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NIA 4625: The aids have filters for the noise. You need 2 ears for balance and direction. With one ear, you usually can't tell where the sounds/speech are coming from. And remember, with a "dead ear" - the noise is also cut in half. If the level of noise coming into the hearing aids is steady-state or of a lower volume than the speech near you, you shouldn't have a problem as the aids will help with this. The hearing aids "attack" noises and dampen them down pretty well. The hard part is adjusting. If you have had a dead ear for a long time, it will take a lot of rehab to get use to having this new system but when it works, it is just great! Gina
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@earscan. I love having all the information I'm getting from you and others on this site to think about and process. I tend to give up on technology when it frustrates me or doesn't seem to be helping me right away, so I really appreciate having fair warning that I'll need to take time to adjust to a new hearing aid system before I can reap the rewards. I lost the hearing in my left ear in 1987, which seems like a lifetime ago. Actually, I've been deaf in one ear almost half my life. Thanks! Nancy
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How do I research who deals with these hearing aids in my area? I’m in northeastern Wyoming on the South Dakota border.