold we will use in case of CROS
also for BiCROS
Really interesting the cross method, because you can avoid a surgery with a Baha.
Just a correction, in regard of SSD caused by tumors. There are actually three options, monitoring, removing or irradiating it through radiosurgery.
You always answer my questions and I thank your or that. I just had another appointment at the ENT and at the Audiologist. He said, with my profound SSD a CROS hearing aid would not work for me because it would just make my good ear have more overload and have more background noise wich he said he couldn’t alter. He said I should get a Cochlear. I don’t want this. Now I have nothing and am not going out at all now because I cant hear in crowds or a group of people. Do you have any suggestions?
Single sided deafness is not a joke. :( i always get anxious when sitting for hearing checkup for work company policies
Hello Dr. Cliff. I have moderate to severe sensorineural hearing loss on my right ear and severe to profound sensorineural loss on my left ear. Will BiCros setup work for me or shall I just stick to binaural hearing aids? I appreciate your videos a lot. Thanks in advance for your advice.
I've recently gone deaf in my right ear and have constant buzzing in it and now I'm worried
Thanks doctors for valuable information
My hearing loss is low in my left year so what is the soulation to come bake hearing normal
I have CROS from phonak and I'm facing an issue:
When my surrounding is loud (like sitting in a plane, in a subway or in a restaurant with loud background noise like many ppl talking) my hearing aid is not possible to filter those background noises. Which means I hear background noise as loud as my talking partner next to me which is bad because I can hardly hear them bcoz of loud background noise. Isn't there any kind of noise cancelling like in headphones?
best regards Geek000
I’m having the exact same issue with my bicross hearing aids. My transmitter picks up way too much background and when it sends it to my good ear it makes it very hard for my to understand the person who is next to me.
im 100% deaf in my left ear and i just had the surgery for the BAHA i get my hearing aid next week and i had the surgery 2 months ago since i was 6 i was deaf in my left and we got told there was nothing to help me i had the cross sytem but that didnt help at all but i hope this one will work i cant wait Please Read :)
If you truly have single-sided deafness, CROS would have worked. It was probably just fit/programmed incorrectly. A BAHA provides similar results to CROS. Hopefully they program it correctly this time.
As someone with SSD thank you for putting out content like this.
My pleasure Colby. If there are any other SSD questions you have please let me know. I have a lot off SSD subscribers who may have the same questions.
waiting for release the pill that they say would heal loss hear, wich i watch in youtube with a upload date from 2010 (i guess)
FX-322 injections are probably the closest thing we've got and that still needs to go through some extensive clinical trials.
@@DrCliffAuD At 45 i can not wait longer though, the exhaustion is getting so bad not because i dont hear ppl, i hear too much on my good side (right) and it sometimes makes me not understand them even though i know they spoke. (10 to -5 DB , yes high tones are more sensitive on good ear, also my tinnitus in that ear is around 10k hz or so... nice tone :( )
First appointment with audiologists ended with them incorrectly charting bonetransfered sounds to my left DEAF ear and then mentioning they can not do Anything for me at all since one ear is so good. The deaf one she said she could measure a hearing aid on since it showed 65-80 DB hearing loss (all bone transferred i only heard sound to my right none on the left).
I talked to my insurance and they said they are willing to 'look at it' but... i have to do the whole story again (as i have many of times as a kid since i was born deaf on my left).
Now that i DO have to go through it all i wonder will a CI be something to help me regain some sanity, it should give me some directional hearing again and speach understanding on my left right with time and training if i understood the videos i sawcorrectly. (IF the nerve is still good, which since i dont know what is wrong other then the cochlea doesnt work)
Otherwise i am trying to find some video etc on what a bone transfer device sounds like.
Does it work good enough to be an alternative if my nerve doesnt work.
The Cros also has some advantages, one it being also in my good ear and maybe be able to suppress the level of some frequencies.
I Really wish that audiologist would have taken a bit more time before sending me off in the tinnitus and take SSD more serious. Managed to cope for 45 yrs, i dont go there for 'fun' or attention.....
besides venting my rant, the main question is this: Do you think CI is , if possible, a good use to treat SSD if the other ear is good to perfect ? (except for high tone tinnitus and me hearing my bloodflow as a pumping sound, took me yrs to identify that sound!!)
