Hearing Loss Treatment

As you prepare to make an appointment with a hearing professional, there are a few important things to keep in mind.

Today’s hearing aids come in a wide variety of sizes and styles — from those that sit behind the ear to completely invisible hearing aids — and feature different technology levels to match your specific needs and budget.

Yes. Most people need an adjustment period of up to four months before becoming acclimated to — and receiving the full benefit of — wearing their hearing aids. Your professional hearing team will help build a personalized adjustment plan for you. This typically consists of minor, regular adjustments to your prescription and time wearing them in different environments. Oral rehabilitation and other counseling are available and used as well.  

While no hearing aid can filter out all background noise, our advanced hearing aids are designed to reduce some types of background noise so that you can enjoy conversation and improve communication in places like restaurants, business meetings and social gatherings. We also have accessories built to help in specific difficult hearing environments.  

Only a small percentage of hearing loss in adults can be improved with medication or surgically. Most Americans with hearing loss are treated with hearing aids.

Yes, hearing aids are available for those with single-sided hearing loss. The Audibel CROS System delivers solutions for: 

1. Those who are unable to hear in one ear and have normal hearing in the other ear (CROS) 
2. Those with little to no hearing in one of their ears, and a hearing loss in their better ear (BiCROS)

CROS Solution 
If you’re unable to hear in one ear and have normal hearing in the other ear, you may benefit from a CROS solution. You’ll be able to hear sounds in your weaker-hearing ear by way of your healthy ear. 

How it works: 
To help you better engage in all types of listening environments, our CROS solution has a microphone that picks up sounds and voices from your weaker-hearing ear, then transmits them to a hearing aid receiver that’s fitted on your good ear. No matter your position at the dinner table, or if sounds originate from your weaker-hearing side, you won’t miss important sounds around you. 

BiCROS Solution 
A BiCROS solution is also available and can benefit those with little to no hearing in one of their ears, and a hearing loss in their better ear. 

How it works: 
This option sends sound from a microphone, placed in your ear with little to no hearing, to a hearing aid receiver placed in your better-hearing ear. This allows you to hear from both sides. Your hearing care professional can help you determine what solution will best fit your needs and lifestyle.