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Tinnitus- any suggestions?

Posted by susanfalcon52 @susanfalcon52, May 30 6:12am

I have developed tinnitus recently. It seems that it may have started on a flight. As we were descending, I felt terrible ear pain. Then, gradually started noticing a white noise in ears.

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ksdm | @ksdm | Jul 2 4:06pm
In reply to @julieo4 "Thank you for sharing your experience with tinnitus and OTC hearing aids. So good to know..." + (show)
@julieo4

Thank you for sharing your experience with tinnitus and OTC hearing aids. So good to know you're getting help.

It is not common for tinnitus and hearing loss to come together, especially if the hearing loss is the result of noise exposure.

I encourage you to have your hearing tested annually to see if it has changed. OTC hearing aids are helpful for people who have mild to moderate hearing loss. If it progresses beyond the moderate level more sophisticated products will be more effective.

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Totally agree!

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susanfalcon52 | @susanfalcon52 | Jul 3 6:44am
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@ksdm

I have had tinnitus for many years and recently noticed a slight hearing loss. Not bad enough for 3-6 thousand dollar hearing aids, I got a OTC pair for $149. They not only made my hearing better but cut down the tinnitus! I suggest, unless you are really deaf, to try these first, especially if you have tinnitus!!

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ksdm,
What brand of hearing aids did you buy and where?

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ksdm | @ksdm | Jul 3 7:05am

Audien Atom Pro is the brand, bought them online and they cost $149, although I believe they have a cheaper model. Audienheariang.com. My tinnitis hasn't totally disappeared but it is certainly lessened!

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Julie, Volunteer Mentor | @julieo4 | Jul 3 11:57am
In reply to @julieo4 "Thank you for sharing your experience with tinnitus and OTC hearing aids. So good to know..." + (show)
@julieo4

Thank you for sharing your experience with tinnitus and OTC hearing aids. So good to know you're getting help.

It is not common for tinnitus and hearing loss to come together, especially if the hearing loss is the result of noise exposure.

I encourage you to have your hearing tested annually to see if it has changed. OTC hearing aids are helpful for people who have mild to moderate hearing loss. If it progresses beyond the moderate level more sophisticated products will be more effective.

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Coming from Julieo4. I just noticed an error in the message from 19 hours ago. I said that it was not COMMON for tinnitus and hearing loss to come together. Should have been UNCOMMON. Tinnitus often accompanies hearing loss. Both are often caused by excess noise exposure. My apologies for that misleading error.

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ksdm | @ksdm | Jul 3 2:16pm
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@julieo4

Coming from Julieo4. I just noticed an error in the message from 19 hours ago. I said that it was not COMMON for tinnitus and hearing loss to come together. Should have been UNCOMMON. Tinnitus often accompanies hearing loss. Both are often caused by excess noise exposure. My apologies for that misleading error.

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I thought that was what you meant!

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jkwhaley | @jkwhaley | Jul 4 9:19am

Hi, I'm James...I've had tinnitus for as long as I can remember. At first I only noticed it at night when things were still and thought I was hearing peeper frogs off in the distance, but as I got older the sound sounded more like peeper frogs in a deep fryer! That was about the time I started noticing my hearing really drop off. I could hear low noises better than high ones so I went to an ENT and got a decent set of hearing aids. They help with the tinnitus a bit, but my audiologist told me about different apps I could download to my phone to add a hint of white noise to mask the tinnitus. None of them have really done me much good, but for those of you that have Bluetooth enabled hearing aids, it might be worth checking into. If anyone's already mentioned this option, sorry for the repeat.

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