single-sided hearing loss Archives

January 21, 2022

Published by Angie Aspinall at January 21, 2022

Hearing in one ear: Study on hearing technology

People who are born with hearing in one ear rarely seek help from hearing care professionals. But people who lose all their hearing in one ear are more likely to […]

April 10, 2020

Published by Jill von Büren at April 10, 2020

Living with single-sided hearing loss

Hearing loss in one ear is often overlooked and undiagnosed, because many think hearing out of one ear is enough. However, experts say it's important to manage single-sided hearing loss.

March 4, 2020

Published by Editorial Staff at March 4, 2020

Anne becomes advocate after hearing loss from brain tumor

Anne knew something was going on inside her body. She had frequent fevers, chills, and nausea. Her ears were making a strange chirping noise, then all of the sudden she […]

February 18, 2019

Published by Jill von Büren at February 18, 2019

Watch: Life as a Pre-Teen with Unilateral Hearing Loss

What are the solutions for Unilateral hearing loss in kids? Phoebe shares her story about her UHL hearing loss in a YouTube series.

November 28, 2018

Published by rosieblackwall at November 28, 2018

Why I got a tattoo to remind others of my single-sided deafness

I was born deaf in my right ear. This was picked up at some point in my early years, but regardless nothing was done about my hearing loss. One of the […]

November 30, 2017

Published by Anna Biggins at November 30, 2017

Ask Anna: I have hearing loss like Millie Bobby Brown. What should I do?

Recently Millie Bobby Brown opened up about her hearing loss in one ear. If you think you may have hearing loss too here's what you can do.

October 20, 2017

Published by Angela Pelosi at October 20, 2017

Solutions for single-sided hearing loss

What do you do when you have hearing loss in one ear and good hearing in the other? Do you use a combination of positioning strategies and lipreading or, do […]

January 19, 2017

Published by Jill von Büren at January 19, 2017

Cricket player: ‘Injuries are more of a burden than my deafness’

Mathew Fisher says his troublesome left hamstring has been a far greater handicap to his sporting ambitions than deafness.

October 4, 2016

Published by Anna Biggins at October 4, 2016

Ask Anna: What is the best hearing solution for otosclerosis?

Ask Anna is a weekly advice column for the hearing loss community. Dear Anna, I had a head injury 11 years ago and I lost hearing on my […]

August 23, 2016

Published by Angie Aspinall at August 23, 2016

Single-sided deafness: A step in the right direction for finding a cure?

When I attended the emergency department of my local hospital after suffering sudden profound sensorineural deafness in my left ear, I asked for an MRI scan. I could feel something […]

March 18, 2016

Published by Jill von Büren at March 18, 2016

Real Housewives star gets Phonak CROS hearing aid

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Kathryn Edwards has been deaf in one ear for 18 years, and previously went through life missing out of a lot of conversations, until she got […]

March 16, 2016

Published by Angie Aspinall at March 16, 2016

Upgrading my hearing aids to Phonak CROS II

The day had arrived. We were off on holiday and, en route, we were stopping off somewhere rather special: my audiologist’s office so I could be fitted with the new Phonak […]

December 28, 2015

Published by Angie Aspinall at December 28, 2015

Switching on my Phonak CROS

Have you seen those YouTube videos of people having their cochlear implants switched on for the first time? Well, that’s just what is was like for me getting my CROS […]

January 12, 2015

Published by Angie Aspinall at January 12, 2015

My Strategies for Coping With Single-Sided Hearing Loss

When I started losing my hearing at the age of thirty, I was really embarrassed about it and I didn’t want people to know I was going deaf. It felt […]

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