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[awbw8]

give yourself time nana, the sleep thing may be difficult for a while. your brain isn't used to it and your anxiety over the sound it telling your brain to pay attention to it. I woke up every three hours for a few weeks after I got it (I had especially bad anxiety, though), but now I sleep completely normally.

I think this is a pretty universal experience for people. Talk to your doctor or psychiatrist about different ways to deal with waking up. My doctor had me take half of something when I went to sleep and a bit more when I woke up.

Give it time and normal sleep will come again.

 

[nana]

I tried masking noises ie white noise pink noise etc but they seem to stress me more. Can u plz recommend other masking ideas?

 

[Riikka]

I have the same sleeping problems, as I my increased T started a bit over a month ago.

I also found the white noise to be nearly as disturbing as my T, not something I like to listen at night.

Then I started looking on the internet for 8-10 hour long mp3 of sounds, I listened to them first in Youtube. There where several of them, river sound, seaside, jungle. The one I liked most until now is called mountain stream. I have also heard that many people like the sound of a fan. I'm also considering taking my fan into use again.

 

[nana]

Thanks for the suggestion Riika.
although I only had T for 10 days now, and although I am in the midth of turmoil , I really believe that I have to find a way out. A way that I can live by oreslse... I dont want to think abt it...
it is reassuring that I can relate to ppl with my condition. Yesterday I was in denial but no I am not crazy I do hear the T I am not imagining it.
I do hope that I can still find a way to sleep find my inner peace.
I do appreciate when ppl telle that they can live with it( now for me this living with it seems sooooo hard) . I speak from pain I speak from a deep deep turmoil. I hope I can find my way

 

[awbw8]

Hi nana,

It is very early, it will take time to habituate. Ten days in I don't even think I was in as good of shape as you. My mom had to fly seven hours to make sure I wouldn't do anything drastic, but today I'm pretty much okay.

I'm not a fan of white noise either. In the summer my air conditioner helps, but I love this sound soother: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002P8MDXC/?tag=tinntalk-20

The sounds sound really authentic and don't feel as if they're repeating over and over. It depends on what your t is like (what pitch etc.), but the crickets work wonderfully for me. As a bonus, crickets are actually a natural nighttime noise, so it's nice.

 

[nana]

I woke up today with no T. At first I cldnt believe it! I called my mom she was thrilled. We decided to go out.
we went to shop for her new curtains (very nice) .the shop had a fan in the ceiling which made noise. I thaught it was my T .started panicking my heart went sky rocking I was sweating told mom wanna go out.
in the afternoon started to go to an empty room to hearthe T which was initially very loud. I only cld hear crickets. Said fine all ppl hear that.
evening time I panicked I ddnt want to hear anything I started to tell myself that I am magnifying things and that all is normal noise. But no the T is back .
I am listening to a relaxing tone now and hoping for the best.

 

[Leah]

Lucky you, enjoy!

 

[nana]

Thanks Leah! Unfortunatly the T decided to keep company.
I hope though that I doesnt get any louder

 

[nana]

Only slept for 4 hrs !!! This is frustrating. How am I going to continue living like this!

 

[awbw8]

It is really frustrating. Your brain will get used to it though. Obviously I can't promise anything, but I'd say I'm 99.9% sure that after some time, you'll be able to sleep normally again. Just work on being calm.

Did you see a doctor about getting a little help sleeping until your body adjusts to the sound?

 

[vickilynn]

Hello there! I have been suffering from tinnitus lately. I cant sleep. I m always crying . If I do sleep I wake up with a horror high pitched sound. Its as if someone is screaming in my ear. I need help . I am a mother of two boys and I neeeeed my rest! Will I ever ever have this rest again?

So sorry to hear about that. I don't even know when mine began I've had it so long. It was probably gradual. And, of course, when you go to bed and everything's quiet, it's so much harder to not focus on the noise. But I eventually forget it and fall asleep. I'd really like to get rid of it. I think you've come to a good place here.

