Ten Questions I Have About Tinnitus

[Joe4]

Struggling to sleep at the moment as my tinnitus is particularly loud as I have a cold and as it's Christmas I've been drinking which also makes it worse. This extra time spent awake has left me with some general and some odd questions about tinnitus.

1. Does everyone's tinnitus get worse with colds/flu?

2. Does everyone's tinnitus get worse if they are tired?

3. Do you hear your tinnitus when you dream?

4. Do your friends know if you have tinnitus? How are they about it?

5. Does tinnitus get worse with stress?

6. Chris Martin has tinnitus. Why does he still manage to perform without it getting worse?

7. Am I the only person who hadn't heard of tinnitus before they got it?

8. Approximately 1 million British and 5 million Americans have tinnitus. Why is so little said/done about it?

9. 75% of soldiers had tinnitus after WW2. That's essentially an epidemic. Why was treatment not significantly advanced post war?

10. Am I the only person whose tinnitus is better in the morning?

Please feel free to give any answer to as many of these questions as you wish.

Many thanks
Joe

 

[Tinniger]

ad 5) No, - but with stress it is harder to cope it.

ad 10) No, - me too.

 

[Ambassador]

NO 1. Does everyone's tinnitus get worse with colds/flu?

NO 2. Does everyone's tinnitus get worse if they are tired?

NO 3. Do you hear your tinnitus when you dream?

YES, no big deal for them, they don't hear it. 4. Do your friends know if you have tinnitus? How are they about it?

YES 5. Does tinnitus get worse with stress?

My guess is he's habituated to it 6. Chris Martin has tinnitus. Why does he still manage to perform without it getting worse?

I don't know. 7. Am I the only person who hadn't heard of tinnitus before they got it?

Those numbers are low. The world is full of diseases and conditions that are not well known. 8. Approximately 1 million British and 5 million Americans have tinnitus. Why is so little said/done about it?

It's even worse now, the VA in the US is working hard on it. They haven't cured cancer yet either despite the amount of work done there. 9. 75% of soldiers had tinnitus after WW2. That's essentially an epidemic. Why was treatment not significantly advanced post war?

I worse in the morning upon waking but as soon as I get busy with the day I begin ignoring it. 10. Am I the only person whose tinnitus is better in the morning?

 

[Cheza]

1. My tinnitus doesn't change with a cold.
2. Tinnitus doesn't get worse when I'm tired, but it can be more difficult to deal with.
3. Never shows up in my dreams.
4. Some of my friends know. We don't really talk about it; it's part of the Back to Silence method, that you don't discuss it or describe it.
5. Doesn't get worse with stress, but like being tired, it's just more difficult to deal with. I've had extremely stressful days where the tinnitus was barely heard at all. In other words, there's no correlation.
6. Chris Martin wants to perform and won't let the tinnitus interfere with that. Probably wears good ear plugs, too.
7. I had heard of it but had no idea how bad it could be.
8. There's a lot being done by researchers behind the scenes, but it isn't a "sexy" issue and so the media doesn't pay attention to it.
9. Probably it didn't advance because medical technology wasn't sophisticated enough to determine what was really going on.
10. Some people have tinnitus better in the morning, some have it better in the evening or the afternoon, some people it fluctuates randomly throughout the day, other people it stays the same from waking up to going asleep. Tinnitus, to say the least, is weird.

Hope this helps.

 

[Tex]

1. Does everyone's tinnitus get worse with colds/flu?--No

2. Does everyone's tinnitus get worse if they are tired?--No

3. Do you hear your tinnitus when you dream?--No

4. Do your friends know if you have tinnitus? How are they about it?--Yes, very understanding

5. Does tinnitus get worse with stress?--No

6. Chris Martin has tinnitus. Why does he still manage to perform without it getting worse?--Who is that?

7. Am I the only person who hadn't heard of tinnitus before they got it?--No

8. Approximately 1 million British and 5 million Americans have tinnitus. Why is so little said/done about it?---There are varying degrees of noise level. Not all of us have it real loud. Therefore it doesn't get that much attention. Also, it isn't a life threatening condtion..

