Have had tinnitus for decades. Myriad circumstances contributed to my hearing loss over many years. First pair of hearing aids in 2007 proved their worth but nothing equals undamaged hearing.

Second pair ten years later far more advanced, no less costly. I use those while riding so I can both maintain awareness of nearby traffic as well as stay 'tuned' to my iPhone (via Bluetooth) should my wife try to reach me while I'm away from home. Mixed blessing.

I do notice increase in wind noise in my left ear – the 'good' one – that's not evident when riding without them. I simply don't feel comfortable riding without them in so I tolerate the noise.

I've been told tinnitus is mostly 'in your head' as your brain tries to fill in the missing information it expects to be coming from the damaged physical structures in your inner ear. These latest hearing aids have a feature that's supposed to have some mitigating effect on that yet in the five years I've been wearing them I've yet to note much of an improvement. Others' results may be different of course.