Severe Tinnitus

[PositiveVibes19]

Hello, I have severe Tinnitus which started in my 20is due to prolonged high noise exposure while clubbing in my 20is. I am nearly 54 now and sometimes it is almost unbearable. I have also had hearing loss especially in my left year. I have been wearing phonak hearing aids for 7 months now but they don't really help when I am out and about orin a noisy environment. The Tinnitus gets worst and I struggle to hear people talking as, all I hear is strong background noise. Do you have any suggestions please? Thank you xx

[Kellythecat-74]

not sure hearing aids are supposed to work like that . You should be hearing the nearest sounds , voices etc very clearly. Try checking with the audiologist.

[Ruud1boy]

Yeah, it sounds like the settings on your HA's are wrong. They can have different programs for different settings you might encounter, but it's often a bit hit and miss to find the right set-up. Pester your audiologist - hopefully NHS, but if you've paid privately you can pester them even more.