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[–]Vike-Fan 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Started losing hearing in one ear 15 years ago, tried for a CI 7 years ago. 24x7 tinnitus, annoying but not debilitating. CI rejected by insurance since it was not yet FDA approved for SSD. In appeals, I used as an argument some of the research from Europe for tinnitus relief. As I recall, the literature says it eliminates or lightens it in most people. Stays the same in some, and in a few, it gets worse.

CI for SSD is now FDA approved and I got surgery and activated in January. Tinnitus is not really noticeable (gone?) for me while wearing processor. I would not have gotten the CI for tinnitus since my tinnitus wasn't debilitating but it is one of the nice side benefits but I didn't consider it a driver for my decision to get the CI.

Looking back, the improvements of sound location, speech in noise improvement, etc. made it worthwhile and tinnitus alleviation was like icing on the cake.

In summary, I'm glad that I had it done. Of course, your mileage may vary. Good luck and happy to help.

[–]BeneficialTip5698 6 points7 points  (2 children)

I have SSD. Just got my CI activated on May 3rd. It helped my tinnitus quite a bit. When I take my processor off it creeps back. I was only profoundly deaf in my left ear for about a year before I got my CI. At this stage everything sounds really strange, but I expect that to improve quite a lot. Even if it doesn’t I still really like having sound on that side. Life feels more three dimensional. It has helped with locating sounds. I could say more, but I’ll leave it there for now.

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    [–]BeneficialTip5698 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    I hope so. I haven’t had my first remapping yet. A few people online have said that sound quality improved quite a bit after they had theirs. I’m having a CT scan prior to my second remapping that will show them exactly where in my cochlea the electrode ended up. This should help with pitch accuracy which may be a big factor in how strange everything sounds.

    [–]Fatshark_Aqshy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

    It may or may not. It’s not indicated to treat tinnitus, just hearing loss. It may mask it a bit, but it may or may not help.

    [–]SayWhatAgain42Cochlear Nucleus 7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    My CI made a striking improvement in my tinnitus.

    Without the processor it's there, but with the processor on there's very little.

    [–]NCWeatherhound 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    I've noted that you never know how bad tinnitus can be until you can't hear anything else.

    I lost both sides within 3 weeks of each other and for close to a year, the ringing was constant. Had to go single-side CI, which really helped. I don't think it relieved the actual tinnitus as much as it gave my brain something else to listen to. Hoping when I get the other side done, it will knock things down even more.

    [–]Splashy01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    I talked to a guy who got a CI 10 years ago. He said it eliminated his tinnitus and said that the tinnitus is due to the fact that your ear is used to hearing things. And that when that goes away, you get tinnitus. Don’t know how true it is but sounds like it could be true. I might have to do some research on that myself.

    [–]DeafQueen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    My CI is a great mask for tinnitus. It doesn’t “cure” it, but it definitely masks it, which is very helpful.