Only in profound/severe hearing loss that qualifies for an implant. I'd imagine it would make tinnitus worse if someone with mild/moderate hearing loss got a CI
Tinnitus and loudness discomfort hyperacusis is the result of the brain increasing neuronal activity and acting as a hearing amplifier to compensate for hearing loss. One would assume reversing hearing damage would lessen tinnitus caused by SNHL.
You are right, reversing hearing loss would also require restrengthening synaptic connections and repairing a damaged audiotory nerve as well. The hair cells infact are the most durable where as the hair cell to nerve synapse is the first to be insulted.
Nerves might take up to one year and one year and a half to repair. Usually they are better 3-6 months after the acoustic trauma. But 8 - 12 months after they will be a lot better.
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