Why are two hearing aids better than one?
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(binaural amplification) 1) localization of sound: if you are only able to hear correctly with one ear, the information transmitted to your brain will not be accurate. 2) balanced hearing: wearing one hearing aid can create a 180 degree hearing angle, with two it would be a complete circle (360). 3) A “stereo” effect lessens the need for high hearing aid volume. 4) with both ears hearing similarly, one is able to get a more normal balanced sound quality 5) Better understanding of speech: binaural hearing helps one to better extract speech in sound. In noise, the brain needs balanced information from both ears to filter the sounds accurately.
