I got my tinnitus from being in hospital when I was 16 in Canada was born there . With a high temp 106 for 1 week, when released from hospital 10days later I slowly developed tinnitus and was full blown by the time I was 20 and continued to this day with some minor hearing loss. Thanks god for that !
I suffer from 30% hearing loss in both my ears and have dealt with struggling with conversations for a long time. I’ve now been using AirPod pro’s for around 3 months now, predominantly in the workplace environment and can honestly say they have been a revelation. I just couldn’t accept paying upwards of $2 - 3,000 per ear for hearing aids knowing this tech was just round the corner. I’m glad I waited. Cons (not really cons when you look at the overall savings and benefits) are start alerting they are running out of charge around the 4-5hr mark but I generally stick them back in their case at lunch time. The case acts as a mobile charging station so by the time you get back from lunch you are good to go again. I just stick the case with the pods on charge at night like I do my phone. Another thing that might concern some is the need to purchase an apple phone or tablet to set the AirPods up correctly. You can get a relatively lowly spec iPad for very cheap nowadays brand new. You just have to make sure it can be updated to the latest iOS software. Another pro is you’ve now got a pretty cool tablet as well. All this is still magnitudes cheaper that pretty low spec hearing aids - you know, the kind you have to put batteries in and cant listen to music through or are noise cancelling for example. It’s a no-brainer 😉
@@daviddavies4453 and I noticed you gave him false hope when he gets a notification, that’s like telling someone “I just noticed that waiter ignore you when you asked for them, well good luck with that.”
@@mkinkade7103 you get tinnitus from listening to music too loud. Doesn’t matter if it’s AirPods or earbuds. The major factor is that they provide no caps to the sound you put in your ear and just let you get tinnitus without any warnings. It wouldn’t be such a big issue if tinnitus had a cure but the fact that this shit has absolutely no cure and they don’t notify you in any way is insanity why nobody is talking about this. What’s even more insanity is that your ears will slowly degrade without letting you physically know it doesn’t want to hear that loud of sounds. It’s like touching something that’s hot and not feeling it until all of your flesh is burned off. Why doesn’t your ear acke in pain or anything??? As far as you know what your doing is ok.
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@@mkinkade7103 This actually happened for me having the left apple airpod pro a lot in my ear in transparency mode but majority of the time without sound on. So for a long time after this happened I didn’t use my airpods, but read about an issue online where someone got them replaced by apple because of a manufacturing defect. So yesterday I did the same and also got mine replaced for free. However I’m not confident using them again because of that my tinnitus is still present, however rather moderate. So question is now if I should trust the replaced AirPods Pro and start using them again and follow the recommendations in this video or if I should completely stop using AirPods Pro…
Thanks Dr. Ben for such good video and advice ! Would it be recommended though that when someone has unilateral tinnitus, we should wear just 1 airpod/hearing aid ? Or is it recommended to wear both? Thanks !
I really appreciated your thoughtful suggestions. I never used AirPods and when I put on the Pros for the first time I was shocked. Although I will likely transition to hearing aids, your AirPods recommendations are so very helpful. Thankfully my tinnitus never bothered me but I think it’s getting worse. I hear it over most everything. I really appreciate your videos. Thank you ✊🏽
You are an amazing specialist! I was considering getting Air Pod Pros, since I haven’t used any headphones after getting tinnitus. I completely agree with you. You don’t want to mask the tinnitus (get used to it). I can hear mine now with complete silence and most of the time it’s literally repeated background noise that doesn’t bother much at all. Still hoping for a cure, but habituation is the next best thing.
Did I understand you to say that Airpods Pro only work as a hearing aid when your iphone is physically with you and turned on and connected to the Airpods? In other words are the Airpods listening through the iphone microphone instead of their own microphones?
I am intending on buying the Apple AirPod Pro and downloaded Mimi a few minutes ago. I’ve had tinnitus for many years and my husband’s method of speech is to speak loud enough at the beginning or a sentence and then drivel off to nearly inaudible and I find it most annoying to always be asking him to repeat. Right now I am using JVC around the neck ear pods which I like as I am retired and am always listening to lectures on RUclips for personal enrichment and it helps not having to deal with that tinnitus.. Watching a movie is annoying at this point as I cannot make out the dialogue and my husband does not like closed caption so in order to not annoy him, I forget the movie entirely and watch something on RUclips which I can hear. A lot of movies audio goes from whisper quite to ear damaging loudness and this make the ringing I hear, all the worse, I don’t want more hearing damage. Looking forward to enjoying Apple AirPods with my iPhone I already have.
