Tinnitus

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Do Hearing aids work for tinnitus and are they effective for less aware of tinnitus
 
Some say Yes?? Some say No?? It seems different for different ppl.

I believe the reason Costco fitters will never provide tinnitus support is because they cannot easily achieve successful treatment.

YMMV o_O

I didn't know that I suffered from tinnitus until someone told me what it was. Then I listened for it and sure enough I could hear it! But when I stop thinking about it (after a while) it is gone. So I just -> fuggedaboutit ;)
 
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pvc, it really does go away when you are focused on other things. I went to the Amen Clinic for a brain scan and they can see the activity in the audio cortex when I am quietly listening for it. But when I got focused on other things, it disappeared from the brain scan as other activities picked up in the brain. Interesting, eh?
 
Yes interesting. But some ppl (will jump up and down and swear) that it never goes away! So, I dunno. I will refrain from making any judgements.
 
I have tinnitus in one ear that goes from barely there to roaring. Hearing aids definitively help. I’ve never used the tinnitus feature of my aids. I downloaded the free Resound Relief app and use that instead.

@nanowiz, that’s fascinating!
 
Beck23 said:
I have tinnitus in one ear that goes from barely there to roaring. Hearing aids definitively help. I’ve never used the tinnitus feature of my aids. I downloaded the free Resound Relief app and use that instead.

@nanowiz, that’s fascinating!
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Just downloaded that app and it is a game changer! I can usually un-focus myself on my tinnitus but there are times it is just too loud to tune out. I've been disappointed with the tinnitus relief on my Starkey Evolv AI's but adding this app to my phone is a huge help! Thank you.
 
I have tinnitus and believe that the hearing aids give me something to listen to. As a result, the ringing/whining is usually absent. Sometimes music will fill in the gaps if the general sounds of my office/home don't.

I used to have a white noise generator programmed into my Starkey Evolv, the Audi did this at the initial fitting. Ended up never using it and DIY the programming to fit my needs and free me of the tether to the HA app (poor) on my phone. I can do everything I need with button presses on my HAs.

At night I play white noise on a speaker very near my head.
 
Tinnitus Help topics to read (for example) after running Genie 2;
  1. Help / Help on Genie 2
  2. Type "tinnitus" in the search box and Click Search/Enter
  3. Then click "Tinnitus SoundSupport" or click "Tinnitus volume control"
If not using Oticon Genie 2, try exploring the Help feature of your fitting software to find help topics on "tinnitus".
 
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I have tinnitus in both ears, all the time, but if I'm paying attention to something else I don't notice it.
I recently read in a magazine called 'New Scientist' that the latest theory is that tinnitus is caused by the brain generating "sound" to compensate for the loss of external input. I have severe loss at 8kHz, and my tinnitus is in that pitch range. I'm just looking for HAs, and I think I need one that has strong amplification at 8kHz, in order to prevent the worsening of tinnitus.
-atm
 
atmur said:
I think I need one that has strong amplification at 8kHz, in order to prevent the worsening of tinnitus.
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I have not heard of this? Do you have a reference?
 
Yep, and it says;
"Maison says. "If we can one day regenerate those fibers in humans, perhaps it might bring back missing information to the brain, reducing its hyperactivity and the perception of tinnitus."
Until that day comes — and it's unclear when or if it will — we have only limited ways to cope with the problem."

The Policy for Costco hearing aid fitters forbids any tinnitus help and if there is a tinnitus feature available, they will not turn it on!

Why? I dunno. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ But I believe it's because there is no proven help for tinnitus so they want to avoid wasting time?

Long story short; I don't think that "strong amplification at 8kHz" whatever that means will make any difference? Though, I could be wrong?

My tinnitus goes away when I am not thinking about it (or listening for it). So maybe try to fuggedaboudit.
 
pvc said:
Yep, and it says;
"Maison says. "If we can one day regenerate those fibers in humans, perhaps it might bring back missing information to the brain, reducing its hyperactivity and the perception of tinnitus."
Until that day comes — and it's unclear when or if it will — we have only limited ways to cope with the problem."

The Policy for Costco hearing aid fitters forbids any tinnitus help and if there is a tinnitus feature available, they will not turn it on!

Why? I dunno. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ But I believe it's because there is no proven help for tinnitus so they want to avoid wasting time?

Long story short; I don't think that "strong amplification at 8kHz" whatever that means will make any difference? Though, I could be wrong?

My tinnitus goes away when I am not thinking about it (or listening for it). So maybe try to fuggedaboudit.
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Yes, I don't notice it if I'm not thinking about it. But I'm afraid it will get worse.

If supplying more high-frequency input can possibly slow it down, then why not. There's another reason though - I listen to piano music, and though the top of the keyboard is 4.2kHz, the overtones, which really contribute to the richness of the sound, extend into the octave above that, and more. So I want to be able to hear those pitches.
Thanks for all your help!
 
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