[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

I saw a tinnitus specialist this past Tuesday. The various noises in my head a louder than people speak. She said hearing aids would not help me, and that I needed cochlear implants.

[oh8eleven]

She said hearing aids would not help me.
Yes they would. I too have tinnitus (3 years Marine Corps artillery), and went to the VA for help. They provided me with (free) hearing aids that produce white noise, that masks the tinnitus.
Some days my T is not too bad and I can get along without the aids. Other days when it's louder I'll wear one, maybe both, and that helps.
The aids can be expensive ... some go for as much as $5000-$6000 per pair ... but they're worth it in my opinion.

[Dusty Road]

In the same boat. I was 13-B in the Army and the 175’s, 8 inch and 155’s took their toll. The invisible handicap.