Hey Stone, you asked some good personalized questions here. My answer depends on more information that I do not yet know about your history. Feel free to contact our team via email and we can do our best to help you. Our email is contact@treblehealth.com
Hi Kathy, you asked some good personalized questions here. My answer depends on more information that I do not yet know about your history. Feel free to contact our team at Treble Health and we can do our best to help you.
The Mimi test said my ears are fine equally yet I seen audiologist 3 times with 3 different tests I have moderate hearing loss in my left ear along with tinnitus.
I just got tinnitus a month a go and I already have the air pods pro , but as you mentioned it’s a temporary solution for the reasons you mentioned, I guess I have to go with a hearing aid but since I’m new to this , I’m totally confused which to buy , is it Widex or signia , resound ..... etc , but your videos are the best when it comes to explaining an issue,...... especially to new comers
I tried AirPods pro, and they are great (35% hearing loss) but... I had difficulties understanding people who were wearing a mask. Does a real hearing aid solve this issue?
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@@treblehealth hi ben thanks for that whan i get stressed i turn up the device but it just make it worse so gunnar have to turn it dawn below the tinnitus level thank you for that
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Doctor Ben..is it not safer to use over ear headphones rather than inear headphones I have tinnitus the last thing I need is to damage my ears anymore..online the general consensus is over ear is safer
It’s understandable to want to protect your ears. Both over-ear and in-ear headphones can be used safely with tinnitus, as long as you keep the volume at a safe level. The key is to avoid loud volumes and limit prolonged listening.
Hello! Is there a way my girl can use her deaf side (severe) Like a cross hearing aid . She was in class and told me I can understand what my classmate was telling me, he was in her bad side and of course maybe there’s other students talking so background noise is though I know. Tks.
I have a question: If a patient gets a "hearing-improvement" device (e.g., Airpod Pro) other than the expensive prescription hearing aid, and as a result is able to hear very well and is no longer socially isolated, would that prevent dementia as good (well?) as a $$$$ prescription hearing aid? Please note the key words "...able to hear very well and is no longer socially isolated..."
It's hard to give a definitive answer. The best treatment for hearing loss is a prescriptive hearing aid. While an Airpod Pro may seem like it's helping in the same way, it's not likely that it would be stimulating the neurons in the audiotory system the same way a more expensive hearing aid would.
Would really like to see transparency mode for single sided deafness, so it can pick up sound from bad ear and move it to good ear and use 3D audio to make it feel like its coming from the bad side
I started using one of my AirPods in my right ear this morning with some low rain sounds like it’s helping. I can still her the tinnitus but not to loud. I started with some tinnitus retraining therapy yesterday from audible app. That helped also. I’m glad I found you. I developed it about 3 weeks go and went into panic mode. I’m going to see a therapist also. I have been taking 1 lorazepam a day at night like a hour 1/2 before bed time I I can sleep. I also have a Bluetooth speaker in my bedroom that I play sounds on. Would like if you could give me some thoughts on what I’m trying to do so far.
Hey tammy, you asked some good personalized questions here. My answer depends on more information that I do not yet know about your history. Feel free to contact our team via email and we can do our best to help you. Our email is contact@puretinnitus.com
is it possible to turn off the bluetooth after setup? I don't want tumors and I have ehs, bluetooth and other frequencies are causing my "tinnitus" or what i have, Microwave Hearing, I doubt hearing aids will bennifit me at all considering yes, I am losing my hearing, but I constantly turn the volume down as sounds hurt my ears.
I never ever listened to loud music, I never went into clubs, concerts or any loud place which would harm my hearing, I never worked with loud machinery… yet I woke up one morning with an extremely loud noise in my right ear, which now seems to have spread to both of my ears. And it’s volume increases by the day. I don’t know what to do. It’s making me go insane, and to give you an idea of the volume, it covers even the noise of cars and such.