Hi doc. Please help me I loss my hearing in my right ear and it's ringing. I'm only 19 years old🥺
Plz docter suggest any treatment to overcome this type of disease,plz because my son is also is one of this type of person
I’ve been deaf in my right ear all my life and wear a digital hearing aid in my left ear which has some hearing loss! I also have balance and waking issues! What effects would a bicros system have on my balance issues and my overall hearing?
I am deaf on my left side, thanks to that I failed to enter in military, I always wanted to become a navy officer. sucks to be born with a disability, I wish reincarnation is real. I always wanted my dream to be come true
Approximate price for a BICROS and BAHA device. Also, is there a clinic for these in Anthem, AZ. Thank you
I cannot hear from one ear...I don't have do much courage to put hearing aids at all...I m a girls if people come to know all will neglect me I will never get married...plz pray for my betterment...I wish my ear gets good nd I could able to hear from both ears🙏😭
so basically it means that no matter what i have to rely on my hearing ear... :( for some reason i've always believed there was some way to make the deaf-ear hear again but I guess I was wrong... I mean it's better to realise that sooner or later...
Bro, don’t give up! I’m waiting for FX-322! It may help you!
I m 26 now i was born with one side deaf still i didn't find good solution to afford...but will thank god for they have given at least one side to hear.. still no one know i m one sided but i hope i will manage without know anyone through my life ....and also i have ear infections too i mean pus too....this issue help me @sleeping only...lol....on the other hand i get insulting and ashaming only...
Sir ! I had an infection for a week and my hearing on my left hear is almost gone , what should I do?
Sir i have sensorineural hearing loss in the right ear. But my left ear is totally normal. Is there any treatment for me? Please suggest.
Kaushik sadhu .....I am also suffering seviour sensorienul hearing loss for the past 5 days so far l am looking for better solution of it ....what steps u r going to take kindely let me know ....I will also do the same ....I will also let u know what I am doing for the solution
@@anandkumar-xg8zt I hope your hearing came back to normal. If not, and it's been more than 3 months, according to my Columbia University doctor, there's no hope. I am sorry. I have the exact same symptom. It's been 3 months and the doctor told me to stop waiting (because there's almost no hope for getting the hearing back ever again) and to prepare for Cochlear Implant. I hated the invasive surgery aspect of C. Implant. so I asked about BAHA. The doctor said BAHA would complicate things down the road if I want to switch it to C. Implant. I haven't decided which method I should go with...
@@leet0809 by thd God grace ...my hearing problem is now solved up to 80% ......I suffered from this issue... approx one month .....during this period I went through medication & came out of hearing problem ......in ur case .....u should FOLLOW the suggession as per the doctor advices .....I felt bad knowing about ur hearing issue ....may God in any situation u come out of this disease soon .....I will pray for u ......God will cure ur disease soon
Hi Koushik- Would it be possible for me to talk to you to get some ideas and experience for my son? Can we catch up on phone call?
@@shashankjain4738 hii
Great information 👍
Can "Conductivity hearing loss" be fixed by surgery?
I am 26 years old met with an accident in Feb 20. I have profound loss of hearing in left ear. Air conduction hearing aid test proved futile. Soft band bon conduction test shown better result. Please advise options available with me to improve hearing
Regards
What company has the Newest technology for 2022 - single sided hearing? Thanks! Linda
What about having a microphone? That's what is being recommended (more cost effective)
I have hearing loss in one of my ears since elementary it never bothered me 🤨 I always failed the hearing test beep thing lol now in my 20s I have notice it when I put earbuds on or when I cover my good ear and try to listen from distance
I have hearing loss in left ear will that cause my right year? Can i use headphones? Please reply
@@_the3611 nashtamayathalla janichapo muthal inganeyaanu🙂
Thank you for the explanation! Do you have a review on Cohlear Baha Soundarc system? Do you have a comment somewhere in your videos about Cohlear Baha Soundarc system to use for 5y old kid with unilateral medium hearing loss in one ear and perfect other ear? Thank you.
Dr. Cliff my son has Down syndrome and Single sided deafness. I am willing to pay for a consultation with "you' to get your thoughts on the benefits and features of both the Med-EL Adhear versus the CROS for me to make an informed decision to help my son. How can I get a phone appointment with you. There are a few Dr. Cliff approved practices in Sarasota Florida. I've sent information on my son to your office several weeks ago, but how can I get an appointment with you versus someone in your office? Thank you
Valuable Information! But traditional hearing aids are way too much expensive and sometimes not really worth it.
