Loss of Hearing

Posts Tagged ‘Tinnitus’

I have an elderly friend that has recently been offered a hearing aid that costs $6,000! I was like, unreal! Ok, so this is it…it seems she has a special condition with her ears, from what I understand she has tinnitus. Her doctor referred her to someone and has let her try out the new hearing aid, and said she has one week and then has to return it. My question is…
Can anyone tell me of some hearing aids that anyone in your family is familiar with and which ones are the best?
I usually do my own research, but have become quite busy here lately. I really appreciate any and all feedback about the costs and effectiveness of hearing aids. I really would like to find one that she can afford and be effective for her to hear what she is missing out on.
I would really appreciate some insightful responses.

How are you coping with the on going ringing in the ears?
I have it bad in one ear only, it’s even getting hard to sleep at night.
Do you get any vertigo with it? I do!

I used to suffer mild tinnitus in my left ear, it was loud but short in duration. Recently it is lasting a lot longer, & keeps me awake at night, but its not as loud as before. I’m due to see my doctor in April for another hearing test etc (I’ve suffered vertigo and lost some hearing in it already) but is there anything I can do to stop it!! (apart from put the radio on to drown out the noise).

Unfortunately, Ive recently been diagnosed with tinnitus due to the exposure of my ipod. So the constant ringing is quite an annoyance. However recently Ive also begun experiencing periods of blockage and a slight throbbing in my ear on occasion. Is it worth going back to the doctor to get checked? As far as I know I havent found a symptom associated with this in of an exposure to an Ipod.
Anyway, any help would be appreciated with this.