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Tinnitus preventing sleep
JNighthawk
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I've got some strong tinnitus at times, and in particular, the last few nights. I haven't been able to sleep it's been so bad. Last night, I turned a "sound of the rain" audio clip on loop to try and mask the tinnitus, but it took almost two hours of me focusing on the sound of the rain before the tinnitus went away. I already sleep with a box fan on (something I've done for my whole life), so at this point, that's a neutral sound and doesn't help with the tinnitus.
Anyone dealt with this before and has some possible suggestions on ways to either fix or mask the tinnitus? I've had it for a while, but it's only really been interfering with my sleep in the past week since I moved to a new place.
Anyone dealt with this before and has some possible suggestions on ways to either fix or mask the tinnitus? I've had it for a while, but it's only really been interfering with my sleep in the past week since I moved to a new place.
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EDIT: too early for me to be posting, as I completely missed that you already sleep with a fan. My bad.
There is a system they sell that is basically a little mp3 player that plays a sound that they specially tune to mask the noise in your head, I forget what it is called right now. I've looked into it, but I think it was something like $3k. If you aren't sleeping at all though it might be worth the price.
but they're listening to every word I say
Alternatively, you can use an MP3 player in your room.
I have extremely loud tinnitus in my right ear in my right ear that is a side effect of significant hearing loss in that ear, so yes it can be due to hearing loss or ear damage. It can also be due to allergies, a bad cold or sinus issues, wax build-up, and other issues. If the OP has this problem periodically it's rather unlikely that it would be an issue of hearing loss - for me the ringing is loud, and 100% constant since the first morning I woke up with it. If the problem is lasting longer than it has in the past though, or is more constant, going to see a doctor about it would definitely not be a bad thing. In the event that it is due to any sort of sudden hearing loss, there are some more unusual treatments that have shown surprising success (like time spent in a hyperbaric chamber) but are only really feasible within a short period of time after onset.
That said, I also had a terrible time sleeping when this first started, and for 2-3 months afterward. I tried various soothing noise tracks or white noise, and didn't find anything to be particularly helpful. Radio was a little bit better - the main thing for me was that if my bedroom was too quiet, the ringing felt louder because it was the only thing I could hear. The tricky part was trying to find a balance between listening to something at a high enough volume to make the ringing disappear a bit into the background, yet not be so loud or active that it kept me awake as well.
Sonofa....
Generally rain is the best medicine, but you've got the tapes so I don't know what to suggest...
if you dont need the fan anymore, you can use it to drown out the tinnitus
I went to my GP today, but he had no suggestions. He referred me to an Ear/Nose/Throat doc that I'm going to see in two weeks. Until then, I bought what I think could be the ultimate white noise machine: a hair dryer. I'll update tomorrow on if it worked :-)
Also: White Noise Generator!
Oscillating brown noise has really helped to ease me in to my new sleeping pattern (I started night shift recently). Sounds like waterfalls and the beach and breezes through pines. The white and pink noise I find too harsh, but may work for you if you pump it through some decent speakers.
I can't say I'd feel good about leaving one of these plugged in and blowing while I was asleep. Unless it has a setting specifically to blow cool air by default.
yeah be careful with that.
you could either start a fire or ruin the hairdryer. those things are made to be on for maybe 15-30 minutes max not 8 hours.