Thanks for the comment. In some cases I agree with your statement, but what do you base it on?
It is the cost actually. There are cheaper hearing aids like Otofonix which give very good performance just like those worth $1000 or even more! Not saying that all cheap hearing aids are good, but some brands only.
The Otofonix is not a hearing aid. It is a sound amplifier. For being a sound amplifier only, it is way overpriced. You can get a sound amplifier at a Wal-Mart or drug store for under $50.
Yes you are right, regulations dictate that these be labeled sound amplifiers. And it IS expensive compared to other hearing "amplifiers" out there, but performance-wise it is pretty good. They say it is specifically designed to amplify human speech frequencies (I don't know whether its true or not but a friend is using it and is quite happy) like a hearing aid. What do you say?
Hey doc, appreciate the video. I’m 34 and over 3 days lost complete hearing in one ear. I’m currently on prednisone and was told that they’d find out more in two weeks. Not sure what caused it at this point.
Get them to do the steroid shots in your ear during or after the use of prednisone. I suffered SSHL about a month ago and started on prednisone. It brought some hearing back but my ENT began shots in my hear that have helped tremendously. I had my last shot today and will have a hearing test to confirm everything in 2 weeks. I hope for you to find much success!
I had a bone anchor hearing aid on my left side. I was the first one to have it done. It started to get infected etc which resulted in removing the implant out about 8 years ago By the ENT Department. Ive tried hearing aid in my left side, it just flares up, swollen,red and painful.
I can wear hearing aid on my right side no problem. I believe it's affecting my Balance etc. Do you recommend having the bone anchor hearing aid fits under the skin???
Ive been Diagnosed with vertigo/BPPV, Treacher Collins, I have very tiny Ears, constantly falling over, Depression, stress, tinnitus. X
Hello there.. I am deaf on one side after an acoustic neuroma surgery.. I completely lost the hearing on the right side and having hearing issues on the other side ( the better one).. what do you recommend me to do ??
Thanks in front ,😁🌷
I had AN surgery too
I have hearing loss in left ear. Well I am doing just fine in life. I have question. Does it pass on to next generation?
@Sara Siouni Thanks.
Thanks alot for the video...does a CROCS or BAHA have any effect on tinnitus? I have unilateral hearing loss (100%) in left ear and severe tinnitus...just curious as to whether or not these devices would help with the tinnitus
Doctor please help me, I have a disseminated parasite infection which has spread to my ears too. I feel them moving and crawling in my ears, they’ve caused so many perforations and infections. Ent keep prescribing drops and told me he doesn’t know what to do. The ears have been perforated over 2 years, the only thing he can do now is refer me for ear surgery.
No one can help me.
I’m now having to use a hearing aid due to major hearing loss in the left ear, I’m tired of this.
Why can’t anyone help me?
Dear Doctor I had tinnitus on my left year 8 months ago and after injecting steroids I managed to improve left year around 30-45 decibels at 250 and 500 Hz. Hearing level for other frequencies above 500 Hz are above 75 decibels. I cannot hear anything if I go to a noisy area. Please suggest me a good hearing aid. My right year is normal except for frequencies above 4000 Hz (50-70 decibels) as I am closer to 70 years of age. Thank you
I have a glomus tumor in my middle ear that was treated with gamma knife rather than surgery. My cochlea is functional in that ear. If I got a BAHA wouldn’t it just send the vibrations to the cochlea on that side rather than the contra lateral side?
I cant hear on my left ear
Tbh I think I have an ear infection and it hurts so I'm going to Dr tomorrow😭😭😭 to the deaf im so sorry for your ears
What about the system I have seen, a CI in one side and a hearing Aide on the other side. I don't remember what its called but I have seen this.
Please Cliff,eermm,I've a question to ask you.
Please our ears are responsive to the vibrational frequencies of 250Hz to 8KHz. Please What does that mean?🙏🏾
I have severe hearing loss in right ear while my left ear is normal.Docters said there is no possible treatment for my condition. Also I have right lazy eye, which means my right eye vision is not good while my left eye is normal is there any connection?
what if someone has a moderate hearing loss in one ear and normal to near normal hearing in the other ear?
can a traditional hearing aid help?
will i need two hearing aids or just one in the bad ear will help?
Please do reply.
