AirPods Pro and tinnitus

I was recently diagnosed with both mild hearing loss and tinnitus. The hearing loss rarely bothers me, but the tinnitus flares up occasionally and can be quite irritating. While getting my hearing test, the audiologist suggested hearing aids would make ambient sounds louder and help mask the tinnitus. He gave me some to try on, but it sounded like everyone was talking loudly into a microphone, including myself. Also, I could still hear the tinnitus. On top of that, hearing aids can cost thousands of dollars, so this initially didn’t seem like the way to go. But then I read about how AirPods Pro could both give hearing tests and be used as hearing aids. This functionality has long been available in other countries, but not Canada — at least not until recently. A couple of weeks ago it was approved for British Columbia, where I live. Now, AirPods Pro are expensive compared with other earbuds, but dirt cheap compared with hearing aids. Also, the first hearing test with the audiologist…

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