WARNING: I’ve had tinnitus for about 15 years, and nothing made it as bad as the airpods pro, it’s been steady increasing since i got them. I used to be ”ok” with my tinnitus, but in the past year or so it’s been so bad that it’s making me worried. Thinking of going to the Airpods 3 or something, had 1 and two since the very beginning, no problem there.
Sound retraining therapy is a valuable approach for managing tinnitus, but it might not always be mentioned. Audiologists are often more familiar with it, so it's definitely worth asking them about it during your next visit. If you need more information or support, feel free to schedule a complimentary telehealth consultation with one of our tinnitus experts: treble.health/consultation
As a sufferer of tinitus for the past twenty years I got these air pod pros and yes they were awesome !!!!!! So happy !!! But after a month of using them I discovered I was allergic to them and my ears swelled shut !!! And now my Tinitus is even worse !!
I have AirPod Pros, but I wonder if this is normal: I started with the small sized earpieces, they were snug for a month and then no longer. Then I tried the medium size earpieces and they were snug, again just for a month... and the same with the large size. Do these EarPods make my ear canal bigger? 😳
@@treblehealth then please can you explain what happened that the large earpieces aren’t even snug anymore? I even bought new ones to see if the rubber had just gone soft, but also with the new ones the large wasn’t snug 😥
This product has over 600 complaints in two years for causing tinnitus in it’s wearers. Apple technical support refuses to even look into the growing problem.
Do you realize how small a percent of users that is? While I understand that it may be real to those 600, it is not something a business can reasonably/cost effectively address
@@ExcellPugetSound That's bs, tinnitus is no joke, if their product is causing such a serious symptom, they have to look into it, it's like the Samsung phones that were blowing up, they were a small percentage but it was a huge issue
Some of the info he mentions are plain wrong on AirPod Pro is plain wrong in negative direction. Audio processing of AirPod Pro does not take place in the phone but rather it is processed locally also airpod pro being so much cheaper than $3000 hearing aid he wants to sell you you can just buy two or three AirPods to last throughout the day. I find his presentation to be biased Trying to favor his business
@@treblehealth Could it result in hair cell death?! I used transparency mode just to hear things around me during calls and sometimes I would forget to remove earphones.
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I got my tinnitus from being in hospital when I was 16 in Canada was born there . With a high temp 106 for 1 week, when released from hospital 10days later I slowly developed tinnitus and was full blown by the time I was 20 and continued to this day with some minor hearing loss. Thanks god for that !
I suffer from 30% hearing loss in both my ears and have dealt with struggling with conversations for a long time. I’ve now been using AirPod pro’s for around 3 months now, predominantly in the workplace environment and can honestly say they have been a revelation. I just couldn’t accept paying upwards of $2 - 3,000 per ear for hearing aids knowing this tech was just round the corner. I’m glad I waited. Cons (not really cons when you look at the overall savings and benefits) are start alerting they are running out of charge around the 4-5hr mark but I generally stick them back in their case at lunch time. The case acts as a mobile charging station so by the time you get back from lunch you are good to go again. I just stick the case with the pods on charge at night like I do my phone. Another thing that might concern some is the need to purchase an apple phone or tablet to set the AirPods up correctly. You can get a relatively lowly spec iPad for very cheap nowadays brand new. You just have to make sure it can be updated to the latest iOS software. Another pro is you’ve now got a pretty cool tablet as well. All this is still magnitudes cheaper that pretty low spec hearing aids - you know, the kind you have to put batteries in and cant listen to music through or are noise cancelling for example. It’s a no-brainer 😉
👍Iam returning my hearing aid product too expensive..will try airpod pro..
i have mild tinnitus do you recommend airpod pro 1 or airpod 3
So can you still use headphones with tinnitus? Won’t it make it worse? Sorry I’m new to Tinnitus.
I noticed he never replied to your comment to give you advice best of luck buddy
@@daviddavies4453 and I noticed you gave him false hope when he gets a notification, that’s like telling someone “I just noticed that waiter ignore you when you asked for them, well good luck with that.”
The Apple AirPods have over 600 complaints from customers who say they now have tinnitus after using this product.
