Hi robinb!
My bad ear is my left ear. And prior to getting my CROS hearing system, whenever I pulled up to a drive-through restaurant, I could not understand what they were saying. I couldn't tell if they were saying, "You can order whenever you are ready," or if they were saying, "hold on for a moment." My good ear was inside the car, and it couldn't hear well enough. I would place my order as soon as I drove up and hope that they didn't ask me any questions like "do you want fries with that?" If they did say something, I couldn't understand if they were asking if I wanted sauce with my order or if they were telling me what the total amount was. So, ordering from a fast-food drive-through was miserable!
The first thing I did after getting my CROS system was to go to Taco Bell and make an order from the drive-through. I could understand everything perfectly! I almost cried!
But what made me decide to purchase the system was a problem I had at work by not hearing correctly. I serve as a hospital chaplain. And one time I was visiting a patient (with my good ear towards the patient). I asked her husband what his name was because I wanted to pray for him as well. I thought he said, "Danny" when he actually said, "Randy." So, in my prayer, I prayed for Danny. After my prayer, the husband was irate that I prayed for Danny. I soon discovered that Danny was the name of the patient's ex-husband. Oops! I decided right then that I needed to purchase the CROS system, even though it was very expensive. But if I did not buy it, I might not be able to continue in my job.
So, that's a long answer for your simple question! Yes, I love mine! But my wallet still hurts!
