two ears are better than one

There are many advantages to listening with two ears instead of one.
Wearing a hearing aid in both ears is called a binaural or bilateral fitting.

The following are some of the benefits of wearing two hearing aids:

Superior overall sound quality.

Clearer speech during normal listening situations.

Better understanding in group conversations and situations where background noise is present.

More relaxed hearing because there is no straining to hear with the “good ear”.

Binaural amplification allows for lower volume control settings in both aids, which allows sound to be heard more comfortably.

Ability to more easily locate sources and directions of sound.

A feeling of more balanced sound.

A binaural fitting can help suppress tinnitus in both ears.

Where there is a hearing loss in both ears wearing two hearing aids prevents the brain losing some of its information processing ability. If only one hearing aid is worn the ability to understand speech is reduced in the ear that is not stimulated with a hearing aid.

We will advise you if you are in the minority of people for whom two hearing aids are not be suitable.