In my experience, it's got to be worth a go with hearing aids. If you're in the UK, then places like Specsavers do tests for free, but if you had a test at the hospital, then they'll likely just reaffirm the results of that test.
I've worn mine for the past 8-10 weeks now and as my audiologist said at my follow-up last month, "you just have to wear them to get used to everyday sounds; they don't work stuck in a drawer. The more you rehear and relearn sounds, the less strange they'll seem". I was tested again and there's no change from 6 years ago. I undoubtedly hear better with them than without, and the huge bonus is that they do not interfere whatsoever with listening to music through headphones, so I've opened up a whole extra layer of detail there.
In my specific case, I was being a bloke, being vain, I was too quick to dismiss hearing aids after a rough start with them and I was probably hiding from the truth a bit. If specialists tell you your hearing is dodgy, then they're right. I knew my hearing wasn't great but the stigma of hearing aids deterred me to the point of shooting myself in the foot by not wearing them. I just had to put my big boy pants on and the funny thing is that a few people have since taken me to one side to ask about them, the whole hearing test process etc., as they too have been struggling with their hearing!
I can't comment on tinnitus (the audiologist at whichever specialist you visit probably can), but if you spend a mid-range amount of about £1,000 you'll get a small, rechargeable pair and they will make a difference. But you WILL get surprised by the racket when you put a coat on for the first time, step on that creaky floorboard, do up your flies.....
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