I think it all started in a bar where I was exposed to loud thumping music. I couldn't realize it till I heard some whooshing sound in my ears when going to sleep that night. I thought the sound would go away and that I would be able to sleep. However, the sound persisted after the next day, which caused a lot of anxiety as I couldn't figure out why it was happening. I didn't connect the dots that it might be the music.
Anyways, a huge mistake I did was, in order to sleep well and not hear the whooshing noise, I played music in my room all night - music Google suggested when I searched online on "how to sleep well with noise in my ears". After a few days, this music caused my whooshing sound to become a ringing noise, which caused lot of anxiety. All hell broke loose. I really thought something was wrong with my head/brain. I had a 1 year old and was deeply worried about my family. I wasn't able to sleep well, God knows how many days. I was drained is an understatement. I was deeply worried and anxious. I went to an ear doctor who said I had lost some hearing in my ears and that I will get used to the ringing within 6 months. His assurance didn't help.
However, something that helped me in these tough tried times were deep breathing exercises for 30 minutes in the morning and 30 minutes in the night. I was able to sleep at least 4-5 hours in the night, sometimes 6-7 hours, although not continuous. I was praying to God for help. I went to a chiropractor and tried everything else to treat it.
The noise in ears cause lot of anxiousness. If we can manage to convince ourselves that nothing bad is going to happen, 90% of the battle is solved. But it is definitely not easy to manage it when we are not sleeping properly and you hear it every single second. It's very hard to get to that ACCEPTANCE stage, which is the most important stage. If not for GOD who sent me to a hearing clinic and the lady who saw me, I probably wouldn't be writing this post now.
Most ridiculous thing I have been doing is trying to suppress the ringing noise in my ears - I was playing the tinnitus masking music constantly for a sound sleep during the night. In my case, this was making my condition worse. The lady who I talked to has mentioned that I was DOING this WRONG. She told me the tinnitus masking music in my ears during sleep should NEVER DOMINATE the ringing noise in my ear as my BRAIN still perceives this noise as a THREAT. She asked me to reduce the tinnitus masking music to below the ringing noise level in my ears.
Mannn... Guysss... it's hard to believe that by the 2nd day there was terrific improvement in my sleep and my routine. By the 3rd day I didn't play any music during sleep. From 4th day onwards I became 100% normal. It's like MAGIC.
I still have constant ringing in my ears every day and every second but my brain accepted that it is not a threat anymore. It's a nightmare that I overcame with the help of good people and God.
I wrote this lengthy article in hopes that someone will not be doing the same mistake as I did. Please share with other people on Tinnitus Talk about the importance of music/masking volume level that needs to be used while sleeping. I hope the suggestion given to me will help others who is suffering from tinnitus.
Anyways, a huge mistake I did was, in order to sleep well and not hear the whooshing noise, I played music in my room all night - music Google suggested when I searched online on "how to sleep well with noise in my ears". After a few days, this music caused my whooshing sound to become a ringing noise, which caused lot of anxiety. All hell broke loose. I really thought something was wrong with my head/brain. I had a 1 year old and was deeply worried about my family. I wasn't able to sleep well, God knows how many days. I was drained is an understatement. I was deeply worried and anxious. I went to an ear doctor who said I had lost some hearing in my ears and that I will get used to the ringing within 6 months. His assurance didn't help.
However, something that helped me in these tough tried times were deep breathing exercises for 30 minutes in the morning and 30 minutes in the night. I was able to sleep at least 4-5 hours in the night, sometimes 6-7 hours, although not continuous. I was praying to God for help. I went to a chiropractor and tried everything else to treat it.
The noise in ears cause lot of anxiousness. If we can manage to convince ourselves that nothing bad is going to happen, 90% of the battle is solved. But it is definitely not easy to manage it when we are not sleeping properly and you hear it every single second. It's very hard to get to that ACCEPTANCE stage, which is the most important stage. If not for GOD who sent me to a hearing clinic and the lady who saw me, I probably wouldn't be writing this post now.
Most ridiculous thing I have been doing is trying to suppress the ringing noise in my ears - I was playing the tinnitus masking music constantly for a sound sleep during the night. In my case, this was making my condition worse. The lady who I talked to has mentioned that I was DOING this WRONG. She told me the tinnitus masking music in my ears during sleep should NEVER DOMINATE the ringing noise in my ear as my BRAIN still perceives this noise as a THREAT. She asked me to reduce the tinnitus masking music to below the ringing noise level in my ears.
Mannn... Guysss... it's hard to believe that by the 2nd day there was terrific improvement in my sleep and my routine. By the 3rd day I didn't play any music during sleep. From 4th day onwards I became 100% normal. It's like MAGIC.
I still have constant ringing in my ears every day and every second but my brain accepted that it is not a threat anymore. It's a nightmare that I overcame with the help of good people and God.
I wrote this lengthy article in hopes that someone will not be doing the same mistake as I did. Please share with other people on Tinnitus Talk about the importance of music/masking volume level that needs to be used while sleeping. I hope the suggestion given to me will help others who is suffering from tinnitus.
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