For me, no amount of physical pain comes close to the awfulness of tinnitus. Except when the tinnitus or hyperacusis is also causing pain and then the other physical pain is layered on top. Then it's a double and triple whammy.
Yes, it's not easy. I'm having a rough time of things at the moment too so it's stressful to do. What's worked for me is to play it at a very low volume (I've had to get an app that decreases the gain below what my phone can usually play) and being so exhausted so that I'm forced to sleep through it. Also adjusting my pillows and using a leg raiser when sleeping so that I'm forced to sleep on my back.
Yes different mixes of Tinnitus Mix could very well be the answer, I have remixed it many times using feedback letters from users. The biggest improvement was when I put one part of sound file on left channel and another section of file in right channel (stereo) for the first 16 minutes of the file. This seemed to work about 30% better faster than just the mono sections. This confuses the tinnitus loop in the multiple pathologies that are formed in the tinnitus, breaking the loop.
The left channel is just a different section of the file than the right channel, the frequencies go all over the place but the very short pulses also are a major factor in what makes this work.
Yes, that's the biggest thing, getting used to the strange patterns. It usually takes 3 days to get used to them.
Well it changes every second, louder, softer, higher frequencies to lower frequencies. The change ups is what confuses the tinnitus. When I first made Tinnitus Mix I recorded it onto chrome oxide tape (high quality), what this did is put properties of the tape player in Tinnitus Mix such as wow and flutter, cross talk, etc.
Interesting thought.
Most people that it works on report reduced tinnitus within first 2 weeks, It may not help your condition but thanks for trying. We are up to 603 people reporting good results with Tinnitus Mix:
Sleeping on your back and your tinnitus is fine the next morning? How did you get tinnitus in the first place?
@R. David Case I would never be able to sleep with the headphones on. What type or model of Boombox/CD player would you recommend?
If you cut a hole in a foam pillow the earpiece will fit in the hole and you won't even know they are on you.
I'm guessing a Bose would also work?? I have reactive tinnitus that goes up with sound and tinnitus that started with neck/jaw issues. Will your CD be a problem with this?
With reactive tinnitus it is more likely you will not respond to sound therapy in general, that does not mean it won't work for you, but I would use bone conduction headphones with Tinnitus Mix since they do not go over the ears.
This is why I take so much time out of my life and take the abuse from many here on Tinnitus Talk, to help people that are suffering. Here is a concert pianist that had to stop playing because of hyperacusis and tinnitus, after a long struggle with Tinnitus Mix he is going to play again!!!
I just started listening to this... it's horrible.. how can you go to sleep to this!? And if you do go to sleep... imagine the nightmares it might generate... Holy macamoly.
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