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I have used several Oticon hearing aid models, including the OPN 3, More 1, and currently, I’m testing the Intent 1. These are all (mini)RITE-type aids, where the device sits behind the ear, and the speaker goes into the ear canal. There is, of course, a wire connecting the device to the...

To clarify, outer and inner hairs cells are paraller in ”tube”. First cells, near ear drum, react to high frequencies and more deeper you go more lower frequencies cells react there. https://basicmedicalkey.com/special-senses-2/

For left ear: 125 Hz/-10 dB, 250/-15, 500/-15, 1k/-35, 1.5k/-40, 2k/-40, 3k/-45, 4k/-65, 6k/-65, and 8k/-90 I now have an 85 dB speaker, it`s hardly enough for 8 kHz and above loss. I think that I can hear roughly up to 6 kHz now, so with extra bandwith up to 9-10 kHz, it has no benefit to me...

I have understood that outer hair cells act like muscles, so they can move (make stiffer or looser) membrane(s), for example when we want to better hear weak sounds. It also works the other way around, so if there is a sound that is too loud, they act then too. As in the video clip mentioned...

I have used Oticon Opn 3, and now testing Oticon More 1. Opn 3 goes up to 6 kHz, while More 1 goes up to 9 kHz. More 1 has also better (and faster) signal processing. The difference is quite huge, with More 1 my tinnitus almost vanishes, and overall hearing is better. If you want to try...

Thank you, good to know.

Can you get them via public health care, or are you paying them yourself ? I have had Oticon Nera2 Pro Ti almost three years now in my left ear, and I expect that I could replace it soon with more capable aid. This model goes up ~7000 Hz and model going to 10000 Hz would be great.

^ I wear hearing aid in my left ear, too. Without it, tinnitus is definetly louder.

^ I used to sleep with ear plugs, lastly I had even custom build ear plugs. But then I got this left ear tinnitus (hiss) and hyperacusis. HA went away but T remained. I belive that ear plugs have something to do with, perhaps ears add amplification (sensitivy) when they are blocked some way...

Seems that this is marketed now under name ”Sonus Complete”. Incredients look even the same. Look for this, if you can listen sad jargon how this stuff was invented (its MENSA’s secret formula :) ) https://sonuscomplete.com/ Oddly when searching information (reviews) about this product, every...

That so true. I have hearing loss above 4 kHz in my left ear, and T. When I use my HA, T pitch is clearly higher. HA goes up to 7 kHz.

Thanks, this is bit complicated. So, if you want +3 dB from you amplifier, you must double ( ratio is 2) its power output. If SPL (amplitude) increases 6 dB then it is double than before. If volume (subjective hearing) increases 10 dB then it is double than before.

I must correct myself. You were right. I was mistakenly referring power output (=amplifier) in dB, but change in sound pressure level 6 dB equals near double volume. Ratio can be calculated from 10 ^ (x/20) , where x is difference in dB’s. So if difference is 7 dB, ratio is 2,24 .

Yes it can be very individual. For me it took couple of months to adapt. Suffering HFL about one year before HA.

3 dB change equals double (or half) in sound pressure level. In practice, 3 dB change is consired rather small, just noticable. When volume changes 10 dB (10 times in SPL), it is consired as ”double” than previous volume level. After all 10 dB reducing is remarkable.

Yes, as a ”serious” music listener and hifi-gearist, I have wondered why my HA (Oticon Nera2 pro) goes up only 7,5 kHz, when it could go 12 kHz or higher. I don’t think that’s technical problem, but commercial...there is no need ? But I were willingly pay more if I get higher bandwidth HA.

I have quite similar HL (- 60 dB) above 4 kHz in left ear and have constant T. I use hearing aid, and it reduces my T about 40-50 %. In addition it helps me hear higher frequencies and let me enjoy music listening again. But it took about three months with HA, before HF-hearing came back. So, I...

Listening music via hifi-set, watching movies.

Lack of sleep and stress

I used iOS app ”hearing help” before I got my hearing aid. According to my ENT (specialiced to tinnitus) told that when using that app three months (4-5 hours per day) it should reduce my tinnitus (caused by hearing loss). Yes, it worked when it was used, like real hearing aid, but when not used...

Not really. All she is worried about if I hear well enough (I have hearing aid).

Nothing special needed, just relax.

Hearing Aid.

I would never try other persons HA ! Amplification with HA can be around 85 dB, and total SPL near 130 dB ! Yes, amplification can be fine adjusted, but only + - 10 dB (at least with my HA). Luckily you didn’t get any damage ?

^ I got this free via public healt care. My HA would cost about 1200 € if self payed. That’s not big sum, concering that you hear better and get relief from T.

It’s Oticon Nera2 Pro Ti

I have been wearing my new hearing aid about month now. It`s for my left ear, which has hearing loss at higher frequencies (> 4 kHz). I’m still in the adapting / learning phase, but it gets better all time. Speaking about my left ear tinnitus, it has reduced quite a lot, if it was before scale...

I worked a long time (years) in office large color laser printer near on my left side. When I began hear something odd in my left ear, I though that it was the printer. Finally I realized that was my ear, sound was very similar high pitch sound that comes from printer. I wonder could this...

As for me hearing loss (left ear, above 4 khz) seems to be reason to my tinnitus. I have had hearing aid now about month, and I would rate that T has decreased 30-50 % when wearing HA. I got also tinnitus masking sound program (I picked pink noise) which I havent tested yet enough, but it seems...

That audiogram looks exactly like as mine left ear. If it's due agening (im 52) will my right "normal" ear follow it as one of my ENT predicted ? SolveTinnitus asked if one have HL in high frequenzies, is hearing aid then necessary ? Of course, if you want hear normally, and I do. Reducing T...

That's true, altough little simplified (speaker sound is depend on source, amplifier, cabels and acoustic etc), but after all we head to natural / neutral hearing experience. One guy here in Finland tested different hearing aids in a live symphony concert, (was it five years ago ?) and found...

It can be hard to find suitable hearing aids to an audiophile (or a musician), but there are brands, for example Widex, which seems to care about sound quality, with music listening too. Hope to hear any experience about hearing aids and music listening.

I have hearing loss above 4 kHz in my left ear, and 4/10 tinnitus (hizzing sound) too. I manage with T in normal day, but quiet moments brings it more noticable. Sad thing is that I have quite good High End gear, and now I cant enjoy listening music, because spatial information and of course...