Search results for query: hearing aids

There’s no reason why insurance shouldn’t cover hearing aids because people genuinely need them. Why don’t all states, countries, and cities make it mandatory for insurance to cover hearing aids? It seems like insurance companies will only cover them if required to by law, which is troubling...

...very regularly, so I'm sure that was part of the healing. I was thrilled. Now, this past Friday, I got my first pair of Oticon miniRITE hearing aids. I had read so many positive stories about hearing aids, so I was hoping for this wonderful life-changing experience with them. My experience...

...a quiet room to work. This event marks the moment when hyperacusis and tinnitus became a severe issue. I went to an ENT who prescribed hearing aids with white noise therapy (with an audiologist). This was a disaster. Long story short, after wearing those hearing aids for about three weeks...

...from Lisbon, Portugal. - I have hearing loss from otosclerosis, both ears, diagnosed in 2014, when I was 42 years old, and I have used hearing aids since 2015 in both ears. - I have had tinnitus since 2015. - My tinnitus was maybe a 2-3/10 during 7-8 years. - 2 months ago (September 2022) I...

Hi, I’m from Holland, and I am new to this forum but not new to tinnitus. It started suddenly 9 years ago after earplugs pushed earwax against my eardrums, causing some discomfort and pain. After softening the earwax with oil and gently removing it, the pain subsided. However, a few weeks later...

Bumping this thread in light of Apple’s recent hearing health features. AirPods Pro will soon be able to function as hearing aids, which might be a more affordable solution for those who don’t have healthcare coverage for traditional hearing aids. Once these features are available in Europe...

...mean they will cover very well. There are laws in my state, but deductibles and co-pays are allowed. My insurance company "covers" hearing aids, but you still have to meet your deductible first, which is often thousands of dollars, and then after you meet your deductible, they only cover 50%...

I read a post recently that referenced some improvement in hyperacusis using hearing aids. I have mild hearing loss consistent with age, worse on the left, and 100% word recognition scores. An audiologist suggested giving me “a touch” of amplification and acknowledged that this approach is...

...in both ears since 2012. The tinnitus is loud and multi tonal. I have severe hearing loss in one ear and I’m trialing Oticon More 1 hearing aids in both ears with the BiCROS system. My tinnitus is louder with the hearing aids in and I’ve tired them at the lowest amplification for three weeks...

There’s no guarantee that hearing aids will even help improve your hearing. I have hearing loss and found hearing aids completely useless. At the end of the day, they are just fancy amplifiers, and if your hearing damage causes distortion, diplacusis, or loss of clarity, they won’t be of much...

why does insurance not cover hearing aids there's no reason for them not to only reason is bad reason medical industry truly does not care about general public's health it's all about money sensorineural hearing loss is not being taken seriously so many people suffering omg we need cure urgently...

Hi buddy! Do you use hearing aids in your daily life?

I'm a person with hearing loss who doesn't use hearing aids to improve my hearing. But I perceive my tinnitus louder, not less. The tinnitus stands out even more when the environmental sounds are quieter due to hearing loss. Hearing aids amplify actual sounds, not tinnitus. So they can create...

Are there hearing aids with amplification up to 10-12 kHz to compensate for the loss at these frequencies?

Hearing aids do not 'undistort' distorted hearing; they only amplify sound.

...went away. Doctors said it would go away after I stopped, but nope it didn't. Where is the success story you ask? Well, turns out hearing aids mask the sound for me almost completely. I can still hear it ever so slightly when I'm wearing hearing aids, but if I'm ever bothered by the sound I...

...joke! 2003 was a long time ago, and your hearing may have worsened since then. When was the last time you had an audiogram or had your hearing aids adjusted? Hearing aid technology is constantly evolving. It might be worth giving them another try, even though they didn’t work out the first time.

Are hearing aids for normal hearing worth it? As I seem to be struggling more days than good with Tinnitus are hearing aids a good/bad idea? Although both hearing tests come back as normal, I think something has gone wrong with my hearing (apart from the Tinnitus). Anyone got normal hearing...

...sitting in a cubicle at work and struggling to fall asleep at night made it increasingly difficult to cope. In 2003, I was able to get hearing aids from the VA, and they helped mask the tinnitus during the day. However, when I took them out at night, my ears were so irritated by the...

3 weeks with hearing aids from Dr Darrow and no change.

Do you experience any hyperacusis or sound sensitivity?

...if anyone who has tinnitus caused by noise-induced hearing loss has any experience with using a hearing aid to 'cure' tinnitus? The use of hearing aids to reduce/eliminate tinnitus is something that the Hearing Specialists sometimes recommend and I am thinking about going down this route.

How did your appointment with Dr. Maison go?

My hearing loss is mild at 4 kHz - 7 kHz, touching 40/45 dB (left/right) at 8 kHz. US insurance (two different insurers) never gave me any pushback on paying for my hearing aids. They don’t do a thing for my tinnitus, but they make for an awesome set of Bluetooth headphones.

Not sure if anyone knows about the Bose SoundControl, but they just showed up on my radar. I had read that consumer hearing aids were becoming a thing this year and this looks promising for those like me with hearing loss induced tinnitus. And they are only $850! Hopefully they can be...

Has anyone had success wearing their hearing aids while sleeping? I’ve heard that keeps the ears at the same hearing level 24/7. I have been waking up to louder tinnitus every morning. I take my hearing aids out before going to bed. Thank you.

...and loud volume 7 out of 10, he told me even in the night club he can still hear it clearly. Recently, he went to his doctor to try on hearing aids. Supposedly the hearing aids came with AI advanced technology to filter out sounds or train your brain to recognize different types of sounds to...