9. 75% of soldiers had tinnitus after WW2. That's essentially an epidemic. Why was treatment not significantly advanced post war? Same answer as 8.

10. Am I the only person whose tinnitus is better in the morning?--Don't know about that one. Mine is bad all the time.

 

[DebInAustralia]

Struggling to sleep at the moment as my tinnitus is particularly loud as I have a cold and as it's Christmas I've been drinking which also makes it worse. This extra time spent awake has left me with some general and some odd questions about tinnitus.

1. Does everyone's tinnitus get worse with colds/flu?

2. Does everyone's tinnitus get worse if they are tired?

3. Do you hear your tinnitus when you dream?

4. Do your friends know if you have tinnitus? How are they about it?

5. Does tinnitus get worse with stress?

6. Chris Martin has tinnitus. Why does he still manage to perform without it getting worse?

7. Am I the only person who hadn't heard of tinnitus before they got it?

8. Approximately 1 million British and 5 million Americans have tinnitus. Why is so little said/done about it?

9. 75% of soldiers had tinnitus after WW2. That's essentially an epidemic. Why was treatment not significantly advanced post war?

10. Am I the only person whose tinnitus is better in the morning?

Please feel free to give any answer to as many of these questions as you wish.

Many thanks
Joe

1. yes
2. yes
3. no
4. yes. understanding
5. not always. fatigue is a big one
6. ask him?
7. id known about t, but had no idea how debilitating it could be
8. its not considered life threatening

 

[GeorgiaRose1812]

Struggling to sleep at the moment as my tinnitus is particularly loud as I have a cold and as it's Christmas I've been drinking which also makes it worse. This extra time spent awake has left me with some general and some odd questions about tinnitus.

1. Does everyone's tinnitus get worse with colds/flu?

2. Does everyone's tinnitus get worse if they are tired?

3. Do you hear your tinnitus when you dream?

4. Do your friends know if you have tinnitus? How are they about it?

5. Does tinnitus get worse with stress?

6. Chris Martin has tinnitus. Why does he still manage to perform without it getting worse?

7. Am I the only person who hadn't heard of tinnitus before they got it?

8. Approximately 1 million British and 5 million Americans have tinnitus. Why is so little said/done about it?

9. 75% of soldiers had tinnitus after WW2. That's essentially an epidemic. Why was treatment not significantly advanced post war?

10. Am I the only person whose tinnitus is better in the morning?

Please feel free to give any answer to as many of these questions as you wish.

Many thanks
Joe

1) yes mine gets worse with a cold because is *apparently* caused by ETD so I guess the blockage gets worse

2) I don't know if it gets worse or if I just get more hung up on it or both - I think both personally but I suppose it could just be my perception. Mine definitely fluctuates so it would make sense if it got worse.

3) I've had dreams about it but I don't know if I'm actually hearing it or if it's just on my mind

4) they know, but they don't get it - how could they? They're as considerate as they can be, they make sure everything is at a low volume if I ask them and they're very understanding when I talk about it though, so I'd consider myself blessed they're so lovely. My mum is a different story, she is considerate with volume and stuff but likes to be in control of my healthcare so doesn't respect my own opinions on what is and isn't working, and gets frustrated and angry with me in unfair ways.

5) I guess it does yeah

6) because he's a lucky man with presumably incredibly expensive earplugs - I've asked myself the same question

7) I'd heard of it but only because my dad and a close friend have it

8) because people that don't have it cannot fathom the nightmare of it, they think it's a minor inconvenience

9) they probably put it in the same category as she'll shock etc, thought it was more of a mental affliction than anything else - also I'd guess many of the soldiers who had it felt they shouldn't complain because they still had functioning bodies etc and felt guilty complaining when people had much worse things to deal with (I'm not saying they were right not to complain I just have to assume this how they felt)

10) mine is much better in the morning, at least it has been the past week. I just tried otovent this evening before bed and it seems to have made things worse so we'll see.

