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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Tinnitus / August 2004I'm Sleeping
Hi Everyone, Something new is happening. I have only missed one night of sleep in the past eight or so days. There is no need for sleeping pills or tranquilizers, although I am taking a med at night that has a side affect that makes me tired enough to help me fall asleep. It does look like it's going to be a maintenance med too, judging from the benefit of the intended affect. The TV commands my attention so I don't "listen" to my "T". The volume does have to be turned up or down depending on how loud my "T" is, but I'm not keeping anyone else up. It has taken quite a bit of time for me to "come up for air" and realize that I have to have something to direct my attention away from my "T". It took a bit of time to get used to it, but I think it's going to work. I have always preferred silence while trying to fall asleep. I am feeling much better now due to the meds and the ability to fall asleep at night. Thanks again for everyone's support and encouragement. Ken McDonald > Hi Everyone, > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Ken McDonald That's great news Ken. It took some time for me to get used to leaving the radio on at night, as I too preferred silence while trying to go to sleep. What do you do during the day to divert your attention away from your T? ~Patty~ > > Hi Everyone, > > [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > radio on at night, as I too preferred silence while trying to go to sleep. > What do you do during the day to divert your attention away from your T? I don't do anything that I know of. Sometimes when my T changes, I panic, but I'm getting better at talking myself out of it. I don't know why my T scares me the way it does. Other than that, it's just there always, but I don't think it bothers me that much anymore. I'm okay as long as it is my normal T. Ken > ~Patty~ From: "Patty" <seahawk1@hotpop.com> Newsgroups: alt.support.tinnitus >"Ken McDonald" <kmcdonald.removethis.22@remo.vethis.neo.rr.too.com> wrote in >message news:OqdTc.15027$cT6.8115@fe2.columbus.rr.com... >> Hi Everyone, > >> Something new is happening. I have only missed one night of sleep in the >> past eight or so days. > >> I am feeling much better now due to the meds and the ability to fall asleep >> at night. Thanks again for everyone's support and encouragement. > >> Ken McDonald >That's great news Ken. It took some time for me to get used to leaving the >radio on at night, as I too preferred silence while trying to go to sleep. >What do you do during the day to divert your attention away from your T? >~Patty~ That ~is~ fantastic news, Ken. Patty, before I habituated ... or while I was in the beginign stages of habituating, I would keep my mind busy. In my free time I began to donate more time to my community and to helping others. I used the mental trick of 'promising myself' that I would 'listen to the tinnitus later' but not now because there was something else that I wanted to do instead. The trick worked pretty well. Also, by helping others more I realized that in comparison to many of the people in the community I was helping, my own personal problem of 'head noise' was not nearly as pressing nor significant. Bruce > Patty, before I habituated ... or while I was in the beginign stages > of habituating, [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Bruce Yes, Bruce, in the greater scope, there are far worse ailments. We need only look around us to see how very fortunate we are....even with the 'head noise'....life is good. ~Patty~ From: "Patty" <seahawk1@hotpop.com> Newsgroups: alt.support.tinnitus >> The trick worked >> pretty well. Also, by helping others more I realized that in comparison to many of the people in the community I was helping, my own personal problem of 'head noise' was not nearly as pressing nor significant. >> Bruce > Yes, Bruce, in the greater scope, there are far worse ailments. We need > only look around us to see how very fortunate we are....even with the 'head > noise'....life is good. > ~Patty~ Yes. And by working to redirect my attention away from the tinnitus and onto larger problems it not only served to distract me but also worked to attach less importance to my noise. The huge emotional attachment that we have to the noise (ie: Oh my God it won't stop!!!!) before habituation is greatly due to the importance and significance we place onto the noise which, of course, is self-defeating because the more we latch onto it the louder and worse it becomes. After habituation it just becomes a little sound you once in a while hear in the background. I'm a huge believer in redirecting one's energies when dealing with the early stages of tinnitus. Bruce >From: EERIEWAX@yahoo.com (Bruce/Seattle) >That ~is~ fantastic news, Ken. >Patty, before I habituated ... or while I was in the beginign stages [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >'promising myself' that I would 'listen to the tinnitus later' but not now >because there was something else that I wanted to do instead. The trick worked pretty well. >Also, by helping others more I realized that in comparison to many of >the people in the community I was helping, my own personal problem of 'head >noise' was not nearly as pressing nor significant. > >Bruce ```````````` Help! I need somebody Help! Not just annnybody Help! Ya know I need someonnne Won'tchu pleeeze pleeeeeze Help MEee ooooohw <---< that's that ooo part at the end. *Hi Bruze*! (someone left the screendoor open, so...) > >From: EERIEWAX@yahoo.com (Bruce/Seattle) > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > *Hi Bruze*! > (someone left the screendoor open, so...) lol! wOw! I's mah favoright backdoor mama! Hi Lizer. You come here for some ...ah .. ZuZu meda-sin? >From: EERIEWAX@yahoo.com (Bruce/Seattle) >Date: 8/17/2004 4:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] >Hi Lizer. >You come here for some ...ah .. ZuZu meda-sin? ````````` Well, whatchu got in mind ??? (you still gotcher -mind-, right???) Jus' passin' thru. Wanted to see how my favoright *Magic Man* was doin'. Dang...cute as ever, just as suspected. I better get away....while I still can... LiZaLula, dancin' the hula~~
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