The answer to your big question first: No, the hearing aid will not overcome your tinnitus. Depending upon which frequency ranges are impacted by your hearing loss, you may find it less noticeable. But when the hearing aid is removed, your tinnitus will return.
The most common types of hearing aids are "in the canal" and "behind the ear". I have behind the ear aids. The microphone rides just behind the ear. A thin wire connects the mecrophone to the speaker. Your audiologist can adjust your hearing aid to best compensate for your hearing loss. In my case, I was having trouble at the ends of the hearing spectrum. My aids have given me better response at those frequencies.
Unfortunately, don't expect much improvement in noisy environments. I can barely follow a conversation in a noisy, acoustically hard room, such as TGIFriday's restaurants.
Also, hearing aids are not cheap. Medicare and most insurance plans don't cover them. My two aids cost over $6,000 when I bought them two years ago.
All in all, I'm happy with my aids. I can watch TV at normal volume levels, and other than making sure I'm paying attention, my wife doesn't need to raise her voice to me.
Pete
dx 1/11
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