After recovering from the trauma of an acoustic neuroma I began to grieve for my lost hearing and diminished social life. I’d already turned away from the prospect of a surgically implanted hearing processor. No more surgery for me, if I could help it! Then a friend on the forum mentioned your bone conduction hearing aid that could be worn in the deaf ear and would “send” sound through the head bone to the good ear! I found TransEar especially appealing because I’d only have to wear a unit in the one ear. My superb audiologist and TransEar set me up with the ear mold and the unit for a fitting. From the first day my aid was inserted I could hear natural quality sound from my deaf side. I have been enjoying my unit since October, 2006. How wonderful to hear my husband and the waiter in the restaurant! What a boost in morale to actively participate in meetings again! What a blessing to share secret telling on both sides with my twin Grandsons! The developers of TransEar have made life better for me. P.S. I have read that some TransEar users are able to find direction with their aid. I and my brain are still working on that level of achievement. So far, I am better able to discern speaking on my deaf side and I do not need to “locate” as much as I did before the aid.