@@mkinkade7103 you get tinnitus from listening to music too loud. Doesn’t matter if it’s AirPods or earbuds. The major factor is that they provide no caps to the sound you put in your ear and just let you get tinnitus without any warnings. It wouldn’t be such a big issue if tinnitus had a cure but the fact that this shit has absolutely no cure and they don’t notify you in any way is insanity why nobody is talking about this. What’s even more insanity is that your ears will slowly degrade without letting you physically know it doesn’t want to hear that loud of sounds. It’s like touching something that’s hot and not feeling it until all of your flesh is burned off. Why doesn’t your ear acke in pain or anything??? As far as you know what your doing is ok.
@@mkinkade7103 This actually happened for me having the left apple airpod pro a lot in my ear in transparency mode but majority of the time without sound on. So for a long time after this happened I didn’t use my airpods, but read about an issue online where someone got them replaced by apple because of a manufacturing defect. So yesterday I did the same and also got mine replaced for free. However I’m not confident using them again because of that my tinnitus is still present, however rather moderate. So question is now if I should trust the replaced AirPods Pro and start using them again and follow the recommendations in this video or if I should completely stop using AirPods Pro…
Thanks Dr. Ben for such good video and advice ! Would it be recommended though that when someone has unilateral tinnitus, we should wear just 1 airpod/hearing aid ? Or is it recommended to wear both? Thanks !
No, we would recommend that you wear both because the right and left auditory systems are interconnected at several points in the auditory pathway.
@@treblehealth very kind, thanks a lot for your reply ! Keep up the good work !!! 👏🏻
Hi! I have a problem only with my left ear. Can I set up hearing aid only in one headphone?
Can AirPods Pro 1 also be used as hearing aids or only AirPods Pro 2?
I'm thinking of getting the AirPods Pro but I have a Samsung 5G galaxy A53 ? Do I have to get an iPhone ?
I really appreciated your thoughtful suggestions. I never used AirPods and when I put on the Pros for the first time I was shocked. Although I will likely transition to hearing aids, your AirPods recommendations are so very helpful. Thankfully my tinnitus never bothered me but I think it’s getting worse. I hear it over most everything. I really appreciate your videos. Thank you ✊🏽
You're welcome, Aubrey. Glad it helped. 😊
You are an amazing specialist! I was considering getting Air Pod Pros, since I haven’t used any headphones after getting tinnitus. I completely agree with you. You don’t want to mask the tinnitus (get used to it). I can hear mine now with complete silence and most of the time it’s literally repeated background noise that doesn’t bother much at all. Still hoping for a cure, but habituation is the next best thing.
Thank you, Yanike! Be well. :)
Did I understand you to say that Airpods Pro only work as a hearing aid when your iphone is physically with you and turned on and connected to the Airpods? In other words are the Airpods listening through the iphone microphone instead of their own microphones?
I am intending on buying the Apple AirPod Pro and downloaded Mimi a few minutes ago. I’ve had tinnitus for many years and my husband’s method of speech is to speak loud enough at the beginning or a sentence and then drivel off to nearly inaudible and I find it most annoying to always be asking him to repeat. Right now I am using JVC around the neck ear pods which I like as I am retired and am always listening to lectures on RUclips for personal enrichment and it helps not having to deal with that tinnitus.. Watching a movie is annoying at this point as I cannot make out the dialogue and my husband does not like closed caption so in order to not annoy him, I forget the movie entirely and watch something on RUclips which I can hear. A lot of movies audio goes from whisper quite to ear damaging loudness and this make the ringing I hear, all the worse, I don’t want more hearing damage. Looking forward to enjoying Apple AirPods with my iPhone I already have.
What do you think about the new Sony linkbuds? They are open ear. Are these better for sound therapie?
Hey Stone, you asked some good personalized questions here. My answer depends on more information that I do not yet know about your history. Feel free to contact our team via email and we can do our best to help you. Our email is contact@treblehealth.com
HI Dr Ben..do you recommend hearing aid as i have high pitched tinnitus but also along side with pressure and pain /ache inside my ears
Hi Kathy, you asked some good personalized questions here. My answer depends on more information that I do not yet know about your history. Feel free to contact our team at Treble Health and we can do our best to help you.
