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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...

In the US, most audiologists will allow you to take home demo hearing aids to try out before deciding whether to purchase them. I purchased Widex hearing aids for about $3,800. I was told they are highly rated for tinnitus relief and considered expensive because they feature some of the best...

...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...

...but most made me groggy. You are trying to get back to normal, and the lack of sleep is disruptive to your life. I do not wear my hearing aids. Mine are loud, so I cannot mask like you; it makes it worse. My hearing is not perfect but I do alright without aids. I often tell people I cannot...

I made this thread to ask the question if hearing aids reduce tinnitus because I'm subscribed to the idea that reversing hearing loss in anyway should reduce tinnitus. I have seen several threads where many people congratulate hearing aids on reducing the volume of their tinnitus. However there...

Hi all, I started singing with the band at my church this past January. I have a moderate hearing loss and tinnitus and wear hearing aids. This has been the first time I've sung with electric guitars, drums and general amplification. A couple weeks ago, I noticed that I was hearing some tinnitus...

Do any hearing aids go above 8 kHz and would they help me drown out a lot of my tinnitus if my hearing loss is in the 9-14 kHz range? My hearing is perfect up to 8 kHz. I’m getting an extended audiogram soon and I’m wondering what my options are. If there is hearing loss, do the hearing aids...

...became more pronounced. Hearing tests revealed a range of hearing loss, which I was told was the cause of my tinnitus. I was prescribed hearing aids to address both the hearing loss and tinnitus, but they had little to no effect on the tinnitus. Over time, it gradually worsened, especially...

...my anxiety without the noted side effects of Amitripyline. Second prong aside from best meds to reduce my anxiety is with respect to hearing aids. I am now 64 y.o. and no question I have some level of high frequency hearing loss but overall I have functioned pretty well without hearing...

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...

...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...

...- I am a 21 year old guy. My hearing has never been 100% since birth, but good enough to get by in daily situations without the use of hearing aids (doctors allowed me to ditch hearing aids at the age of around 4 or 5). Anyway, 4 years ago, I have gotten moderate tinnitus and, to a lesser...

I also purchased hearing aids for relief through sound therapy, not for amplification. If this has brought you relief, it is well worth it. Mentally, I felt stronger and had a sense of control. I also take a product called Sound Bites, a supplement that contains Magnesium and vitamins A, C, and...

Someone needs hearing aids? I own a pair of hearing aids open fitting Re-Sound Alera VO961 / DW wireless flesh-colored. Are not helpful in tinnitus (in my opinion) and do not possess the masking option. Only helps you feel better if you have significant hearing loss. Used only for 6 months...

...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...

...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.

Hi all, I just have a question. I have hearing aids (zero amplification, I have no hearing loss) that play white noise. It's better than living with tinnitus but it's also highly irritating and the volume needs to be up fairly high making it quite unpleasurable. Rain sound on the other hand is...

Thank you. I have seen an audiologist and have been diagnosed with moderate hearing loss. There are so many types of hearing aids, but I am researching ones that have a tinnitus masker built in. I would hate to spend thousands of dollars without finding relief, but I do need to get one soon. If...

What is life like for you? Is it hard to go out, explain the hearing aids to friends/people who cross paths with you? Do you still go out to bars or clubs?

What do you think about the fact that many tinnitus clinics sell hearing aids to almost every patient if there is even the slightest sign of (age-appropriate?) hearing loss?

...hear ambient noise. It'll be like the impacted frequencies are in a soundproof room. I've made a flowchart to get the point across. Hearing aids could also be effective with sensorineural hearing loss. So why aren't people without tinnitus being given hearing aids when they have hearing...

Hello, I reecntly tried hearing aids from my friend just for couriosity what is the sound perception through them (I have pretty good hearing just T is what bothers me). What I noticed in a silent room the hearing aids themselves produce some delicate hum similar to the white noise maskers I...

I have used Widex with Zen Hearing aids for two weeks now from my audiologist. You have 30 days to try them. I have not seen any improvement yet. Anybody in this forum have any experience with these. Let me know if anybody has used these.

Do you wear hearing aids? If you want to eleborate, you may comment below. Also, if you really like or really dislike these polls, let me know.

Thanks for the information! I might get hearing aids. 😊

My father has severe hearing loss and finally decided to get hearing aids a few months back. The audiologist told him that in the first few weeks/days, many things will sound painful because his brain is not used to processing noise that loud anymore. He also claimed that his brain would adapt...

Good morning! I would like to tap your collective wisdom today about ear pressure and hearing aids. I have bilateral hearing loss. I have tinnitus, not normally bothersome (though all this testing is making me aware of it). For about 1 1/2 years (see my introductory thread) I've had...

Thanks for response. Yes I have turned the volume down, but not much difference. Audiologist has now uploaded a program to my hearing aids which reduces amplification and stimulation to the ears to be used at night time to help wind down. Fingers crossed this has a positive effect!

...I had my baby with me and since it was babbling all the time, I was very distracted during the hearing test. The newly adjusted hearing aids were so loud, I did all things very carefully and once I heard church bells it really hurt. I went to the hearing aid acoustician again today and it...

I was wondering if anyone has had the opportunity to try these new EARLENS hearing aids? They are supposed to increase and target the high-pitch hearing loss typically associated with tinnitus. It's not a masker. It's a hearing aid that fits on your eardrum much like a contact lens fits on...

...was that I had damaged my ears and could not hear high pitched frequencies anymore [can't remember the kHz]. They also gave me these hearing aids / maskers, that play a pitch that cancels out the tinnitus. They also said that I had a little wax in my right ear. Anyway I wore the aids in my...

