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Tinnitus-masking hearing aids?

Posted by stella52 @stella52, Sep 21, 2020

I'm new on this forum, and I hope I'm not being redundant with my question. I have moderate bilateral sensorineural hearing loss AND unrelenting tinnitus. Does anyone have experience with attempts at tinnitus masking using hearing aids? My audiologist has ordered the Phonak Audeo M50 and states she believes these will help mask the tinnitus as well as improving my hearing. I do not have any type of hearing aids yet. I would appreciate any feedback in this regard. Thank you!

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asklar02492 | @asklar02492 | Oct 12, 2020

I've tried - it does seem to diminish the noise, but it doesn't go away completely. Thanks for the suggestion!

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asklar02492 | @asklar02492 | Oct 12, 2020
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Just for fun, google 'What is an ear worm'?

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Just goggled it - yes, I get a lot of songs stuck in my head. The ones I "heard" were part of the collection but considerably more vivid.

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asklar02492 | @asklar02492 | Oct 12, 2020
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As an Architect who has designed a lot of Condos, of many types, that is townhouses, multi-story apartment like, and so ... the decibel rating of the sound attenuation of the party Walls and the floor Ceiling Assembly is critical.. Background or Ambient sound often masks low level sounds that may be coming through the walls or ceiling... Check with your CONDO Manager to look at the As Built Drawings and see if the Specifications or contracts noted the Actual Sound Attenuation rating of your surrounding walls and ceilings or floors... Usually you can get a sound meter on your Smart phone to actually test how much noise is coming into your unit via the surrounding construction... Check it out... Small things like an Outlet box that leaks sound could leak that telltale TV that is playing music into the night... K

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My condo seems to have large amounts of ambient sound, and many people have reported hearing unexpectedly exaggerated sounds from the condos around them. I'll give a try to setting up the sound meter. Thanks.

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Julie, Volunteer Mentor | @julieo4 | Oct 12, 2020
In reply to @asklar02492 "Just goggled it - yes, I get a lot of songs stuck in my head. The..." + (show)
@asklar02492

Just goggled it - yes, I get a lot of songs stuck in my head. The ones I "heard" were part of the collection but considerably more vivid.

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Mine are very vivid and quite beautifully done. It's the repetition that gets to me. I do find that I can switch songs if I work on it. 🙂 Sounds so crazy, but it's real. Without my hearing devices I don't hear anything. Still, those are loud and clear. Thankfully, this is only a sometimes thing.

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asklar02492 | @asklar02492 | Oct 13, 2020
In reply to @julieo4 "Mine are very vivid and quite beautifully done. It's the repetition that gets to me. I..." + (show)
@julieo4

Mine are very vivid and quite beautifully done. It's the repetition that gets to me. I do find that I can switch songs if I work on it. 🙂 Sounds so crazy, but it's real. Without my hearing devices I don't hear anything. Still, those are loud and clear. Thankfully, this is only a sometimes thing.

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It is truly amazing what our minds will do. I really enjoyed the beauty of the songs my mind produced for me. But a bit disconcerting to feel like they are real sounds when they aren't.

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