Is it worth getting prescription hearing aids ?

The key word here is aid. They are not perfect but I can't hear much without them. I think you can get aids that mask the tinnitus. I have behind the ear Phonak aids and I love them. They connect with bluetooth to my phone which helps tremendously. They also stream to the TV wirelessly so I turn the TV volume off so don't wake the wife early in AM. My aids are adjusted together so I can't turn one up or down. I have MD over 30 years and didn't get aids until my hearing leveled off. Aids are very expensive so if you can afford them I would say they are worth it.

 

It was absolutely 100% worth it for me. I resisted it for several years and to this day, regret my stubbornness. At the time I had major fullness in addition to the tinnitus and the Rx aids made a HUGE difference, especially in the fullness which had been unbearable at times. Plus of course the "added benefit" of better hearing.

 

My experience is that the hearing aids make the pressure seem even worse. Can't wear them if I am having the pressure. As far as the tinnitus, doesn't make a difference one way or another. They do help with hearing.

 

Hearing aids amplify sound. My primary problem was distortion and hearing aids just made the distortion louder. If the primary problem is not being able to hear i think they would help. I had a lot of trouble understanding tv and closed caption helped me.

 

I have hearing aids in both ears. I have 0% speech recognition with distortion in my right ear and 87% in my left (both uncorrected). I also have Phonak aids and they are the cross type. In other words, the right one does nothing for the right ear and transmits everything over to the left side. I will say it is not the answer to all problems since I cannot locate sounds, but they do help overall.

 

sound from electronics, tv in particular, was the most distorted for me. I never knew why but i am sure there was a reason for those who understand physics. I tried the cross type but it was not the answer for me even though i had unilateral hearing loss.

 

"When you sit with a nice girl or boy for two hours you think it's only a minute, but when you sit on a hot stove for a minute you think it's two hours"

You now understand relativity, June.

 

I am a little bored here, so I will answer this question. Most tv's have very bad speakers and it's unpleasant to listen even with healthy ears, so for that reason there exist soundbars and tv home sound systems
I hope this answer won't annoy you.

 

How do you reconcile the above sentences?

 

Nice to see someone who is little bored too
These two sentences are only for June

 

Place emphasis not on who it is you're speaking to, but rather whether you're aware of the way you speak, & ultimately, if you're capable of utilising your speech as a window to gain insight into your own behaviour.

 

You seem a little confrontational so I will step back.
Good luck recovering from MD!

Peace!

 

Yellowboy - work with the fitter at Costco to adjust your aid as needed. I know after I was first fitted there were certain tones that actually hurt hearing; they adjusted. Key is whether you have a good fitter. Even at high fee audiologist's not all of them are good. I have a Costco aid now (have several Costco's within 20 miles) and ended up at 3 different locations - 3rd location had a better fitter that helped. I can't really say that it helped the ringing. Fullness fortunately I don't experience as much with the antivirals.