This was a good post I actually kind of enjoyed answering these

 

[Bill Bauer]

8. Approximately 1 million British and 5 million Americans have tinnitus. Why is so little said/done about it?

9. 75% of soldiers had tinnitus after WW2. That's essentially an epidemic. Why was treatment not significantly advanced post war?

T has to do with the brain. Finding a treatment for T is a bit like finding a way to read people's thoughts - both are incredibly difficult problems involving the most complex object in the universe (the human brain).

 

[Cheza]

T has to do with the brain. Finding a treatment for T is a bit like finding a way to read people's thoughts - both are incredibly difficult problems involving the most complex object in the universe (the human brain).

One of my favorite quotes:

 

[MBH]

1. No. 2. No. 3. Yes I'll tell it to go away and then I'll go back to sleep 4. No I didn't tell them they would worry. 5. No try to street less 6. He must have low T and stays the same. 7. I never hard of it not even mention. 8. I think it's a global secret due to the medical profession not being able to fix it. 9. Doc didn't give a hoot. 10. Mine is better in morning and louder in evening. Good questions
.

 

[PaulBe]

10. Am I the only person whose tinnitus is better in the morning?

Mines at its worst in the morning. Against the silence of the night it is f***in loud, yet for the most part through the day it is now tolerable.

 

[Asia88]

1. Mine is better when I'm having cold!
7. I was shocked such thing exists

 

[Philippe79]

1. Sometimes, if it's making me feel more like number 2 (tired/run down), then yes!
2. Definitely, one of the major factors of my T worsening.
3. No
4. Some do, doesn't really get talked about. I prefer not to talk about it anyway.
5. Certainly does
6. At a guess.. maybe he protects his ears now whereas as before, he never used to.
7. I think I'd heard of it, but I wasn't aware of the link between it and hearing loss (yes, silly me)
8. People think it's insignificant or that the people who do have it, for them it is just a minor inconvenience.
9. Similar to the above!
10. Nah, mine is generally worse in the morning, never used to be though. Always used to be better in the morning but something changed. That is the mystery which is T.

 

[Jazzer]

Struggling to sleep at the moment as my tinnitus is particularly loud as I have a cold and as it's Christmas I've been drinking which also makes it worse. This extra time spent awake has left me with some general and some odd questions about tinnitus.

1. Does everyone's tinnitus get worse with colds/flu?

2. Does everyone's tinnitus get worse if they are tired?

3. Do you hear your tinnitus when you dream?

4. Do your friends know if you have tinnitus? How are they about it?

5. Does tinnitus get worse with stress?

6. Chris Martin has tinnitus. Why does he still manage to perform without it getting worse?

7. Am I the only person who hadn't heard of tinnitus before they got it?

8. Approximately 1 million British and 5 million Americans have tinnitus. Why is so little said/done about it?

9. 75% of soldiers had tinnitus after WW2. That's essentially an epidemic. Why was treatment not significantly advanced post war?

10. Am I the only person whose tinnitus is better in the morning?

Please feel free to give any answer to as many of these questions as you wish.

Many thanks
Joe

Have you tried melatonin for deeper longer sleep.
I use just 2ml - works great
Jazzer

 

[Joe4]

@Jazzer no I haven't as I don't particularly want to become reliant on drugs to help me sleep but I am tempted to give it a go.

 

[Jazzer]

@Jazzer no I haven't as I don't particularly want to become reliant on drugs to help me sleep but I am tempted to give it a go.

You need only take 2ml......

 

[Jazzer]

@Jazzer no I haven't as I don't particularly want to become reliant on drugs to help me sleep but I am tempted to give it a go.

@Joe4 - One amazingly effective way to put yourself to sleep is the hypnosis technique, ideal also for self-hypnosis:

As your breathing slows down, just 'think' the word 'deeper'..... slowly, with each exhalation.
It can work like a charm, and is equally effective to use again if you wake up too early.