My family had also been telling me that something was wrong, as I kept turning the volume up on the TV and often asked them to repeat their sentences.”
A hearing test at Hear and Say confirmed her family’s increasing suspicions that Kirsty had a hearing loss.
Fortunately, the ringing in her ears – known as tinnitus, a common sign of deteriorating hearing – was able to be supported with the use of hearing aids. This is a solution that Hear and Say Audiologist, Julie Decker said many people weren’t aware of.
“You will typically experience tinnitus at the pitch of your hearing loss. For most people when we support the hearing loss with amplification through aids, you are then hearing more sounds in your environment – and you can receive some relief from the tinnitus,” said Julie.
The hearing aids Kirsty was fitted with also included modifiable tinnitus-masking technology, which Kirsty said had already had a huge difference for her quality of life.
“My tinnitus has pretty much gone, and my mood and crankiness has faded as I’m no longer struggling to hear people over the constant ringing in my ears,” said Kirsty.
There are lots of strategies to help manage and reduce the impact tinnitus has on your life.
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