Recent content by AWilson32

I know the feeling unfortunately. I've had tinnitus since Jan 2016 and the start was a nightmare. I would do anything and everything to resist it. However since Sep 2017, my tinnitus was stable and down to a gentle hum. Yet this week, maybe triggered by a sore throat or cold weather (who knows...

I see. Unfortunately it hasn't done anything for me on the first night. Do I need to take it for a while before I experience an effect ?

Been prescribed Amitriptyline 10mg per night to help me sleep. I guess the response depends on the individual but hopefully this'll help me get a good night's sleep without making me feel like a zombie.

Have had it for 18 momths since getting T and helped me back into a normal sleep routine. However in the last week the effect appears to be wearing off. Was on a 50mg dose and then 75mg daily.

Another relapse. Had a spike (no apparent cause) on Weds that meant I was up all night. Have had a couple of decent night's sleep but tonight its been unbearable. Have tried various white noise sounds to allow me to at least mask it so I can sleep but I can't find one that does the job...

Glad to report the spike has settled and T is softer for now. Thanks for all those who offered support.

I can relate. I can deal with the low level dull ring but when my T spikes (as it has for the last two weeks) and the pitch changes I find it hard to deal with. Right now its become high pitched and hard to find any sound to mask it making sleep impossible. Utterly miserable and fed up with it.

Currently experiencing a spike and came across this thread hoping this could calm it. Seems like an amazing amount of time and effort has been invested in it. How long should I listen to the sounds for it to have an effect ?

Yes, I use a noise generator that plays rainfall which has helped with sleep. It switches itself off after 60 mins, usually by the time I get to sleep. However when I suffer a spike, sleeping does become more difficult as the sound is more noticeable.

Thanks as always Glynis. Its very frustrating as I genuinely had a nice six months or so where my T had stabilised and I got back into my routine. This last week with this high pitched spike has been a major setback and knocked my confidence with a return to some of the terrible thoughts I had...

Seems worse at night. Its almost as if the T adapts to the masking sound.

My first experience of T was one year ago and the first five months were nightmarish to say the least. I was using in-ear maskers way too much which only caused my T to spike. However since then I'd began a course of Betahistine which appeared to have taken the edge off my T. I only use...

Promethazine 50mg for me. It has got me regular sleep since I started taking it. Do have the occasional rough night though.

Getting back from the doctors now, been prescribed betahistine and citalopram for my low moods. Apparently it increases blood flow to the inner ear. Hope this works in at least getting my T back down to a manageable level.

I've gone through a spike in both ears in the last few days, and I'm hearing multiple tones compared to the stable T I had before and was just about managing to deal with. @Fangen I really hope its temporary but I don't know how I can get a decent night's sleep like this. My mood has sunk so...