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Ben - 15 Aug 2005 17:08 GMT

A not so good start to the day as I woke up at 5.45a.m. to go the bathroom,
and the T was very noisy. After a short while of lying on my *right* side
the noise began to fade, and I dropped back off to sleep until 9.15! I had
my breakfast and lay down until 10 a.m - couldn't stay any longer due to
work - and there was just a faint noise still there, but certainly nothing
to bother me. By lunchtime it had gone altogether. I have felt a bit down
today as it is a year since my Mum died so suddenly - still trying to come
to terms with the shock. However, it would seem I have been successful
again to a degree. I would like to point out that yesterday I managed to
ruin my good work by dozing off late afternoon - yes Steve, I read all the
"bits" that we get with 2 broadsheets! :) When I woke up I felt really
sorry that I had succumbed to sleep. I tried again in the evening (after
watching Dr Who :) but I couldn't seem to get rid of it, and thought I
would be lying down for far too long if I tried over 20 minutes. However,
by 10 p.m it had subsided completely again, so it wasn't too bad a day after
all.

Ben

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Skycloud - 15 Aug 2005 19:46 GMT

> A not so good start to the day as I woke up at 5.45a.m. to go the bathroom,
> and the T was very noisy. After a short while of lying on my *right* side
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> Ben

Just a quicky, and not particularly related to your Day 4, but the
'sidedness' of your tinnitus reminds me of how I and others can reduce
headaches or migraines by lying on one side rather than the other. For
example, if I get a headache on the _right_ side I lie on my _left_ side and
it tends to 'drain away'. This relates well to my 'blood' theory too...
reduce the blood pressure in the affected part and it improves.

Remind me Ben, is your tinnitus just on one side or the other, or central?
Mine is central so I can't try this, but for those with single-sided
tinnitus, do they find that lying on the _opposite_ side can reduce it ??

Steve

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Ben - 15 Aug 2005 20:46 GMT

> Just a quicky, and not particularly related to your Day 4, but the
> 'sidedness' of your tinnitus reminds me of how I and others can reduce
> headaches or migraines by lying on one side rather than the other. For
> example, if I get a headache on the _right_ side I lie on my _left_ side and
> it tends to 'drain away'. This relates well to my 'blood' theory too...
> reduce the blood pressure in the affected part and it improves.

My T can be right-sided, left-sided (always *much* worse) both sided which
ain't none to hot either! I lie on my left side even if the right side is
making a racket, or both sides making a racket, or the left, to try and
make it go away.

> Remind me Ben, is your tinnitus just on one side or the other, or central?
> Mine is central so I can't try this, but for those with single-sided
> tinnitus, do they find that lying on the _opposite_ side can reduce it ??

I suppose mine is most often on the left side because I notice it far more
then, but I lie on my left side whatever to quieten it down. I am not so
keen on your blood theory as I have tried Betahistine (SERC) and Ginko to
increase blood flow in the past, both of which have made my T much worse.

Ben

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Skycloud - 15 Aug 2005 21:38 GMT

> I am not so
> keen on your blood theory as I have tried Betahistine (SERC) and Ginko to
> increase blood flow in the past, both of which have made my T much worse.

But what I am saying is the opposite: _lower_ blood pressure or _reduced_
blood flow seems to help. Encouraging the blood to _drain away_ from the
area causing headache.tinnitus or whatever seems to help. A picturesque
simplification I expect, but I think you'll know what I mean.

Betahistine also made worse for me when my doctor gave it me in the early
days . But was that because it _increased_ blood circulation my the inner
ear? I needed the opposite.

Steve

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Ben - 15 Aug 2005 22:05 GMT

> But what I am saying is the opposite: _lower_ blood pressure or _reduced_
> blood flow seems to help. Encouraging the blood to _drain away_ from the
> area causing headache.tinnitus or whatever seems to help. A picturesque
> simplification I expect, but I think you'll know what I mean.

Ahh.... I get you Steve. We have bloody heads! :)))

> Betahistine also made worse for me when my doctor gave it me in the early
> days . But was that because it _increased_ blood circulation my the inner
> ear? I needed the opposite.

Me too, it would seem. What do you use then?

Ben

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Skycloud - 15 Aug 2005 22:28 GMT

> > Betahistine also made worse for me when my doctor gave it me in the early
> > days . But was that because it _increased_ blood circulation my the inner
> > ear? I needed the opposite.
>
> Me too, it would seem. What do you use then?

Apart from my dreaded audio devices, b*gger-all at present! But the whole
blood thing ties in neatly with my T being so much worse when I lie down;
ie. when I lie down the blood pressure in my head is greater than when I'm
standing up. Also my tinnitus first started after I received neck massage
which (she said) would _increase_ blood flow into my head. Booze also
worsens my T. Doesn't this also increase blood flow in the head?

I'm still waiting for you docs out there to set me right on what may be
false assumptions. :-)

I don't have high blood pressure but maybe some pill that reduces blood
pressure (or blood circulation) would reduce my tinnitus?? Are there any
over-the-counter pills out there I could try?

Steve

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