The Claim
In adults with tinnitus and hearing loss, self-selection into hearing aid use is associated with baseline differences in tinnitus severity or motivation, but after statistical adjustment for these differences, hearing aid use shows no additional benefit.
What the research says
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Support is ahead, but a single strong opposing study can change this.
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Among adults with tinnitus and hearing loss, those who choose to use hearing aids tend to have different levels of tinnitus severity or motivation at the start, but after accounting for these differences, hearing aids do not provide any additional benefit.
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Self-selection into hearing aid use in adults with tinnitus and hearing loss is associated with baseline differences in tinnitus severity or motivation, but these differences were statistically adjusted for and did not alter the conclusion that hearing aids provided no additional benefit.
When someone has loud or bothersome tinnitus, their brain pays more attention to the ringing sound and ignores other sounds, even when hearing aids make external sounds louder. This makes the hearing aids seem like they don't help, because the brain is still focused on the tinnitus.
What the research says
1 studyPeople who chose hearing aids were a bit different at the start, but after adjusting for that, both groups with and without hearing aids improved equally from counseling — so hearing aids didn’t help more.
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