Meet Cole: A Teenage Musician with Single-Sided Hearing Loss

[@Sammyftheeproducer]

I’ve lost hearing in my left eye but we’re still blessed things could be so much worse even if I went fully deaf life is still worth living and we can still get a lot done 💯🙏🏾❤️

[@MrTheCole1974]

Hi My name is also Cole, I’m 50 and was struck w unilateral deafness in right ear 6 months ago. Saw my ENT within a weeks time. He shot the stuff in my ear drum 3 times that first week. IM ALSO A PROFESSIONAL PERFORMING TEACHING AND RECORDING, MUSICIAN OF THIRTY PLUS YEARS… it’s been tough to say the least. I wonder how you are doing. You’re a kid (same age when I got started). I’m wondering how you’re doing. Prayers and thoughts buddy! Btw you sound great at the end of the video 💪🏻😃👂🏻

[@philgreen815]

Music is a big part of my life. I suffer SSD in my left ear, I play acousic electric guitar, left handed, in a duo. Waiting for a CROS wireless system to be fitted on 24th October. I hope and pray that this may improve my hearing so that I can actually hear properly what I am playing.

[@DA-ti6pc]

how did the cros system work out

[@CrowdPleeza]

One thing about having a hearing problem is that it can make your life simple and complicated at the same time.

[@Adrian-Grth]

Hi, I'm from Australia, (I will be single -sided deaf soon from surgery), what do you mean?

[@CrowdPleeza]

@@Adrian-Grth I will break it down for myself. Having a hearing problem can make things simple because it has caused me to be selective with how I interact with people and when it comes to picking jobs. At the same time this has complicated things for me. Being selective with how I approach interacting with people and choosing jobs has caused me to sometimes feel frustrated because I end up socializing less with people in noisey places. Being selective with jobs has caused me to rule out jobs that would put me in noisey workplaces. This has affected me financially. So adjusting to this hearing problem causes me to simplify my life as far as socializing and employment. But in doing so I kinda miss out on having a broader social life and more job options.

[@Adrian-Grth]

@@CrowdPleeza Thank you, may I please confirm you suffer single sided deafness not bilateral, thank you.

[@CrowdPleeza]

@@Adrian-Grth Yes I have SSD. I may have lost my hearing in one ear when I had the mumps as a kid.

[@Adrian-Grth]

@@CrowdPleeza I have my 3rd of 4th brain tumour coming out soon and surgeons must take hearing on right side

[@Ufosquad99]

This has been my life! Thank you for the uoload! I would love to know who this is and the name of the band!

[@clayton896]

He mentions he uses the Phonak Marvel. But how would that work if he is deaf in that ear? Wouldn't he need a Cros or something similar?

[@CrowdPleeza]

Keep an eye on this research. "Gene therapy restores hearing in children with rare form of deafness The approach could help researchers develop therapies for other types of inherited hearing loss" From: Science

[@CrowdPleeza]

Does anyone use a CROS? How well does it help you to hear people in noisy places like restaurants? I've read mixed reviews from people on this.

[@Sun18Jul]

I have SSD and I've tried the CROS options of both the Phonak Paradise and the Oticon More. To me, neither were very good in noisy restaurants or other venues where everyone is talking at once. I think it's because your brain uses both ears to hone in on an individual person speaking. When everyone's voices come in through a single ear your brain can't do that.

[@CrowdPleeza]

@@Sun18Jul I've heard that from others. I think hearing aids in general have more limitations in noisy places.

[@medinasandra1970]

What device is the one it worked for you at the end???

[@clayton896]

He said the Phonak Marvel

[@yelims20]

I lost the left ear and anything new in music... Right ear losers get to keep the music

[@DonAlderOfficial]

yeah its funny how the left ear works best.. im having serious left ear issues and its very hard to play acoustic guitar

[@MrTheCole1974]

O man, I’m sorry to hear that… I’ve got sudden deafness in my right ear. So far w IEM I can continue being a pro guitarist and singer. It’s tough though

[@DA-ti6pc]

@@MrTheCole1974 be careful about damaging your left ear..

[@yelims20]

@@MrTheCole1974 at least you still have the ear that plugs into the music part of the brain