Unilateral hearing loss
Unilateral hearing loss (UHL) is a type of hearing impairment where there is normal hearing in one ear and impaired hearing in the other ear. == Signs and symptoms == Patients with unilateral hearing loss have difficulty: Hearing conversation on their impaired side Localizing sound Understanding speech in the presence of background noise In interpersonal interaction in social settings Focusing on individual sound sources in large, open environments Heavy impairment of the auditory Figure–ground perception In quiet conditions, speech discrimination is no worse than normal hearing in those with partial deafness; however, in noisy environments speech discrimination is almost always severe.