We’re here to help you find the answers you need about hearing loss and hearing aids — for yourself or on behalf of someone you love. CROS vs. BiCROS: Which is for you? CROS and BiCROS hearing aids are very similar in functionality, with one slight difference. CROS ( Contralateral Routing Of Signals) : If you have no hearing in one ear, and normal hearing in the other, a CROS might be right for you. With a CROS system, you’ll wear a microphone on your deaf ear, which will capture sounds from that side and transmit them to a hearing aid worn on your normal ear. That hearing aid will then output those sounds (without amplification), into your normal hearing ear. In this way, you’re able to hear sounds from your “bad side,” in your good ear. BiCROS ( Bilateral Contralateral Routing Of Signals) : If you have no hearing in one ear, and a hearing loss in the other, a BiCROS might be right for you. A BiCROS system works exactly like a CROS...
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