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Sudden hearing loss followed by unbearable tinnitus
Hearing Loss | Last Active: Oct 13, 2017 | Replies (18)Comment receiving replies
@trishanna Thank you for your reply! Did you do any tinnitus counseling at all? or did your medical facility offer any counseling for tinnitus? If so, did you find it helpful?
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Just thought I should clarify: my original diagnosis for Meniere's disease by the American Hearing Institute 50 years ago was that it was caused by allergies. My experience, reading, whatever, has reinforced that, but tinnitus only began rather recently.
When I talked with an audiologist about hearing aids making the "tinnitus" louder, I was told that would not happen. Instead, it would increase the ability to hear and therefore reduce or eliminate the tinnitus. Check with your doctor or audiologist before ruling out a hearing aid.
Teresa
That 's good to hear (pun intended). My reluctance - and maybe misdirected blame placing - is caused by tbe fact that I can't tolerate "louder" to hear better. Hearing aids are expensive and so I keep researching, hoping to find an answer for me. My husband is also hard of hearing, and his music, tv, etc., are all way to loud for me. One question no one can answer is why sound systems are for me all so different. Example: cannot understand one word of PBS programming - radio or tv- but I've no trouble at all listening to baseball games - radio or tv. I've many more examples like that. Why?
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Sorry to say that no one has offered any counseling at all. I've delayed getting a hearing aid - which I need - because of the tinnitus. "Louder" for me is definitely not bettet!!