Search results for query: hearing aids

...I went to an ENT specialist and had an audiogram, which showed 22% word recognition in my bad ear and 72% in my good ear. I now wear hearing aids with a tinnitus suppression noise generator, but, to be honest, it doesn’t help much. I have cognitive behavioral therapy scheduled to begin on...

...waste money on dentists or chiropractors; they won't help with noise-induced tinnitus. An extended hearing test is also unnecessary, as hearing aids do not work at higher frequencies. If you’re not careful, you may get drawn into all sorts of misinformation from distressed patients, often...

Basically give me a price for low end hearings that is reasonable and a price for high end hearing aids that is reasonable. I like a pair of high end ones but they just seem so expensive for being so little. It definitely helps with my tinnitus though.

...I was getting old and crotchety.. :) We only discussed options for dealing with the tinnitus. At one point he mentioned hearing aids and I sort of jumped on that idea and we didn't discuss anymore options.. but then I came to find out my insurance doesn't cover hearing aids. I'm...

I've had 2 audiograms up to 8 kHz - they showed perfect hearing. My tinnitus is bothering me during the day and I feel like I would benefit from in-ear sound enrichment from either streaming my sound apps to a wireless earbud like Apple AirPods or getting a hearing aid that has a tinnitus...

It would have been when I was fitting my second set of hearing aids so probably 4 or 5 years after the initial onset. I can assure you I could not have heard those tones over my tinnitus. My tinnitus sounded (and still sounds) an awful lot like the high frequency tones in the first place and it...

...and this is the only thing we're going to have in the next 80+ years probably. Hopefully I will be able to accept the stigma against hearing aids and not feel insecure about them. I know we all have different life struggles, and this is my life struggle, but it hurts knowing that it could...

Is this charlatan just selling hearing aids? Plonker!!!

Hi @Tim123, Thank you for your kind comments and I'm pleased that I was able to help you. Your audiologist is the best person to advise you whether you need hearing aids. Many people that have tinnitus don't need hearing aids. Take care, Michael

you had this since 2007 wow thats crazy for real. but try hearing aids and see if that helps. if masking helps you im sure hearing aids adjusted right will help distract you. also be on here december 3 2022 for susan shore

...somewhere in one of the papers that your condition could be surgically corrected (quite successfully), if it comes down to it. I tried hearing aids a few months ago but they didn’t work for me. My mild hearing loss in left ear is between 4000 and 8000 Hz; my tinnitus frequencies are way...

40 dB hearing loss at 8 kHz is not minor. You should try hearing aids. They can be very beneficial for tinnitus.

I have to say that hearing aids are more expensive than ever but the government should definitely step in to make sure everyone has access to at least a midranger to help people get their life back to some normalcy.

I already have a pair of top notch Starkey hearing aids, bread new. But thank you for the financial advisement lol.

You're definitely not alone in dealing with this. I'm sorry it hit you at such a young age. I was also offered masking with my hearing aids, but that just felt like adding more noise. Have you been following Lenire? It has gone through multiple trials, received FDA approval, and is now in use...

I didn't know my hearing was as bad as it was until I tried the hearing aids. If you do try them, make sure you try the pair and not just one hearing aid for one ear.

Pretty impressive how much it improved on its own. Is your tinnitus mostly in your left ear or whichever is the blue one?

I'd get a second opinion and also look into a steroid like the user above suggested.

Finally going to be able to talk to an ENT next month, need me some hearing aids.

bro try hearing aids ASAP, what is the frequency of your tinnitus?

Scary. Sorry to hear you are suffering. It is discouraging to read that you had it since 2015 and did not get better, but got worse :(

Implants and prostethics can never be substitutes for natural hearing. The day natural restoration comes, the market for hearing aids and implants will definitely go down.

...features. I am only using the noise generator feature. It's been a life saver the last 2 years. Unfortunately I am going through a rather bad spike right now that began around a week ago, which I hope subsides - I am thankful for the hearing aids during this spike as they make it a lot...

YES, and hearing aids can also contribute to worsening your hearing too.

...biomodal therapies, all tailored to the individual. There are cases where a single treatment is effective, such as cochlear implants or hearing aids, but for most diseases, treatment typically involves a combination of approaches. I find it interesting, though I was in the same mindset...

