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I have one hearing aid; thinking I possibly may need two

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I have hearing aids for both tinnitus and progressive and fluctuating hearing loss. It was worse on one hear. But then, when in a work meeting, I noticed my other ear has this content ringing. Almost like tinnitus. I knew my Tinnitus was in both ears but worse on one ear rather than the other. But now I don’t hear it in the other ear but can almost consistently hear it in the other.
I have my follow up appointment in a month.
Should I ask my audiologist for a second hearing aid? What would that effect when it comes to insurance? How long would it take for that second hearing aid to come in?

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Insurance company policies vary. You’d need to communicate with them. If you order a new hearing aid I would guess delivery time could range from 1 to 4 weeks. From my experience tinnitus is not something you “cure,” but learn to live with. The more attention one pays to it the worse it is. Mine is screaming now but typically doesn’t bother me.

Mhm, but they have specialized hearing aids for tinnitus. I’m aware it’s not something you can cure, which that truly is unfortunate. It should be something that’s paid attention to.
But either way, I have lived with it for a while now. It’s just not that one ear can hear clearly than the other, now the other ear has gotten worse? Or I can tell it’s gotten worse?

I’ve worn hearing aids for prctically my entire life. However, it wasn’t until I was a young adult that I learned that wearing hearing aids in both ears helps hearing more locationally, as well as helps our brains process hearing better.

I don’t have insurance that covers hearing aids, so I can’t help you with that.

Mhm, I’ve done my research and has seen that too. I am currently a young adult. I was going to have hearing aids as a baby but they said I should wait and now it’s come to the point where it’s probably a good idea to wear them.
I’ve gotten used to using them though, but I may think to use two

I suppose you could get in touch with your school/college if you are a child teenager or in between.
Your educational institution can get you free hearing aids.
But you will need to tell them that you are just a teenager, otherwise you might need to pay a full price.

Nothing wrong with being a teenager apart from making a #hit load of mistakes, that you (figuratively speaking, not you specifically) will spend the rest of your life fixing if you are lucky, not to mention pissing on someone else’s lawn.

Recommendations usually are that 2 from the get-go are best to do. . . the brain needs the training in a bunch of ways to make new hearing systems satisfactory. Coordination of the directions of stimulus plays a big part in understanding. So, all-around sourcing works best.

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