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JustSikh t1_iz4ofqj wrote

Reply to comment by fido4lilchops in Hearing aids might be an important tool in the effort to prevent cognitive decline and dementia. The use of hearing aids was associated with a 19% reduction in long-term cognitive decline. The use of these devices can even benefit those who have begun to show a decline in cognition by Wagamaga

I think we can all agree that someone scratching their nails across a blackboard is an extremely annoying sound that you do not want to listen to for more than a few seconds.

Now imagine on the other hand that there was someone also standing in the classroom playing a beautiful piece of music on a violin or guitar or piano so that you couldn’t hear the screeching from the blackboard. That’s how hearing aids help with Tinnitus. They don’t eliminate the Tinnitus but they help you hear other sounds and give the brain other auditory inputs to process which in turn help “mask” the noise from the Tinnitus.

Either way, hearing aids can greatly help your Tinnitus so you should go check them out.

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