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I think this is a pile of absolute junk. We already have cross hearing aids that do that.

Glad you resolved that issue my elder brother. Now that you stopped pulling your hearing aids out, you can work on not pulling your pecker out as the neighbors may get vexed with your eccentric behavior. Love and hugs to you and the family. Stay well Elmer. Daniel

...physical damage, or genetic history of hearing loss. My audiologist basically said she doesn't know either but said I qualify for hearing aids whenever I feel that I need them. With regards to hearing aids, I'm wondering if they work like glasses would. So if you're told you have a mild...

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 live in the mountains so I can step outside any time and extract myself to pee any damn place I want, with or without my hearing aids.

The latest research has shown that hearing damage, whether or not an audiogram is normal, is necessary for tinnitus. This does not mean everyone with hearing loss has tinnitus, but it is necessary for tinnitus (Shore, Djalilian, etc.). Benzodiazepines are not ototoxic. Ototoxic means it causes...

...All that progress seems to have been undone by just a few sessions. Has anyone ever recovered from this? Most stories I’ve read about pure tone exposure suggest that the new spike becomes the baseline, along with further hearing loss. Would hearing aids at least make the tinnitus more bearable?

Do not ever touch them unless you have an actual hearing loss below 4 kHz. I have severe reactive tinnitus, and the use of hearing aids to play crickets very quietly for less than an hour set me back for weeks or months, and I perhaps have not fully recovered. Do you have hearing loss anywhere...

...mean silence is actually helpful for you. Why not try wearing earplugs when you go outside? I would consider wearing earplugs with hearing aids over them. The hearing aids can help keep the volume at a controlled level so you can still hear people, while the earplugs offer protection from...

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...

Maybe we should view it all like a football match. We all want our team to win the World Cup, but it takes a few years to train a good team. With diligence, hard work, and a good trainer, a team eventually develops that can coordinate things well. At some point along the way, we may even get a...

Hearing aids are different than sound machines. I think that hearing aids give you the perfect hearing that you didn't know you were missing.

...prevent noise and music from triggering my tinnitus, which would greatly improve my quality of life. I have some questions regarding hearing aids. First, I have very narrow ear canals and am concerned that a receiver-in-canal (RIC) device may not fit. The behind-the-ear solution I tested...

Greetings all, first post, tinnitus is a new affliction for me, probably only five weeks or so at the most. I'll get around to introducing myself and with added questions later, but have found one conventional opinion really difficult to find: Since I have sudden moderate hearing loss in only...

...tires, yet the noise persisted. At this point, I wonder if it might be my hearing. I recently had it checked and discovered I will need hearing aids. I am not sure if the noise is from hearing loss at high and low frequencies, but my tinnitus has spiked as well. I even tried three sessions...

...as middle ear myoclonus. Professor Bance is the go-to expert for this. As I understand it, pulsatile tinnitus is not usually connected to hearing loss, so I'm unsure if hearing aids are relevant in this case. It sounds like you may have been dismissed, which, unfortunately, doesn't surprise me.

...as a coping mechanism, though I limit my headphone use to 90 minutes a day. Are all your tones maskable with white noise when using hearing aids? Unfortunately, mine aren’t—only the high-pitched ones are—so I turned off the masking. Music or white noise in the background doesn’t really help...

Hi all, new here! After nonstop reading on the subject of tinnitus, this paper gives me hope!

Hi, has anyone heard of the hearing loss pill? It claims to help regain hearing loss in 79% of people by supplementing the nerves in the inner ear. It also claims to reduce tinnitus in 66% of people. Review Of The Hearing Loss Pill : Shear Hearing Loss And Hearing Aids

I also wonder what shooting amplified sound waves into the cochlea is doing to the undamaged hair cells. We've already observed low-frequency sounds damaging both low and high-frequency hair cells as well as higher frequencies damaging adjacent hair cells.

...and sometimes we didn't. My tinnitus is a loud piercing zinging in both ears, dominant in the left. Bad hearing is corrected by hearing aids which have installed tinnitus features such as ocean waves and white noise controlled by the aids along with downloaded "music" apps of various kinds...

Listening to white noise through hearing aids or AirPods can be beneficial. It will improve your mood;

I'm so sorry you're going through this. I just recently got hearing aids too. But I feel like my tinnitus has gotten worse with them on because now I'm hearing more noise which makes my tinnitus worse. I'm trying to decide if I should keep them. I have 2 weeks left to decide.

@Juliane. Have your tried hearing aids yet?

I've seen these mentioned in several posts but when I google it, it seems to be hearing aids sold at a place in Nebraska. So duh, I'm confused. Is there an actual brand name for these masking hearing aids? I'm new at this, do please pardon me if i am asking the wrong question.

Hearing test done. It hasn't changed so that's good. I had hearing aids adjusted so that I can wear them. They were way out, to the point that any loud noise had me pulling them out.

...no more than six frequency points, broadly within the range of human speech. The goal seems to be finding just enough evidence to sell hearing aids, which is frankly embarrassing. When you consider how hearing loss occurs and the variety of tones present in everyday sounds, hearing aids can...

...to help me sleep, but there were many days when getting out of bed and facing the day felt impossible. I will say that earlier in my recovery, using hearing aids, with white noise playing through them, was the first thing that genuinely helped. Let me know if you have any other questions.

If you do get insurance to cover hearing aids, I strongly suggest considering devices that produce pink, white, or brown noise. In my case, pink noise provides a slight sense of comfort. I use these devices when my tinnitus becomes severe. As for audiologists and even ENTs, there is often...

