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Originally Posted by Xist
I thought that me buying 3 mattresses in 3 years was bad!
It is, but at least I hope you are satisfied with the AirPods.
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OTC hearing aids generally have a 45 or 90 day trial period. You can return them for a full refund in that period.
I have about 50% hearing loss in my left ear and about 20% in my right along with tinnitus. Day to day I'm fine but I have a hard time following conversations in a loud environment like a restaurant or store.
I tried the Jabras first. They worked well I was pretty amazed at all the sound I was missing. The main problem was that they are internal ear buds and the shape did not fit my ears. They were uncomfortable after about an hour. They would also randomly switch between focus and surround mode. They also only work with an Apple product. So I sent them back for a refund
The Eargo 7 were even better for sound and since they are in the ear canal hearing aid they were comfortable and almost completely invisible. I had several video sessions with an audiologist and she fine tuned them and set them both up for use in my left ear. The problem with the Eargos was the charging case. They put a tiny battery in the case and it would completely self discharge within 36 hours - Which they said was normal. That didn't work for me and the hearing aids don't work without the case. So when the battery in the case inevitably dies I would have useless $3000 hearing aids. To me that was a huge miss for such an expensive device when even $10 no name earbuds have a case that will stay charged for weeks without use. So the Eargos went back last week.
The Airpods don't work was well as either the Jabra or Eargos at least not as hearing aids. They do work - they isolate and amplify speech so I can understand conversations but the voice doesn't sound natural. Battery life is poor (6 hours vs 16 for the Eargos) but the charge case holds 6 charges. So far I like them and they work for my needs.
As to tinnitus - earbuds can absolutely cause it along with hearing loss. Tinnitus is cause by repeated exposure to loud noise - anything over 80 dB will cause hearing damage over time. Plenty of earbuds will go to 100 dB or more.
The Airpods have settings to help deal with tinnitus by playing background noise to mask the ringing.