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Does Hearing aids help tinnitus, how long for the brain / hearing to adapt?

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nesty

Hi All

I am in the UK, so I am looking at NHS treatment.

I’ve had a history of tinnitus throughout my life, first noticed it in my 20’s, (in my late 40’s now), but remember hearing a noise in my head at night in bed as early as 10, but it was then very faint.

I had hearing tests, which showed I have hearing loss, though wasn’t at that stage for hearing aids, at the last test in 2006.

I have managed to contain (I suppose habituated) it ok until 2019, until I became ill and GP placed me on Pregabalin, initially I had no side effects from this drug, but after about 6 months of coming of them, I noticed my Tinnitus a lot higher, possibly different pitch. I am not sure if the Pregabalin done this, or my hearing gotten worse & only just noticed it?

The tinnitus is affecting my life in a negative way and I feel maybe the route is now hearing aids, I vastly struggle in a noisy pub with conversation with my friends etc.

Has anyone here had hearing aids for tinnitus, how did you find them, did they help? Also, does the brain adapt to them ok?

Thanks for reading my story.

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  • lou70257
    lou70257 nesty

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    Hi,

    my partner suffers from tinnitus and has hearing aids that sit inside his ears. They play a masking/white noise sound. He still struggles with his hearing in a noisy environment but has said that they have helped to mask the riniging. Some days are worse then others but i have noticed that he doesn't comment on it as much

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