Of course, if you have a problem with your hearing on ear while the other is still good, then you will only need one hearing aid. More than 60% of hearing aid users have bilateral loss which means he needs to aids to help him hear properly. There are some benefits of using two hearing aids at the same time. First, it improves your safety because you can hear the sounds at equal intensity using both ears. This is especially important when inside the airport waiting for the ground attendant to announce flights or while crossing a road during the early morning rush hour. Second, two is still better than one. If you want some symmetry, it is better to have the other one checked too. Finally, you might have small degree of hearing loss on the healthy ear. However, Aidright hearing aid specialists rarely recommend two hearing aids because of the cost involved. If the test shows that there is nothing wrong with your healthy ear, then they recommend just one hearing aid. Besides, in most hearing aid cases, the healthy ear compensate for the hearing loss of the other.
Our hearing aid specialists conduct recognized hearing tests to determine the extent of your hearing loss. While bilateral hearing loss is common these days, we still do not recommend the same. Aside from that, the hearing aid tools we display on our websites are some of the latest and the most sought after items. We only choose the right ones to display on our website. Due to the expertise of our hearing aid specialists and the programs we include in our package, our patients are always satisfied with our products despite the fact that only one ear has an aid.