Why are two hearing aids better than one?
Our brain hears better in both quiet and noise with two ears. In noise, our brain is designed to cancel out some of the noise and help us listen to conversation when both ears are working together. Hearing equally with both ears also helps find the direction of a sound. In our busy daily activities we need to hear where sounds are coming from for our own protection as well as for our enjoyment, i.e. being able to find the bird singing in the tree or hear the car coming from a certain direction. Hearing equally with both ears also makes listening less stressful and gives a more natural sound quality.
You should wear two hearing aids for maximum benefit even if yo0u have hearing loss in one ear more than the other. Our brains are “wired” by design to receive sould information from two ears working together. The many advatages of emulating this natural system include: Much improved ability to localize the sould source. Improved speech understanding in background noise. Balanced hearing Less fatigue. ( It is much more tiring when one ear is attempting to do the work of two.
by Hazel Inglis, August 10, 2000 HearingCenterOnline.com Staff writer Hearing aids cost a bundle, there is no doubt about that. Manufacturers spend oodles of money researching and developing them and audiologists devote a lot of time testing, fitting, and making adjustments for each patient (not to mention the amount of time they invested to get their degree). As hearing aids are sold in relatively low quantities (1.7 million hearing aids for some 30 million hearing impaired in the US*) these costs must be recuperated — and unfortunately like most things in this less than perfect world, that cost is transferred to the consumer. So … considering the hefty cost of just a single hearing aid (which usually ranges from $700 – $3000) why on earth would you invest in two? Well, to start with, I’m sure you’ve heard the expression, two heads are better than one’. Studies show that two hearing aids are also better than one.’ In fact, there are many benefits to binaural amplification (two hear
Our brain hears better in both quiet and noise with two ears. In noise, our brain is designed to cancel out some of the noise and help us listen to conversation when both ears are working together. Hearing equally with both ears also helps find the direction of a sound. In our busy daily activities we need to hear where sounds are coming from for our own protection as well as for our enjoyment, i.e. being able to find the bird singing in the tree or hear the car coming from a certain direction. Hearing equally with both ears also makes listening less stressful and gives you a more natural sound quality.
The truth is, we dont even hear in our ears. Actually, we hear in our brains which processes to two ears. Hearing with two ears is called binaural hearing. Binaural means two together. Sound localization is very dependable for both of our ears. For example, when we hear something in the distance such as a car approaching, nature tells us which direction its coming from. Isnt it so hard to understand what is being said in noisy places? When we are surrounded with many different sounds, hearing with both ears enables us to hear the message being sent. Approximately, 80 percent of people who have hearing loss have it in both ears. Still, people only wear one hearing aid. Amplifying only one ear when both ears have hearing loss can you put you at a big disadvantage. However, with two hearing aids, your life could just get a whole lot better! You will have a better understanding of speech and others will understand your speech better. By wearing two hearing aids, listening is easier. Your b
