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Controlling Tinnitus: What works for you?
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It’s difficult for me to understand how hearing aids will block tinnitus at night- . when around outside Incoming sounds tinnitus is not as bad. Our brain monitors that- tinnitus it’s part of the brain connection function.
But at night time when I’m trying to sleep, Tinnitus is a level 12- And white noise, black noise purple noise is just much more incoming tinnitus😏. And I can not imagine wearing hearing aids to bed to help cut the tinnitus sound -Hearing aids work that way- ????
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alli4, It is not recommended to sleep in hearing aids and I do not sleep in them at night.
Your hearing changes after you get hearing aids....brain connection as you mentioned. Your brain adjusts to your new way of hearing.
I actually thought I had more hearing loss after the first few weeks wearing them. When I would take them out at night, my hearing was dimished more. This is normal. It is the brain-hearing connection getting use to the hearing aids.
I can't explain this to you. I honestly do not notice the tinnitus as much at night after I take them out.
If you eat very salty foods or a lot of caffeine it ramps up the tinnitus. It depends on how much tinnitus you have. I had a salty lunch yesterday (me bad!) and my tinnitus is ramped up in my right ear which is my worst ear with tinnitus this morning....even with the hearing aids in. It will usually diminish after I have worn them for a while today.
I didn't understand it either until the Audiologist explained it to me.
I hope this helps.
Blessings & Prayers....