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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.

...place. You replied to me, and for some reason I cannot figure out, I was then unable to reply to you. Anyway, I am sticking with the hearing aids. It has been about five weeks now. I would say they have helped, but it is hard work. I think they have taken the edge off the tinnitus, though...

Sorry to hear that. It must bring you down a bit, since communication with loved ones is such an important part of life, and having that taken away can feel horrible. Have you looked into hearing aids for the affected frequencies?

...around the 2k mark (+-100). When I notch 2k; I can listen to songs clearly!!! It is incredible to be able to listen to music and not have to worry about distorted hearing! I am wondering if there are hearing aids that could possibly notch every day sounds? To date I have never tried hearing...

...because they offered none. I never told my wife or children about my condition, as I did not want to worry them. I eventually got hearing aids, which were very expensive, and thought they would help my tinnitus. At first they didn't. Then after a year I found that there were Apps on your...

...your brain something else to focus on. This can encourage you to pay less attention to your tinnitus. If you have any hearing loss, hearing aids with built-in masking sounds might help. Hearing aids are set using a computer to match your specific hearing frequencies. They do not just amplify...

I've had tinnitus for about 6 months now but the last few weeks have been very quiet apart from last thing at night & first thing in the morning. The tinnitus is in my left ear but the hearing in that ear is very good. The hearing in my right ear is very poor & today I got my hearing aid. I...

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.

...a bit now and it seems like the concept of not using headphones even at low volumes has been brought up many times. I've also read that hearing aids deliver sound in a different way that's safer for your ears. I think there's a major point that needs to be elaborated on here. Can you play...

...times. I've had numerous ups and down depending on the amount of sleep I get. The more sleep the less tinnitus. I picked up my new hearing aids and my tinnitus is not noticeable during day. At night it's a different story but I am getting more done now. Its has sucked for 3 1/2 years but...

...brain tries to compensate for the missing frequencies, which can also trigger or worsen tinnitus. I followed her recommendation to try hearing aids, which serve two purposes: first, they provide slight amplification to help with the mild high-frequency hearing loss, and second, they generate...

When you say “age-related,” how old are you? I am 76 and have had tinnitus for 35 years. I had spinal surgery on January 20, 2025. Two weeks after the surgery, my tinnitus spiked. It has been almost five months, and I am trying to habituate. Does anyone think my age might be a factor?

I have been using Widex hearing aids for sound therapy for about one year. I have mild hearing loss. I also take Clonazepam, 0.25 mg in the morning and 0.25 mg in the evening, along with 50 mg of Zoloft. These medications are part of my daily routine. My tinnitus is a result of loud noise...

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...

...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 :)

My t has really spiked all day, I just took a klonopin to try and calm down. I am on day 4 of trying hearing aids and my ears are screaming. I took them out just now. The weird thing is the last two nights I slept thru the night which I never did before. I usually get woken up in the middle of...

...from earbuds. I also had a large piece of wax removed shortly after tinnitus started in the same ear. My question is should I try using hearing aids at this stage or wait?? My tinnitus has improved the last 4 weeks. It's noticeably quieter than it was the 1st 3-4 weeks. My hyperacusis has...

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.

...and super-fast steam trains running through it are out of control. I have some hearing loss, but in my opinion, it is not bad enough for hearing aids. The hearing aids did seem to settle the hyperacusis somewhat, as the audiologist set them to soften sounds that aggravated my ears, such as...

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...

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Anyone from New Orleans area? If this spike I have continues I really want to seek out the aid of an audiologist to look into hearing aids/masking devices and to talk about Tinnitus Retraining Therapy white noise generators. I found a doctor Mary Miller in Hammond, LA from the ATA website...

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

My ENT seemed eager to sell me hearing aids and told me I had moderate to significant hearing loss. But I do not have any trouble hearing anything, so how can that be?! I was there to discuss my escalating tinnitus, so I was very skeptical about his recommendation. However, after reading some...

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.

So ever since I heard of hearing aids that produce white noise, I always wondered how they worked. Do they have silent white noise? Is there some sort of thing similar to a volume changer to lower or heighten the white noise? Educate me, I’m really interested haha.

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.

...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...

...6 really bad periods, but habituation has occurred each time. At the moment my tinnitus is so loud, has been for a few weeks. I wear 2 hearing aids for mild to moderate high frequency loss with inbuilt maskers. It became noticeable again when my audiologist turned the internal part of the...

