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I am not new, but I have not participated in discussion of hearing aids and tinnitus lately. I recently purchased my first hearing aid ($6,000 for 2) and I am trying to decide whether or not to exercise my 30-day (Mass. state law) option to back out. I do have "moderate" hearing loss in both ears according to the audiologist, and I can hear the TV a little better, but my main issue was and has been tinnitus which is not helped at all using the hearing aids. I have an appointment with the audiologist soon (within the 30-day period) and I am seriously considering backing out because I can hear okay, and it does not help my tinnitus. Does anyone have some guidance or suffusions what I should do? I need to decide soon. Thanks.
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Perhaps your provider will let you try a different hearing aid and extend the 30 day trial to 60 days. It doesn't hurt to ask. If not, turn them in and go elsewhere, but be sure you have a copy of your audiogram, and make a record of what you tried. There are hearing instruments that help mask tinnitus, but I don't know how effective they are. I suspect, like hearing loss, tinnitus is also unique to the person who has it.
@tarheel, you should not give up on hearing aids because of the lack of tinnitus relief. You have a moderate loss and that is significant. I only know of a few people that get relief of tinnitus from their hearing aids but that is only because the desired sounds get amplified enough to mask the undesired tinnitus (when it occurs). You should discuss the lack of tinnitus relief with the audiologist to see if they can do anything (I suspect they will not). Your hearing may benefit just as well with a mid-range priced set of hearing aids. $6000 for pair is around the cost for high end aids.
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@tarheel.Welcome to connect A caring group I also have tinnitus and my Ear Dr told d me there is no cure for it so using a holistic approach I went on research What I found was Mullein leaf there is a tincture you add to water and also a tea Once a day and my tinnitus is harder noticeable but like the Dr said there is no cure yet