The Mimi test said my ears are fine equally yet I seen audiologist 3 times with 3 different tests I have moderate hearing loss in my left ear along with tinnitus.
I just got tinnitus a month a go and I already have the air pods pro , but as you mentioned it’s a temporary solution for the reasons you mentioned, I guess I have to go with a hearing aid but since I’m new to this , I’m totally confused which to buy , is it Widex or signia , resound ..... etc , but your videos are the best when it comes to explaining an issue,...... especially to new comers
I tried AirPods pro, and they are great (35% hearing loss) but... I had difficulties understanding people who were wearing a mask. Does a real hearing aid solve this issue?
Hey Video Production for Internet Marketing, you asked some good personalized questions here. My answer depends on more information that I do not yet know about your history. Feel free to contact our team via email and we can do our best to help you. Our email is contact@treblehealth.com
Another great and very helpful video. We really appreciate everything you're doing!
It's my pleasure to help
@@treblehealth hi ben thanks for that whan i get stressed i turn up the device but it just make it worse so gunnar have to turn it dawn below the tinnitus level thank you for that
Any suggestions for those who have Samsung Android?
can you use airpod as hearing aid without iphone? is it possible after setting up the settings in iphone? i want to use it in playing basketball
Hey AZ, thank you for the comment. I think you need iPhone.
thank you. I have had tinnitus for years. some times it is so bad...
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Apple Airpods *caused* me to have
Hi Ben ... any opportunity for us that don't have and don't use Apple AirPods Pro but Samsung Galaxy tablet ... ?
Yes, there are plenty of smartphone apps.
Doctor Ben..is it not safer to use over ear headphones rather than inear headphones I have tinnitus the last thing I need is to damage my ears anymore..online the general consensus is over ear is safer
It’s understandable to want to protect your ears. Both over-ear and in-ear headphones can be used safely with tinnitus, as long as you keep the volume at a safe level. The key is to avoid loud volumes and limit prolonged listening.
Hello! Is there a way my girl can use her deaf side (severe) Like a cross hearing aid . She was in class and told me I can understand what my classmate was telling me, he was in her bad side and of course maybe there’s other students talking so background noise is though I know. Tks.
I have a question:
If a patient gets a "hearing-improvement" device (e.g., Airpod Pro) other than the expensive prescription hearing aid, and as a result is able to hear very well and is no longer socially isolated, would that prevent dementia as good (well?) as a $$$$ prescription hearing aid?
Please note the key words "...able to hear very well and is no longer socially isolated..."
It's hard to give a definitive answer. The best treatment for hearing loss is a prescriptive hearing aid. While an Airpod Pro may seem like it's helping in the same way, it's not likely that it would be stimulating the neurons in the audiotory system the same way a more expensive hearing aid would.
Any alternatives for non-Apple users? (Tinnitus) Thanks! :)
NuHeara. or Other hearing aids.
@@treblehealth Thanks! Will check those
I never knew about this and have both AirPods and a hearing loss :) thanks for the info!
Hey Natalia, you're welcome!
Have you tried the feature yet does it work?
Great Insight Thanks!
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The option to apply to transparency mode doesn’t appear for me? Do you know if it region specific? I’m in Australia.
Check the iOS software update
can I setup and use these features with samsung phone?
I think these are for Mac/iPhone users only
Would really like to see transparency mode for single sided deafness, so it can pick up sound from bad ear and move it to good ear and use 3D audio to make it feel like its coming from the bad side
This is totally doable within the settings. You can have it stronger on the left or right hand sides.
I started using one of my AirPods in my right ear this morning with some low rain sounds like it’s helping. I can still her the tinnitus but not to loud. I started with some tinnitus retraining therapy yesterday from audible app. That helped also. I’m glad I found you. I developed it about 3 weeks go and went into panic mode. I’m going to see a therapist also. I have been taking 1 lorazepam a day at night like a hour 1/2 before bed time I I can sleep. I also have a Bluetooth speaker in my bedroom that I play sounds on. Would like if you could give me some thoughts on what I’m trying to do so far.
