jacko
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 posted on 3/11/12 at 04:47 PM |
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Hearing aids and Tinnitus ?
I have tinnitus in my left ear.
Can anyone with Tinnitus tell me if you use a hearing aide dose it help with your hearing all i can hear is buzzzzing without a aid
Also has anyone used a hearing aid supplied by Specsavers if so how good are they ?
Thankyou
Jacko
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welderman
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| posted on 3/11/12 at 04:56 PM |
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I have tinitus in both ears there's no hearing aide as such. But I do use a little device which masks the sound of ringing and is supposed to
help. I do know this. My hearing has not got any worse since
Horrible thing though 
Thank's, Joe 
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http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/forum/23/viewthread.php?tid=172301
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MikeR
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| posted on 3/11/12 at 05:26 PM |
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I worked alongside a project to put hearing aid tests into a national chain by a third party. we got paid for every test done, irrespective of if it
got a sale. the conversion rate between test and sale is high & the mark up on the aid is huge so they didn't care.
also be careful of a hard sell as the testers only got paid commission on actual sales.
not saying this will be how they work, just what was done for a different company.
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jacko
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| posted on 3/11/12 at 06:02 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by welderman
I have tinitus in both ears there's no hearing aide as such. But I do use a little device which masks the sound of ringing and is supposed to
help. I do know this. My hearing has not got any worse since
Horrible thing though
Hi Welderman can i ask what the little device is please and where do I buy such a thing is it a NHS Device ?
U2u me please if you dont want all the world to know
Thanks
Jacko
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Alfa145
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| posted on 3/11/12 at 06:10 PM |
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A lass at work has just got some little hearing aids for her tinnitus. Says they're brill. She got it all through the NHS and cost her nothing,
she was advised to avoid the specsavers type places as they're only interested in profit.
Get a referal from your GP to see a hearing specialist and take it from there, might be a bit slower but will be better in the long run
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welderman
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| posted on 3/11/12 at 06:38 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by jacko
quote:
Originally posted by welderman
I have tinitus in both ears there's no hearing aide as such. But I do use a little device which masks the sound of ringing and is supposed to
help. I do know this. My hearing has not got any worse since
Horrible thing though
Hi Welderman can i ask what the little device is please and where do I buy such a thing is it a NHS Device ?
U2u me please if you dont want all the world to know
Thanks
Jacko
Will have a look what there called
Thank's, Joe
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joolsmi16
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| posted on 3/11/12 at 07:47 PM |
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tinitus
I also have tinitus in both ears, and at first it keep my awake all night use to have the radio on etc... I have now got used to the continuous
buzzing however keeping your ears very clean of wax helps using warm olive oil..
You can get a bed pillow with a built in speaker which you can plug your mp3 into...
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welderman
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| posted on 3/11/12 at 09:56 PM |
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Got this on the nhs from my very nice hearing specialist (femail)
Puretone audimed tinnitus system
I can take a picture if you wish
Found it on the web
MM8
In The Ear (ITE) White Noise Generator.
Click here for more information
Web Price: £150.00
[Edited on 3/11/12 by welderman]
Thank's, Joe
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jacko
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| posted on 4/11/12 at 10:04 AM |
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http://www.puretone.net/tinnitus/index.htm
Thankyou for all the help
Welderman thanks the Puretone system looks interesting
Jacko
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