He has been living rent free in my head for about 5y now.
It all started after my SSD, and i did not mind the new guest initially.
But now i have developed HoH on my other ear and trying on few HAs has not been easy. It feels the effectiveness of the HA or my ability to understand gets overwhelmed by the tinnitus.
I am not sure if this makes sense to you folks.
The ringing has always been there, but some days i feel it has overtakes my entire auditory cortex and not letting me understand people, to a point HA is just an accessory.
Is this possible? Can tinnitus be overwhelming that it impacts understanding people? How do i control this?
Are there more that feels this way? Or is this just me?
Some guidelines will be appreciated
I can offer only my anecdote: for me hearing aids reduced, but did not eliminate, my tinnitus it’s still there at a lower level, most of the time, sometimes it still rages. I think “rage” is a great word to use for tinnitus, because sometimes that how it feels.
I’d hope that your hearing aids would give similar results, reducing your tinnitus, but it sounds like your case is more severe.
I have had tinnitus for 50 years. Only been wearing aids for 20 years. My solution was not to pay attention to it and get on with my life. I learned to compartmentalize it and place it at the far back of my mind and thoughts. While wearing aids I don’t notice it. If I am in a quiet environment then it can show its ugly head.