 

[Dr. Ancill]

It is OK to take medications to stay asleep. Antihistamines, such as diphenydramine 25-50mg, can help. Not sleeping is worse for you than medications. The key is to find something that works

 

[nana]

I would like to share some updates. I went to a neurologist and expalined my situation ie tinnitus dizziness headache... he ordered an EEG and an mri which both turned normal no hearing loss... he prescribed anti anxiety and anti depression meds and told me its all stress related and that in time my T will fade away

 

[DavidB]

Nana, I know what you mean, sleep is hard, I'm open to idea's, for all.

 

[carol kane]

OMG Nanna is in a bad way, i´m really getting worried, what a nightmare! i can´t live like this for the rest of my life... this is No life feeling really really sad.

 

[nana]

Hi Carole. I know its hard but plz dont worry that much in time it will all get better. I have been there but I realized that its all me ! And the way I am reacting to the T. If u ignore it in time it will ignore you. I know its hard to believe but do try this approach it sure helped me a lot

 

[carol kane]

Hi Carole. I know its hard but plz dont worry that much in time it will all get better. I have been there but I realized that its all me ! And the way I am reacting to the T. If u ignore it in time it will ignore you. I know its hard to believe but do try this approach it sure helped me a lot

Thank you Nana, alot of people are saying give it time!!! but how much time will it take?

 

[nana]

You just need to be patient. Go out do stuff you enjoy. If this doesnt help plz go see a psychologist

 

[nana]

Mind you Carole that this issue with T might go and resolve on its own . A lot of people had it for a short period or a long one and then eventually it cleared away. Just be patient dear

 

[awbw8]

@carol kane

I would definitely advise going to see a great psychiatrist to help you get your anxiety and sleeplessness under control. Other than that, know that whether or not the tinnitus goes away, you can absolutely lead a normal life again. I wanted to die in the beginning, I had the same thoughts as you expressed above and now things are more or less back to "normal".

How much time depends on each person, it's not necessarily just a waiting game, you have to put in the effort to manage your anxiety, too. The faster you start to manage that, the faster you brain will be able to habituate - right now it's stuck on listening to the sound because you're recognizing it as scary and dangerous. It's completely understandable, but the more you learn about T, the more you will see you are in a lot of ways in control of how much you suffer from it. Sleep and calm are steps one and two

You can be okay and we are here for you! Let us know how things go.

 

[carol kane]

@carol kane

I would definitely advise going to see a great psychiatrist to help you get your anxiety and sleeplessness under control. Other than that, know that whether or not the tinnitus goes away, you can absolutely lead a normal life again. I wanted to die in the beginning, I had the same thoughts as you expressed above and now things are more or less back to "normal".

How much time depends on each person, it's not necessarily just a waiting game, you have to put in the effort to manage your anxiety, too. The faster you start to manage that, the faster you brain will be able to habituate - right now it's stuck on listening to the sound because you're recognizing it as scary and dangerous. It's completely understandable, but the more you learn about T, the more you will see you are in a lot of ways in control of how much you suffer from it. Sleep and calm are steps one and two

You can be okay and we are here for you! Let us know how things go.

Thank you everyone, it´s such a great help just reading your kind and helpful advice, i´m trying to calm down but i feel like crawling under a stone right now!!!

 

[Tenna]

Helloo and 'welcome'!
masking hardly worked for me, it seemed more like adding on an even more annoying sound to the existing one
focusing on two other layers of sounds seems to work for me; be it lower bagground music and an audiobook.
Always two layers, else the other than a masking sound, will always be my t

 

[Lulubug69]

I am finally having days where I'm just living life. I was busy cooking and baking yesterday and never heard a thing until I was getting ready for bed, I realized I hadn't heard it. I actually forgot about it. I hadn't checked in with it, Yes it is still there but I didn't even give it another thought. I've had T since end of September I didn't think about it all day today either, until now, but I'm not worried about it anymore. Not focusing on it. It's there but I can ignore it. I think my keeping busy with the things I love to do, and have to do allows my focus to be everywhere but with T. It can happen for you too. Be patient with yourself. Good luck.