Today I went to Carolina Ear and Hearing Clinic along with Lindsay. Since it was our first day we started off with a tour of the clinic. After the tour, both Lindsay and I learned how to do hearing tests on each other with the help of the doctor (which we both passed). Then, we separated and followed different doctors to their appointments. One of things I learned about is a biCROS hearing aid system. CROS stands for Contra Lateral Routing of Signal. Someone who wears a biCROS hearing aid can’t hear with one ear and has little hearing loss in his or her better ear. This system allows the sound that goes to the “bad” ear to be transmitted to the better ear. This way, the patient is able to hear sound from both the ears. At the end of the day, Lindsay and I tried on hearing aids with earplugs to see what it sounds like to people who use them. When I put the hearing aid on it seemed like my voice was much louder than those who were talking to me. All in all, it was a good day and I’m excited to go back tomorrow.

-Biruk