I started using hearing aids 2 years ago and they have dramatically reduced the ringing in my ear. I believe that they only help if you have a substantial hearing loss. You will know within 10 minutes of trying them on if they will help you.

Thanks @Anthony2019, glad they helped you so much! I fear that my hearing loss in right ear is too high for hearing aids to help (around 12,000 Hz) and I also have other tones around 2,000-2,700 Hz, all variable and reactive. Not sure hearing aids can work with reactive tinnitus. Was your...

In my case, although hearing aids didn't lower my tinnitus, they made my hearing better. But after I achieved "catastrophic" level tinnitus, I had to stop using them as they aggravated my tinnitus.

My apologies. I did not mean to sound so negative. It's just that after ten years of being on Tinnitus Talk (I've been away for a couple of years), I've seen so many things come and go, being hyped up that the cure was just around the corner. I am getting tired and skeptical. If it works...

...details, and I lost the audiograms in my ensuing madness and torment. I was horrified at how bad they were. The doctor said I should get hearing aids, but because I had hyperacusis at the time, I was terrified of putting anything in or close to my ears. I still feel this way and can cope with...

...help. How is your hearing? Have you experienced any further hearing loss after your SSNHL in 2015? Some people with hearing loss find hearing aids effectively reduce their tinnitus. I wish I had more suggestions for you. I take a low dose of Mirtazapine and Melatonin for sleep (very...

Hey @Joe Cuber - yes, mine is similar. It's great though that the hearing aids are working, and it's becoming more manageable for you!

That not correct. He said it helps 30% of the patients. I have friends who tried hearing aids for tinnitus and they didn't help them much. There might be some tinnitus patients who benefit from hearing aids, but seems to be rare.

...The proper devices need to be used when playing sound directly into the ear. These are wearable white noise generators with or without hearing aids. It is best to be under the care of an audiologist, that specialises in tinnitus and hyperacusis treatment who will be able to advise you. I am...

Don't give up. I've had tinnitus for 30 years. I know hearing aids don't work for everybody, but they have been a miracle for me.

→ The Current State of Tinnitus Diagnosis and Treatment: a Multidisciplinary Expert Perspective

...one of their audiologists, and she was quite qualified. She did not try to sell me anything and said she could use my current Oticon hearing aids. It is TRT. Doctors cost money. I don't think $150 for a 45-minute consult/treatment session is out of line. You put on a sale to get someone...

...frequencies. What I've noticed is when I put on the hearing aid feature, the outside sounds are amplified, and when I take off the hearing aids. Everything sounds much softer, including the ringing. I'm not sure if this is good for reducing my T or not. It seems to be working, but I...

I do have hearing loss, quite bad hearing loss, but I have had this since quite a young age. It wasn't bad enough to need hearing aids, although I did struggle to hear most people. I did a before and after tinnitus audiogram and the hearing loss was the same. I've always been a little...

I'll be interested to know if the hearing aids help you. I tried my Father-In-Laws and it didn't change my tinnitus much but his were probably lower bandwidth.

...on the day. The non-reactive tinnitus is by far my more intrusive one, seriously wears me down on the day I have it. I chose to get hearing aids because of 3 reasons. One, I was hoping it would "reduce the contrast" of my non-reactive tinnitus--by providing my ears the sounds it is deprived...

They actually make frequency lowering hearing aids in which they can convert higher frequency sounds to be heard at lower frequencies. However, tinnitus can often be at higher frequencies. What if there were such a device that took lower frequencies, amplified them, and converted them to...

You are allowed to test drive hearing aids. They usually give you a two-week free trial. Just ask in advance when you go in.

...not have been the case; it could have just been the loud tinnitus, and I could hear fine the whole time. The therapy signal from the hearing aids is generally known to make tinnitus worse before it makes it better, and I thought I had some reactive tinnitus anyway. It did get worse initially...

When I take out my hearing aids, it always does a feedback sound in my ear. Could that make my tinnitus worse? I always get anxiety to take them out because I feel like damage is happening and I fear it is making my tinnitus worse. I have the smallest hearing aids (the ones that go in the...

I have explained many times in this forum, that hearing aids and white noise generators use an entirely different technology to headphones, earbuds and headsets when delivering sound into the ear and auditory system. It is not just a matter of "sound is sound," it is the way the sound is...