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Amplification Strategies to Reduce Tinnitus

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I found this article during my search to find the correct settings for my in order to reduce my tinnitus.

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It provides a lot of insight in what is important when programming the HA’s for tinnitus reduction.
It discusses among others strategy ( vs NAL-NL 1), compression threshold / kneepoint (30db vs 50db) and directionality. The different configurations have been tested on a group of people and for each individual the preferred configuration is listed as well as the effectiveness.

Now I would like to use this information to get the best setup for me with my Oticon Real 1. In order to do so I need to understand the different settings, how to change them and what they do.

  • VAC+, NAL-NL1 and DSL: Select in the program manager
  • Directionality: More sound intelligence → Directionality settings
  • /Kneepoint: This is the one I cant find. Does it have to do with the “Neural noise suppression” in the “More sound intelligence” section or are there some advanced/hidden settings that I am unaware of?

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If so how should I set it to get the low 30db kneepoint?

Please be aware that my only goal is to get the best settings for my tinnitus. I have no problems whatsoever hearing or understanding what people say. The best settings for tinnitus may not be the best settings for compensating for hearing loss.

I discovered that the kneepoint can be adjusted with the “Soft sound perception” slide in the "Fine tuning"section under the tab “Sound controls” however it is grayed out. Has this been replaced with the neural noise suppression or it this something entirely different?

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