Hello, I know a regular hearing needs a hearing test in order to be programmed. Is it the same as Cros hearing since Cros is only a microphone? Can Cros be fitted without a graph (Audiogram) or the graph is required for both at the time of programming? Thank you very much
March of this year, 2018, I developed an SSD to my right ear. After having my 4th hearing test (yesterday), my Dr. suggested a CROS system. I asked about a BAHA, and he said that during the hearing test, the bone in the right ear will not transmit sound or vibration. So the BAHA system will not work for me. Question is, why doesn't insurance cover the CROS system?? As well, what the hell caused it?? Thanks!!
Hi Ardie. Either you misunderstood what your doctor was saying, or they were not familiar with how a BAHA works. As long as your better ear hears well, the BAHA will use bone conduction from your poorer side to send sound to your better ear. I don't know why your insurance plan does not cover a CROS, perhaps you need to check with them to see if any plan they offer does.
I don't know what caused your SSD, but it could be anything from a virus in your cochlea to a tumor on your auditory nerve. I hope they recommended you to get an MRI.
I have the same symptom, Ardie. My doctor also suggested CROS which I said No to. Personally, the less visible devices the better. I have pretty good coverage with CIGNA through my employer and they said they cover CROS treatment if you are interested in that. I was interested in BAHA but the doctor is suggesting C. Implant so I can hear with both ears instead of transmitting the sound to the good ear. I definitely want to hear with both of my ears but still hate the invasiveness of C. Implant frankly.
So my grandmother has profound hearing loss on right and completely hearing loss on right. We have opn s2, so how can we get the other side hearing aid to work as a transmitter. Or is the transmitter sold separate. If so, where can i find it other than audiologist.
My son is 3 months old.
Hearing screening shows REFER for his right ear.
Will He be able to hear?
Is there any solution?
I was born with an ear deformity, blocking the war canal. But all organs are perfectly normal, but still, I can't hear from the rigjt ear.
good day sir boss i dont think my left hearing is clog but i feel it is clog but still i can hear what do you think is that?!
Deaf in my right ear and moderate to severe In my left I have a set of P90R with a cros
Have sent them back to the factory multiple times for issues and have had them adjusted over 30 times I know of still not corrected still not happy with them I'm about to say screw it I'm done quit wearing them.
Dear Dr. Cliff, I am on the market for a new hearing aid. I have a total loss on my left and some hearing loss on the right, so the BiCROS you mentioned is perhaps for me? I also googled and saw various vendors provide different products, e.g., Signia has CROS/BiCROS, but both Phonak and Oticon only mentioned CROS on their web sites. I am wondering if the latter also offer BiCROS, or perhaps the Signia CROS/BiCROS is actually one product that can be used as either CROS or BiCROS? Finally, I am also considering the Costco Kirkland Signature 9.0 but not sure if this Costco hearing aid is capable to offer CROS/BiCROS?? Thanks in advance.
I am wearing 2 hearing aids and recently, i lost my hearing almost completely in my right ear. I have oticon aids what should i do
Dr. Olson, using BAHA, how does the patient perceive the origin of the sound? For example, suppose SSD occured on the right ear and install BAHA there. When the sound comes from the right side, does the patient's brain interpret it as the sound is actually coming from the right side? or from the left side with the good ear?
If I want to be able to hear the sound from the both ears and live as if I never had the hearing problem in 1 year time frame, would Cochlear Implant be a better option? or BAHA accomplishes that as well as C. Implant?
THANK YOU!
With BAHA you will not get sound perception back in that ear. You have a shot with a Cochlear Implant if you can get approved.
I'm suffering from so and using baha 6.
I have a problem on right ear I can't hear sound below 500 hz please give me any suggestions and I don't have any problem in left ear
Sir my left ear is totally normal but right ear has 75db of severe sensorinueral hearing loss...now which hearing should i go cros or traditional hearing aid?? I m confused as one audiologist advised to go for cros while oher has advised for traditional hearing aid....which would be better for me...plzz advice
Sir can you pls tell me a solution for the hearing loss problem iam facing well am from India am a musician , composser and a sound engineer I lost my left ear at my age of 20yers no am at my 40s but my main problem is it’s becoming very difficult for me to go for any live shows though it’s very hard for me to hear clearly on stage and in recording also the situation is the very same due to which I was forced to move a bit backwards from music works can you pls get me help to clear it out what type of treatment should I go to make my ear once again come to life
Hi cliff,
As fx322 got failed for double dose can we expect result for our ears with single dose for our deaf ears??