You are very welcome! I hope you find some relief. I forgot to mention that if you massage your back and neck, be sure to pay extra attention to your scalp. The scalp has many nerve endings, and Vata oil can be particularly beneficial when used with a good scalp massage. I've read at least one...

...TRT stands for Tinnitus Retraining Therapy. It’s a combination of sound therapy using pink or white noise delivered through earphones or hearing aids with built-in speakers, set at a level below the tinnitus volume, and tinnitus-specific talking therapy. The talking therapy explains what...

I have had tinnitus all my life with the ringing being a constant tone at approx 1750hz. I also suffer from Hyperacusis which affects me to a greater degree under stress. When I go to a movie, which is rare, I always wear ear plugs. I did see an audiologist about a year ago and my tinnitus...

...it was a waste of time because: I will inevitably have high-frequency hearing loss. I don't have any prior test results for comparison. Hearing aids are ineffective at high frequencies. Knowing my tinnitus frequency doesn't impact current treatment options. It won't affect future treatment...

...I track it constantly while working, even with background music or podcasts playing, and I still notice it outdoors. I have tried hearing aids with different types of noise, but nothing masks it. Does anyone with hearing loss across all frequencies only have pure tone tinnitus? Has anyone...

Thank you so much for your thoughts Michael. Your posts are always a breath of fresh air and gives some hope. What is your opinion on the use of hearing protection? Everything I do seems to spike my tinnitus. I started working out and doing cardio on a treadmill daily and guess what, it also...

Yes, I've heard it. It sells hearing aids and is merely a hypothesis as far as I'm aware.

...so yesterday I went to speak to somebody. She was really nice and friendly and I felt really comfortable with her. She had me try a few hearing aids that were quickly programmed to give me an idea of how they would help. It was amazing. Until the tinnitus started I had not realized how much...

...years I have trouble hearing in groups of people and one on one. The specialist I saw was rude and very aggressive in pushing $ 6000.00 hearing aids on me. She had only one concern and that was selling me a hearing aid. If this treatment you get when visiting a specialist (doctor) than I...

...best surgeons can't restore it 100% if there's scar tissue or issues with the stapes footplate. This study is one of the first I've seen regarding bone-anchored hearing aids and tinnitus. The one they used in the study is the Med-El Bone Bridge, which is pretty advanced. The other one is the...

What do Treble Health offer that a high street audiologist doesn't? 1) CBT 2) Hearing aids 3) Playing sound through hearing aids They are going nowhere and have nothing to offer that a regular audiology/tinnitus clinic doesn't.

...decided to, at last, sign up to this forum to hear others' stories and learn more about tinnitus. I have hearing loss and been wearing hearing aids since my late 20's. My hearing loss is most severe in low tones. Tinnitus has been getting worse for me in the past 5 years. So, here I am!

She calls them Phonak Bi-Cross hearing aids.

Let your son know that extremely severe tinnitus after acoustic trauma is often temporary, and it usually improves over the course of months or years. Habituation also tends to develop over time, making everything more manageable. In the meantime, tell him not to panic. Encourage him to stay...

...that. The reduction in tinnitus volume has been most important to me. Here is what I do: Carry earmuffs everywhere. Bought Widex hearing aids with sound therapy and masking. I have decreased the tonal masking volume from a 6 to a 2 when I am at home in quiet, but I still use them every day...

In the UK I was told by an audiologist that they do not recommend masking. She also mentioned TRT lacks evidence. This is through the NHS. Privately they will offer it of course as it can empty your bank account. They only recommend CBT and hearing aids.

I'm going in for my second set of hearing aids. My first were Widex Moments with the Zen Tones. They didn't do much for my hearing or tinnitus. Supposedly, Widex's strength is in its natural sound, but maybe this isn't so relevant to me because I will never hear a "natural" sound again. My...

If your hearing aids and white noise are working for you, that's great @Elmer B Fuddled. You are doing the right thing by keeping the white noise below the tinnitus, not masking it or completely covering it up so it can't be heard. This practice usually causes more problems than good, as it can...

Hi @SueX, Just wondering how your hearing is going. Have they managed to stop the pulsatile sound? I have similar issues. There is a right-sided neurovascular conflict seen at the trigeminal root entry zone, caused by the ipsilateral superior cerebellar artery. And, like you, there is...

It’s 2023, the only stigma about hearing aids is the one you make up in your head. Literally no one cares if someone has hearing aids, just like no one cares if someone wears glasses.

I believe you're wrong. Each person's case is as unique as a fingerprint. Sound, intensity, and every other factor vary from individual to individual. The only thing common to all is the source - the DCN, and the cause - hyperactive fusiform cells.

...take that drug for life and be your customer. What I'm more concerned about is the practice of audiology in the US, just slinging hearing aids endlessly like they're the cure-all we need. It costs, on average, nearly $5K USD for hearing aids, and that doesn't include appointments for...

Hi Vicki I have just joined this group and I am really interested to hear if you have got any further with the tinnitus/allergy connection. I am currently in the process of trying to convince my doctor that I need to see an allergy specialist rather than be given hearing aids! Thank you.

...ear hearing loss is very similar to mine. My tinnitus is somewhere in the 8000 Hz to 12000 Hz range. Can you please provide some details regarding your first experience with TRT and hearing aids? I did try hearing aids but I think they were programmed in the wrong frequencies (4000-8000...

...Counseling for distress. Tinnitus can be emotionally overwhelming, and counseling can help manage its impact on your mental health. 2. Hearing aids. If hearing loss is detected, hearing aids may provide some relief. 3. Medications. Look into established protocols, such as: - Dirk De...