My hearing deficits are becoming clear...

@ oldhvymec, find it very interesting that your tinnitus subsided after your heart repair, please elaborate to the repair and any thoughts of why if shared to you by your surgeon or cardiologist.

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His name was Reddy and a God sent.  My BP was 190>< over 110><, off the chart. With the stents in place and thinners 90/60 is a wake up BP and 140/85 if I walk at a good pace..

After a walk before, It took 2 hours for my ears to stop the darn ringing, and thumping in my ears.. Now I get none of the 2000-5000hz ring...And none of the old chest thumping. I don't FEEL my heart like I use to..

I never had heart or chest pain. It felt like someone was trying to push the air out of me BUT from my back. My stomach was just BOILING. I was sick to my stomach for 11 weeks until the SECOND stent was put in.
45 SECONDS, after the second stent was put in my stomach quit boiling.
MAGIC..

I also had an underlying thyroid condition, made for a minor adjustment of an injection of alcohol directly.. Lets say I've been shot and it felt a whole lot better..:-)

So GUYS be aware I was the 10-15% that didn't have chest pain, I had stomach issues.. It was my heart. I'm 66, 6 foot 190lb and 12% body fat, not an out of shape guy... 

The actual problem was a blood clot. YUP a nasty bruise on my inner thigh.

Now how about those "Big Ears", they work...

Regards

It sounds like you had Pulsatile Tinnitus which is associated with the rhythm or beat of your heart. This is unrelated to tinnitus caused by acoustic trauma. 

@oldhvymec, thanks for you giving the details and hope all is as well as can be now. 

If you have a "top notch" ENT and the ENT has not recommended and executed a battery of tests to determine the root cause of your issue with your issue/complaint then perhaps you need to find another ENT.
And why do you have a ENT in the first place?

I had the same issue re: conversations in groups, etc.; along with a very nasty "hearing event" that awoke me from sleep. I was tested over several days and was diagnosed. While the treatment results are not perfect, I understand what I need to deal with. It does not diminish my enjoyment of listening to music.

If the root cause of your issue is not identified and addressed then just getting hearing aids is a shot in the dark.

Your ENT should be proactive in recommending a course of discovery and  providing a factual diagnosis.  If not, then look elsewhere.
Isn't that the responsibility of the doctor? Understanding and giving guidance on the patient's issue?

I have Oticon hearing aids. They work great you can program with different settings for watching TV or music. You can answer the phone and pipe your music to the units. They are digital in the end. They don't make analog hearing aids anymore.