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Binaural hearing

The benefits of binaural hearing

Binaural hearing—meaning listening with both ears—offers numerous essential benefits for auditory understanding and overall well-being
 Heather Hellberg

Heather Hellberg

Miracle-Ear Audiologist

When to invest in two hearing aids

Hearing does not happen in your ears but in your brain. Your brain uses information from your ears to decipher sound, as well as provide space perception, depth perception and balance. Binaural hearing, or hearing with both ears, benefits your brain by providing it with a fuller set of stimulus data.

If you’re using one hearing aid when your hearing test indicates that you should be using two, the chances of your brain getting all the information it needs to hear and understand reduces by 50%. It also removes the ability to perceive space and depth.

Benefits of binatural hearing

Here are some of the benefits of binaural hearing and why you should invest in two hearing aids:

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Hear better, use both ears

Following your hearing specialist’s advice is a crucially important step in your hearing journey. While it may be tempting to try and do with only one hearing aid, we think the benefits of binaural hearing are too crucial to ignore. Explore our line of Miracle-EarEASY™ hearing aids to find a hearing solution that fits your budget.

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