In this thread it would be lovely hear about members who use maskers, hearing aids and dual purpose hearing aids, to cope with tinnitus. And how their life has changed with them and if they got them on the NHS (or equivalent public healthcare) or had to pay for them privately out of pocket...

Hey all, I have tinnitus as well as moderate to moderately severe hearing loss and I wear hearing aids. On job applications there are questions about disabilities, such as hard of hearing. I was wondering how do you answer those questions? While I don’t consider tinnitus to be disabling for...

...stabilized. Given this information, will you please help me with the following questions: 1. Is it possible to get a benefit from hearing aids if hearing fluctuates? 2. How am I able to determine if hearing is a result of nerve damage vs genetics vs loud sounds? 3. I have also been...

...in the notch therapy. I'm not sure if it's helping and I'm wondering if it can make my tinnitus worse. Last night my tinnitus was particularly loud. Could be a coincidence, I don't know. Please tell me about your experiences, good, bad, or indifferent, about hearing aids with notch therapy.

Had 4 months of very mild H, to the point I had forgotten how much it takes out of you. Now I'm back to... everything hurts. Anyone have any strategies for success, aside from hearing aids? They make my ears worse.

...has been addressed before. But I was just wondering, since most experts believe tinnitus is a symptom of hearing loss, then why don't hearing aids help? I know human hearing is very complex and we don't understand everything. And I'm a simple minded guy. So in my simple mind, it seems like we...

...tinnitus for the last year, I am having a bit of a spike right now, so I just got back from a hearing aid specialist and tried on some hearing aids. They really do seem to help my tinnitus (both with and without the white noise turned on). But the price... ouch! When 2 little pieces of...

Sorry, I was referring to using hearing aids as hearing aids, not as earphones. That's probably fine as long as the volume is low enough.

...helpful. If that’s the case, it could be beneficial to have your ENT read the study and direct an audiologist to set your programmable hearing aids or maskers to the relevant sound band, either white noise, which includes all audible frequencies, or another band like blue or violet noise, as...

Three years ago, I bought a pair of Phonak P50 Audeo hearing aids because I have moderate to severe hearing loss in both ears. They have significantly reduced the ringing in my ears. It's important to use both hearing aids together to see if they work for you—using just one won't make a...

Hearing aids are not going so well so far… no relief at all .. maybe need to give it more time

An online question would be good. I would add: D) What was your hearing loss before using hearing aids? I think it has to be at least moderate to severe for the hearing aids to help.

I have Starkey Hearing Aids paired with my iPhone. I like the Starkey Relax App masking sounds for my tinnitus. I use the True-Link App to control the volume of my hearing aids. Here’s my question: The True-Link App can be set on “Normal” or “Stream Boost.” I don’t understand the difference...

...losing her ability to enjoy television and conversations with family and friends. She is currently using Sonic Radiant miniRITE 60 T R hearing aids. They seem to not be working properly. We have had her go to a local hearing specialist at a branch of Hearing Life and additionally, she has...

Anyone have any recommendations where and what models/brands to buy in regards to hearing aids in Bangkok? Thanks!

You need to pick the hearing aids that meet your goals, so what works for one person may not work for you. For me, it was important to address my type of hearing loss, so I needed hearing aids that could reproduce high frequencies well. There aren't many of them, so after comparing them with...

One of my biggest concerns about relocating overseas--along with the challenge of protecting my ears in noisy poor countries.--is hearing aids.....In the USA one can get great hearing aids at Costco at a low price and also get and unlimited service, repair and replacement. Overseas this could be...

I first realised that I had tinnitus in July 2022 around the time I visited our local audiology clinic where I was fitted with two hearing aids which were badly needed for moderate hearing loss. It was probably a coincidence that my tinnitus began at the time I started using the hearing aids...

...moments. Over the past few years, my hearing has gradually declined, confirmed by hearing tests indicating I’m borderline for needing hearing aids. It’s been manageable, if not ideal, until now. Recently, I didn’t use earplugs at a loud event, though I stayed away from the loudest area for...

...noise of the desired pitch through the aid (no worries if this is a stupid idea). Alternatively, is there any way users can access the computer software needed to program the pitch of their noisers/maskers/hearing aids? (I appreciate this is unlikely). Many thanks for any thoughts you have :)

After 10 years of struggling with my tinnitus, taking tests, MRI, etc., my wife convinced me to try hearing aids. At 58, I do have some hearing loss, but mainly just my wife's frequency So I tried hearing aids from Costco in early January. After a couple of months I have to say that I don't...

I had the same experience with tinnitus programs. They didn’t mask at all, and I already have plenty of noise in my head. Thank you.

If you have moderate to severe hearing loss, a pair of hearing aids may help. They have dramatically helped me. You will know within 10 minutes of trying them if they will help you or not.

...do have a mild hearing loss AND a hearing aid MIGHT help with my tinnitus, my question to UK users do you have any experience of buying hearing aids without paying VAT? According to HMRC If the aids are bought for the purpose of masking tinnitus you don't have to pay the VAT, I'm waiting...

Has anyone had any good experience with hearing aids? Or are they all crap?

...in-canal hearing aid would do the dual purpose trick of: Acting as a partial plug to reduce sharp sounds that triggers distortions, while amplifying environmental sounds to mask the ringing? I have no experience with hearing aids, so please let me know if this makes sense with current...

...I do however, have accompanying hearing loss with it ( though I've had hearing loss as far back as 7 years old). I find that my hearing aids tend to exacerbate the tinnitus, somewhat, and causes some ear fullness sensations. I have mild to moderate hearing loss and often ask people to repeat...