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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Tinnitus / March 2004Doing absolutely nothing has a remarkable effect on my Tinnitus
There are remarkable variations in my tinnitus despite the fact that I take no drugs whatever. In fact, there are remarkable variations when I am fasting before a cholesterol test, lying still in bed, or when I am exercising. There are remarkable variations regardless of the time-of-day. The only correlation I have observed is between the perceived level when I am well rested (low) and the level when I am fatigued or stressed (higher) and I freely admit that this correlation is unreliable. Have any of you notice the same thing? >There are remarkable variations in my tinnitus despite the fact that I take >no drugs whatever. In fact, there are remarkable variations when I am [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >Have any of you notice the same thing? Yes. There are some things that reliably raise my T, such as dietary salicylate, but activity, tiredness, other illness, hormones, all make it highly variable and outside my control. Susan > There are remarkable variations in my tinnitus despite the fact that I take > no drugs whatever. In fact, there are remarkable variations when I am [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > am well rested (low) and the level when I am fatigued or stressed (higher) > and I freely admit that this correlation is unreliable. My T is more noticeable when I am stressed, tired, or relaxing. I, therefore, try to sleep well (which is, unfortunately, easier said than done), exercise to keep stress levels down, and keep as busy as I can within reason. I guess that doesn't mean T is worse on those occasions, but I perceive it to be worse, if you know what I mean. Simon, Rijswijk, The Netherlands > There are remarkable variations in my tinnitus despite the fact that I take > no drugs whatever. In fact, there are remarkable variations when I am [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Have any of you notice the same thing? The variations i have had come from drugs taken, mainly hbp pills, and from the time cycles. For example, in the morning before getting up, the noise dies down in sympathy with, i guess, the tail end of the bp medicine power. It also changes when i lie down, as lying down means more blood, and more oxygen, flowing into the brain. FP > > There are remarkable variations in my tinnitus despite the fact that I take > > no drugs whatever. In fact, there are remarkable variations when I am [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > FP How can tell the variation is caused by the bp med? The variation you describe (in the morning before you get up) correlates with my comment regarding having less noise when rested and I don't take any meds. When I am tired, and lie down, the noise is very loud if I monitor it. I've very lucky to have habituated my tinnitus, Francis, as I can now choose to listen to it or to ignore it and enjoy silence. The change isn't instantaneous, but as soon as I start concentrating on something else, I become completely oblivious to the tinnitus sound. > How can tell the variation is caused by the bp med? The variation you > describe (in the morning before you get up) correlates with my comment [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > but as soon as I start concentrating on something else, I become completely > oblivious to the tinnitus sound. How long did it take to habituate? Recently, my T got worse from the rather mild case I had before, and I do find myself not hearing the T all the time if I manage to think about something else. But it's the thinking about something else part which is difficult, especially when trying to sleep in a nearly-quiet room. <snip> > How long did it take to habituate? > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > which is difficult, especially when trying to sleep in a nearly-quiet > room. It took me about a year Roger. Where I live (Minnesota) Minnesota Public Radio airs the BBC at bedtime. I set my radio to go off in an hour and start listening. They invariably broadcast something that holds my attention and their low-key approach lulls me to sleep. I rarely hear the radio click off. During the daytime I surround myself with sound. Before I retired, my work was sufficient to distract me from the T sound. Now that I've retired, I leave MPR on all day, and the TV during the evening hours. I don't need to be surrounded by sound anymore. On a couple of occasions I've been asked, in quite conversation, how my tinnitus was. The question immediately brought my tinnitus to the forefront and there it would be, loud as ever, after going for days without even noticing it. Curiously, when I first returned to this newsgroup after habituating I noticed my tinnitus when reading the posts. That effect has also disappeared and now I have to make a conscious effort to monitor it. Bill "Bush Lied" <bushlies@whitehouse.now> wrote in message news:j8S2c.202$ > During the daytime I surround myself with sound. Before I retired, my work > was sufficient to distract me from the T sound. Now that I've retired, I [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > immediately brought my tinnitus to the forefront and there it would be, loud > as ever, after going for days without even noticing it. I echo this experience. Focus on work does help or, for that matter any outward focus. A sound-rich environment can be useful, but is generally unnecessary. But I turn to it when my T ratchets up. Referable to earlier posts, my T is quite variable, but unrelated to rest or sleep, and more dependent on the changes in weather fronts. This difffers from some others' experiences and underscores how different the Big T can be for each of us. As for TV during the evening hours I would suggest Faux News....put you sleep quicker after the laughter settles down ;-) PaulS |
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