Monaural HA to solve occlusion?

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2 total messages Started by R H Birchall Thu, 09 Jul 1998 00:00

#37

Author: R H Birchall
Date: Thu, 09 Jul 1998 00:00

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I have similar loss in both ears (30 dbL from 400 Hz to 2 kHz, greater
loss below and above)  I have been trialing the Seimens Prisma CICs for
the past 2 weeks.  Occlusion is a significant problem for me.  A vent or
deep fitting is out because of my narrow and sharply bending canals. My
audiologist has suggested trying just one aid in my dominant (left) ear.
This seems to be working quite well.  Most of the occlusion comes from
my right ear and without the right aid, the occlusion is mostly gone.

My question is whether this is a good long term solution or is this a
temporary crutch to help me get used to both HAs.  I know binaural
hearing is important but I can still hear quite a bit from my unaided
right ear.  Will I suffer additional loss because I leave the right ear
unaided?

Thanks in advance.
-- 
Ron Birchall

Re: Monaural HA to solve occlusion?

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Author: Howard Moss
Date: Sat, 11 Jul 1998 00:00

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R H Birchall (rhbirchall@ameritech.net) wrote:
: I have similar loss in both ears (30 dbL from 400 Hz to 2 kHz, greater
: loss below and above)  I have been trialing the Seimens Prisma CICs for
: the past 2 weeks.  Occlusion is a significant problem for me.  A vent or
: deep fitting is out because of my narrow and sharply bending canals. My
: audiologist has suggested trying just one aid in my dominant (left) ear.
: This seems to be working quite well.  Most of the occlusion comes from
: my right ear and without the right aid, the occlusion is mostly gone.

: My question is whether this is a good long term solution or is this a
: temporary crutch to help me get used to both HAs.  I know binaural
: hearing is important but I can still hear quite a bit from my unaided
: right ear.  Will I suffer additional loss because I leave the right ear
: unaided?

: Thanks in advance.
: -- 
: Ron Birchall

Hi,

Sorry, don't know what occlusion is, but I have a (an?) hereditary
hearing loss in both ears. At non-critical times, I wear no HA (BTEs).
Usually, I wear my left BTE. During work meetings or large groups, I
wear both BTEs. One advantage of a single aid is that using the telephone
is hassle-free. I have not had any changes in hearing levels due to which
aids I wear. That has to depend on what caused your loss in the first place.
I do notice that my "comprehension level" improved in both ears...

--
Howard Moss 
hmoss@sr.hp.com
Rohnert Park, CA

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