# Single-Sided Deafness and Directional Hearing

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#  Single-Sided Deafness and Directional Hearing 

 

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## **Patient Case**

A 53-year-old patient loses his hearing in the right ear after sudden hearing loss. Initial CROS treatment fails to meet his needs for directional hearing and reduced listening effort.

This patient case reveals which new perspectives the ENT specialist opens up for his patient and why early referral to a hearing implant center can make a significant difference.

[![Audiogram SSD after sudden hearing loss](https://hearbetter.medel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/PatientCase_SSD_sudden_hearingloss_EN_1.jpg)](https://hearbetter.medel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/PDF_PatientCase_SSD_sudden_hearingloss_EN.pdf) [![Audiogram SSD after sudden hearing loss](https://hearbetter.medel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/PatientCase_SSD_sudden_hearingloss_EN_2.jpg)](https://hearbetter.medel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/PDF_PatientCase_SSD_sudden_hearingloss_EN.pdf)

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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 After Skull Base Fracture](https://hearbetter.medel.com/en-ca/single-sided-deafness-after-skull-base-fracture/)

 

 

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 ###  [ Single-Sided Deafness After Skull Base Fracture ](https://hearbetter.medel.com/en-ca/single-sided-deafness-after-skull-base-fracture/) 

 

  Patient Case | hearbetter | 2026 Mar. 

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