Submitted by Admin on

CROS and BiCROS Hearing Aids: Solutions for Single-Sided Deafness and Asymmetrical Hearing Loss

 

Understanding CROS and BiCROS Hearing Aids

CROS (Contralateral Routing of Signal) and BiCROS (Bilateral Contralateral Routing of Signal) hearing aids are specialized devices designed for individuals with single-sided deafness (SSD) or asymmetrical hearing loss. These hearing aids improve sound awareness and speech understanding by routing sound from the poorer-hearing ear to the better-hearing ear.

Who Benefits from CROS and BiCROS Hearing Aids?

 

CROS Hearing Aids:

  • Single-Sided Deafness (SSD): Individuals with severe to profound or unaidable hearing loss in one ear and normal hearing in the other ear benefit from CROS hearing aids. The CROS system picks up sound from the poorer-hearing ear and transmits it to the better-hearing ear, allowing the user to perceive sounds coming from all directions.

BiCROS Hearing Aids:

  • Asymmetrical Hearing Loss: Individuals with profound or unaidable hearing loss in one ear and mild to severe hearing loss in the other ear benefit from BiCROS hearing aids. The BiCROS system picks up sound from the non-hearing ear, amplifies it, and transmits it to the better-hearing ear, which also receives amplification.

About Dr. Prasad

Dr. Sanjay Prasad MD FACS is a board certified physician and surgeon with over thirty-two years of sub-specialty experience in Otology, Neurotology, advanced head and neck oncologic surgery, and cranial base surgery. He is chief surgeon and founder of the private practice, Metropolitan NeuroEar Group, located in the metropolitan Washington D.C. area.


About Dr. Baradar

Dr. Veeda Baradar is a talented audiologist who specializes in cochlear implants, hearing aids, electrophysiologic assessment, and vestibular evaluation and management. She is fluent in both English and Farsi, and carries certification from the national American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). Dr. Baradar earned her Bachelor’s and Doctorate degrees in Audiology from University of Maryland, College Park, and is licensed in both Maryland and Washington, D.C..