...left ear that has tinnitus. They want to first start CBT to manage my tinnitus. And if that won't help me enough they want to give me hearing aids. Do hearing aids help me even if I have tinnitus that reacts to some sounds? Are there people on here that use hearing aids even with tinnitus...

...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...

...hell. I can totally mask the T with them. But I keep the volumn low enough to here the T so I can eventually get used to it without the hearing aids. When I sleep at night I use a white noise machine and wear my right aid only. I can here the noise maker and sleep all night. I also...

...scared. Hearing test shows moderate to high frequency loss, lower tones fine. I was hoping to be given maskers but no, small hearing aids that MIGHT help. Such a lovely lady but once again seems like a dead end. Sound proof room seems to have made T go mad and a new noise to join the others...

I really hope they achieve good results. If that happens, I also hope they include people who use hearing aids. I believe this could potentially restore a portion of my hearing loss, since it is sensorineural, but I am not sure.

Hi all What a night ,lost my hearing aids (now found) usually wear them in bed to knock some of the T out. Boy oh boy id forgotten how loud my ears can get.Telling you ten out of ten noise ,I honestly do not know how i would cope without the aids.it took me back to 2010 when an ear infection...

...me something. I don't have a perfect hearing, not deafness but not optimal for my twenty years. So as I know that one day i will wear hearing aids, i would like to ask you how does it feels to have an hearing aid? Is it comfortable, is it good for restaurants, cinema, how do you cope with...

Has anybody considered hearing aids path to get some relief ? We know that hearing aids can help only if we have have hearing loss in human hearing range upto maybe 6-7khz but I read that we now have high frequency loss hearing aids available in the market too? Why isn't there much buzz about...

If you do try it, let us know how it goes. I’ve been taking Liposomal Glutathione, which is said to be the compound that makes NAC effective for hearing loss. I’ve found that, in this form, it doesn’t seem to have a negative effect on my tinnitus.

Did you end up getting hearing aids? :) What is going on? Are you okay?

I’ve had moderate hearing loss for four years and wear two hearing aids. I might be at the early stages of Lyme disease (still waiting for test results), and this has been going on for a few weeks now. It feels like torture. I hear Christmas carols and a few childhood songs playing in my head...

...ears are screaming now. I know it is from hearings loss from construction... My question is this... Should I go back on Zoloft which worked but made me emotionally numb... or try hearing aids which feed back my tinnitus ...tricking my brain into thinking my ears are fine... Feedback appreciated!

...here with a long-term tinnitus history. I am profoundly deaf, but I am able to hear well enough to get along with the more powerful hearing aids. Hearing aids also are what have enabled me to live with tinnitus. Until now. I need new hearing aids and so far have tried two...

...of these events could have caused my tinnitus as well. Anyway, where is the success you ask? Well, growing up I never wore my regular hearing aids much, because I hated how much they amplify the sounds of everything. Well, I popped them in last week, and I don't hear my tinnitus at all when...

@Michael Leigh, in your experience coaching tinnitus sufferers, has anyone reported their tinnitus worsening with hearing aids?

So, after all my problems, someone else in my family with hearing issues decided to get hearing aids. Well, I borrowed the hearing aids. The ringing is semi the same, but I can hear better in that ear. It's not perfect. Also, it's like my brain is readjusting to hearing. Like I feel semi like...

I went to the hearing aid specialist the other day and he programmed hearing aids for me. However, he had a new piece of equipment this time which had wires with little microphones on them. He put them in my ear to measure the true amplification that my hearing aids were giving instead of only...

Everything was going better until I lost my hearing aids😭 I’m too broke to replace them… does anyone have suggestions?

I am using a tinnitus frequency measurer app and I'm wondering should I measure with my hearing aids on or off?

...in ambient noise environments with correction higher than 8 khz. All the audiologists back then told me that they could only program hearing aids up to 8 khz. However, yesterday, I went to an audiologist and he said he was going to install some new testing equipment that will be able to...

The good thing about hearing aids is that you usually get a trial period to see if they work before deciding whether to purchase them. At least, that is what the audiologists I spoke with told me. However, the downside is that hearing aids are an out-of-pocket expense, as insurance typically...

The possibilities of tinnitus therapy include the provision of hearing aids for moderate hearing loss. Have you tried this possibility?

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...

...30 years, it never improved, and over the past two years—since I turned 65—it has become much worse, likely due to age-related changes. Hearing aids and sound masking provide some relief, but the tinnitus is now severe in my left ear and moderate in my right. Life goes on, but tinnitus has...

...me with what now sounds like 3000 chirps that blend together and it’s one fluctuating buzz. I know that it causes hearing loss so I got hearing aids. I’m told to wear them all day. But now my ears are hyper sensitive and the buzzing is louder. If I rest in a quiet room it’s very annoying...

Thank you for the info! I find magnesium makes me nutso though, I don't know why. I've had good success with the zinc (and a xanax here and there when I'm losing my mind!)

Sorry to hear that, Tracey. It’s very hard for people to understand—tinnitus is similar to hidden disabilities. Only those going through it can truly sympathize with you. I think the hearing aid option isn’t too bad, though my guess is that a week probably isn’t long enough to have a meaningful...

...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%...

Hi all. I gave in today and was fitted for hearing aids. Can't get over feeling like it's giving up hope that things will ever get back to normal... and, yes, I fully concede vanity is in play, as well. I'm past three years now with T, had a right side stapedectomy last November, and have been...