Hey tammy, you asked some good personalized questions here. My answer depends on more information that I do not yet know about your history. Feel free to contact our team via email and we can do our best to help you. Our email is contact@puretinnitus.com
is it possible to turn off the bluetooth after setup? I don't want tumors and I have ehs, bluetooth and other frequencies are causing my "tinnitus" or what i have, Microwave Hearing, I doubt hearing aids will bennifit me at all considering yes, I am losing my hearing, but I constantly turn the volume down as sounds hurt my ears.
Hey Soul Stealer, feel free to contact our team via email and we can do our best to help you. Our email is contact@treblehealth.com
Can it help for hyperacusis
I never ever listened to loud music, I never went into clubs, concerts or any loud place which would harm my hearing, I never worked with loud machinery… yet I woke up one morning with an extremely loud noise in my right ear, which now seems to have spread to both of my ears. And it’s volume increases by the day. I don’t know what to do. It’s making me go insane, and to give you an idea of the volume, it covers even the noise of cars and such.
Sorry to hear about that. Feel free to contact our team via email and we can do our best to help you. Our email is contact@treblehealth.com
How do you add ear icon to Home Screen?
Is there an Android ear pods that work the same
WARNING: I’ve had tinnitus for about 15 years, and nothing made it as bad as the airpods pro, it’s been steady increasing since i got them.
I used to be ”ok” with my tinnitus, but in the past year or so it’s been so bad that it’s making me worried.
Thinking of going to the Airpods 3 or something, had 1 and two since the very beginning, no problem there.
Why is it so? Are you listening to it on loud? or is it the pressure caused?
Why doesn't anyone ever tell you about sound retraining when you go either to the audiologist or to otolaryngologist?
Sound retraining therapy is a valuable approach for managing tinnitus, but it might not always be mentioned. Audiologists are often more familiar with it, so it's definitely worth asking them about it during your next visit. If you need more information or support, feel free to schedule a complimentary telehealth consultation with one of our tinnitus experts: treble.health/consultation
I read that ear bud useable even at low volumes can worsen tinnitus is this factual?
Not usually.
As a sufferer of tinitus for the past twenty years I got these air pod pros and yes they were awesome !!!!!! So happy !!! But after a month of using them I discovered I was allergic to them and my ears swelled shut !!! And now my Tinitus is even worse !!
So can we say airpods is dangerous for person with tinnitus?
I think so
air pods GIVE ME TINNITUS!
I have AirPod Pros, but I wonder if this is normal: I started with the small sized earpieces, they were snug for a month and then no longer. Then I tried the medium size earpieces and they were snug, again just for a month... and the same with the large size.
Do these EarPods make my ear canal bigger? 😳
No they don't.
@@treblehealth then please can you explain what happened that the large earpieces aren’t even snug anymore?
I even bought new ones to see if the rubber had just gone soft, but also with the new ones the large wasn’t snug 😥
Really useful information, but the way he says Tinnitus bugs me sadly.
This product has over 600 complaints in two years for causing tinnitus in it’s wearers. Apple technical support refuses to even look into the growing problem.
Do you realize how small a percent of users that is? While I understand that it may be real to those 600, it is not something a business can reasonably/cost effectively address
@@ExcellPugetSound That's bs, tinnitus is no joke, if their product is causing such a serious symptom, they have to look into it, it's like the Samsung phones that were blowing up, they were a small percentage but it was a huge issue
I don’t think that will cause tinnitus…
Then why is my worse
Some of the info he mentions are plain wrong on AirPod Pro is plain wrong in negative direction. Audio processing of AirPod Pro does not take place in the phone but rather it is processed locally also airpod pro being so much cheaper than $3000 hearing aid he wants to sell you you can just buy two or three AirPods to last throughout the day. I find his presentation to be biased Trying to favor his business
Thanks for your comment. I don’t sell hearing aids.
I thought I got tinnitus because of using Airpods Pro often in transperancy mode!
I have heard that can happen.
@@treblehealth Could it result in hair cell death?! I used transparency mode just to hear things around me during calls and sometimes I would forget to remove earphones.
@Alek Ivar yep same here. It’s wild man 🤦♂️
Do you wear hearingaids 🦻 Ben