I have very poor speech discrimination in one ear and no matter how loud I turn up my hearing aid I still cant make out what people say
I also have tinnitus in the same ear
My ENT consultant has not been helpful
Does anyone have any tips, Can this condition even be helped at all?
Hi jojomac. I have the same problem . Deafness & tinnitus in one ear. My hearing aid amplifies sounds but doesn't clarify speech. I'm still waiting for ENT. I've read a book about hearing loss - Living with Hearing Loss by Don Mcferran. He says that hearing aids are not useful for profound hearing loss - in terms of speech. I'm just grateful for the other ear 🙂
Hi
Thanks for that
Like you my other ear is not as bad but I can't rely on the bad ear at all
Sometimes when someone is speaking to me I just give up after they have repeated it 3 times and I have still not understood
As for ENT they only suggested listening to audio books . What is the point of that
I already wear headphones when watching Netflix on my laptop and it has done nothing thanks jojo
I know. It's a problem . I try to get people over to my left side otherwise I can't hear what they're saying. I don't know why ENT think audio books will help .. What did they say about your deaf ear? Did they check for AN?
Yes I have had mri which thankfully was clear . ENt don't really helpI also had severe vertigo this year and ENT didn't help
I got help privately from a vestibular therapist and also a chiropractor
With this sort of thing unless anything obvious they don't know what to do
That's good news about your MRI scan and I'm glad you've found help from somewhere too. It's a puzzle why people go deaf in one ear for no apparent reason.
Hope you get on OK at ENT . My NHS hearing aid clinic said they only do speech discrimination tests on people with cognitive difficulties . This is absolute nonsense . They haven't a clue. I got my speech discrimination test done privately and they said it was very poor in that ear and said to see ENT who were equally useless
Thank you. That's silly . Anyone with serious hearing loss is going to struggle with speech discrimination. A hearing clinic would surely be aware of this . I think I'd better lower my expectations of ENT .
Hopefully you have a better experience at ENT . Apparently my hearing loss is moderate in both ears but only one ear has speech discrimination problem thankfully I can hear better in other ear
The rationale behind using audiobooks is well-intentioned, I think - healthyhearing.com/report/5... - but from what I can tell it's a practice best used in conjunction with a hearing therapist's support, which might not be the most immediately accessible thing to access at this moment in time.
Thanks . How do I access a hearing therapist . What do I ask for
I suspect that you've answered your own question, jojomac - usually an audiology service at your hospital would be the best place to start out with, as they're likely to have such a person within their network of contacts.
My hearing aid clinic didn't even un derstand speech recognition problems so I don't hold out much hope there
Not sure where you are in the UK, jojomac, but speech discrimination tests are fairly standard fare for audiology teams - it's unfortunate that you've encountered trouble getting support from your local area's services.
I am in glasgow and they told me they only do speech recognition tests for people with cognitive problems like people with dementia which is just not true. I had to get a test privately and now have no where to go with this
It might be worth checking in with Alan Hopkirk, who runs the Glasgow and West of Scotland tinnitus support group - invizear.com/tinnitus-support/ - for his take on where to get help with this situation.
That's great Thankyou for your help
Hello from Jenny in Western Australia 
High pitched Tinnitus 
Tinnitus
NHS hearing aid driving me mad !!!
