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CONCLUSION
Our pilot study suggests that both the modern CROS
and BAHD seem to perform roughly equivalently in al-
leviating the auditory and subjective handicap associated
with SSD. Previous recommendations from older studies
that used older CROS and BAHD devices that seem to
favor the BAHD need to be re-evaluated. In our own
center, with no obvious advantage of the BAHD, and the
risks and cost of surgery, we now recommend a trial of
CROS hearing aids as first-line SSD treatment option.
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