Good question. I don’t use it with my hearing aids—I use my Bose headphones for that. I’m one of those unfortunate people for whom the Neosensory Duo actually worked. And two months after I bought the system outright, they closed up shop. It was the only thing that truly worked for me. Now...

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

Simple, don't wear the hearing aids?

...anyone has stopped taking antidepressants and seen an improvement? I've decided to try & wean myself off the citalopram. I also have hearing aids now but I feel that if my tinnitus went I'd be able to hear better, if that makes sense. My tinnitus is a constant high pitched sound, and this...

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.

...audiologist actually got me in the same day. Which helped. How ever after some treatments for possible viral infection in my ear. We still don’t know the cause. I have come to the conclusion that I will need hearing aids. Being deaf doesn’t scare me. But the ringing is going to drive me crazy.

Sorry, maybe poorly written. I am saying hearing loss is not treatable at present. There are aids, like hearing aids, or even cochlear implants, but these are not really treatments (much less cures) - just aids. Just like glasses or contact lenses are not treatment for myopia. There is not...

...This is a great place for commiseration, support, and ideas on how to calm tinnitus, hyperacusis, and other hearing maladies. I got hearing aids about eight years ago after my fairly stable 20-year tinnitus became more severe. Initially, they were helpful with hearing the high frequencies...

So I was wondering if anyone has ever had hearing aids but with the volume lowered instead of heightened? I've heard a few people mention this and I'm wondering is this legitimate?

...since a car accident in 2011. Over the years, I’ve spent a lot of time researching different ways to treat the condition. I’ve tried hearing aids with low-frequency noise, acupuncture, herbal remedies, and also Klonopin. Klonopin worked well, but I found the drug’s addictive properties too...

...but then it returned. So don't be sad about the missed treatment; nobody knows if it would have helped. I also had sound therapy and hearing aids. There was one specific point of interest with the hearing aids. The audiologist performs a hearing test and then adjusts 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...

Audiologists are crooks when you have hyperacusis, tinnitus, and visual snow.

My tinnitus came on suddenly accompanied by partial hearing loss in one ear. I was told that a hearing aid would make a difference. Has anyone found that to be true?

I’m in this boat too. I even did a gradual increase in the use of my hearing aids, and it still got worse. I was up for four days and nights before I could sleep from sheer exhaustion. I hate this crap. It's not that simple when you have hearing loss and reactive tinnitus. Hearing loss is...

Hi, this is my first time here. Since 1993, my work has involved headphone use. I am a realtime broadcast captioner for television. We receive our audio through standard phone lines, the quality isn't the best, and volume always seemed to help. I'm afraid the years have taken their toll on...

...courses of antibiotics. My tinnitus is in my left ear, and the audiologist said my ear is “looking” for the lost sounds, so I now use hearing aids. I think they have helped, but I still have days when I can’t take my focus off the tinnitus, and it makes me intolerant of many noises. I do...

...to loud noise. If you regularly attend clubs or concerts where loud music is played, this can cause tinnitus to develop, too. Oticon hearing aids or any other type of hearing aids should not be automatically prescribed to treat a person with tinnitus. Unless you have significant hearing loss...

@biggy312, have you had any improvement?

Hi, I’m Lucile. I’m French and 31 years old. I have been hard of hearing since childhood and have worn hearing aids for a long time. I’ve always had a bit of mild tinnitus in my ears, but it never bothered me. I got used to it when I was young. But over the past few weeks, something...

...this site recently. I’m now studying more about the symptoms and will definitely look into this further to educate myself. I just got hearing aids for my tinnitus. There is sound therapy available to help! Seeing an audiologist is also a great option. It’s the only answer I have at this time.

...Since then, I have seen many doctors. I've had two MRIs and CT scans, and all came back normal. I visited an audiologist who provided hearing aids for sound therapy purposes. They help, but not always. I've also seen two ENTs, but no one has been able to help me. At one point, the noise was...

...tinnitus. They gave all the hearing tests, and my hearing was off for a certain tone. I was told and understand the logic that this is coming from the brain and the brain needs to be retrained. So they sold me hearing aids and they have not helped at all with the tinnitus. It has been 4...

I got my hearing aid today. When I first put it on the tinnitus was barely noticeable. But when I walked around, raised my eyebrows, or opens my mouth, the tinnitus fluctuated. My hearing aid doctor told me that I needed to get used to this. However it seems as if I have already gotten used to...