# Single-Sided Deafness After Skull Base Fracture

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## **Patient Case**

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Following an accident, a patient loses hearing in one ear. Despite his CROS system, spatial hearing and sound quality remain unsatisfactory, affecting both his professional and personal quality of life.

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**Additional case studies on personalized hearing care for single‑sided deafness can be found here:**

- [Single-Sided Deafness following meningitis](https://hearbetter.medel.com/en-ca/single-sided-deafness-following-meningitis/)
- [Single-Sided Deafness and Directional Hearing](https://hearbetter.medel.com/en-ca/single-sided-deafness-and-directional-hearing/)

 

 

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  Patient Case | hearbetter | 2026 Mar. 

  [ Find out more ](https://hearbetter.medel.com/en-ca/single-sided-deafness-and-directional-hearing/) 

 

 ###  [ Single-Sided Deafness following meningitis ](https://hearbetter.medel.com/en-ca/single-sided-deafness-following-meningitis/) 

 

  Patient Case | hearbetter | 2026 Mar. 

  [ Find out more ](https://hearbetter.medel.com/en-ca/single-sided-deafness-following-meningitis/) 

 

 

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