The Claim
Hearing aids reduce tinnitus-related distress in adults with mild-to-moderate hearing loss and chronic tinnitus, irrespective of whether the NAL-NL2 or DSL v.5 prescriptive fitting formula is used.
What the research says
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Adults with mild-to-moderate hearing loss and chronic tinnitus experience less distress from tinnitus when using hearing aids, regardless of whether the hearing aids are fitted using the NAL-NL2 or DSL v.5 prescription method.
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Hearing aids reduce tinnitus-related distress in adults with mild-to-moderate hearing loss and chronic tinnitus regardless of the specific prescriptive fitting formula used (NAL-NL2 or DSL v.5), suggesting the benefit is not dependent on fine-tuned acoustic parameters.
When hearing aids restore sound input to the brain, the overactive neural signals that cause the perception of ringing in the ears become quieter because the brain no longer has to invent sounds to fill in the missing auditory information.
What the research says
1 studyStudy: Predictors of Tinnitus Symptom Relief With Hearing Aids in a European Multicenter Study
People with hearing loss and ringing in the ears felt less bothered by the ringing after using hearing aids, no matter which computer program was used to set them up. So, the exact settings don’t seem to matter—just wearing the aids helps.
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