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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Tinnitus / April 2004Newbie question- T - gets louder during sleep
I have ring that is constantly there. Its managable during day. When going to sleep volume is about the same as during other times. Upon awakening volume extremely loud. Wether having been asleep for 1 hour or 8 hours. So loud that it has promted several visits to ER at all hours of night. Have visited ENT. Had blood work, CT of sinus's, MRI of head, chest x-rays. All normal except CT shows severe sinus infection. Doctors not directly associating sinus problem with tinnitus. Why does it get so loud during sleep. Uoid >I have ring that is constantly there. Its managable during day. When going >to sleep volume is about the same as during other times. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > >Uoid The tinnitus might sound louder after you have been asleep because of the congestion or negative pressure due to your sinus condition "amplifying" the sound. Another thought is that as you wake up your senses are waking up, too, so the tinnitus may appear louder until you begin going about your day and having other things on your mind or sounds around you to mask the tinnitus. Terri http://pub219.ezboard.com/btinnitusactivismandsupport There is also an inhibitory function that relaxed during unconsciousness and re instates itself when we are awake........I also like the theory of negative pressure in the middle ear space during sleep as we do not swallow and therefore equalize pressure in the middle ear space during sleep, which acts as a vacuum and sucks up air via the lining of that space, therefore creating a little vacuum and neg pressure which may pull in on the stapes footplate and the round window membrane, disturbing the pressure of the inner ear..........so......that is a long winded explanation of 2 possible theories..........not to mention number 3, which is the attentional/distraction theory. Marsha Johnson, M.S. > Upon awakening volume extremely loud. Wether having been asleep for 1 hour > or 8 hours. So loud that it has promted several visits to ER at all hours of > night. > Why does it get so loud during sleep. This is exactly my experience too. I've put it down to the tinnitus being conditioned by the level of brain (or ascending reticular system?) arousal. Our minds seem to function at different levels (eg. consider all the wierd thoughts/memories that have a life of their own and come as if from nowhere as we fall asleep). Maybe we 'hear' on different levels simultaneously too, and the tinnitus stimulus is coupled mainly to the level we reach just before or after sleep. Just an idea.... >I also like the theory of negative > pressure in the middle ear space during sleep as we do not swallow and [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > the round window membrane, disturbing the pressure of the inner > ear Though wouldn't this mean our ears 'popped' when we swallowed to correct this first thing in the morning ? Mine don't. Steve O >Though wouldn't this mean our ears 'popped' when we swallowed to correct >this first thing in the morning ? Mine don't. Yes, you would think they would snap crackle and pop.......hmmmmm that is a good point. MJ http://eebee.net/TinnitusIsaPainintheNeck.shtml Tinnitus is a pain in the neck Elly's Tinnitus Resources http://eebee.net/ http://meniere.eebee.net/ For email: elly at eebee.cjb.net >I have ring that is constantly there. Its managable during day. When going >to sleep volume is about the same as during other times. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > >Uoid > http://eebee.net/TinnitusIsaPainintheNeck.shtml > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > > >Uoid That pain in the neck link is very informative. I now sleep with a pillow roll (imagine a giant tootsie roll) under my neck and if I place it just right my waves and ocean noise in my ear goes away. You should try it. >I have ring that is constantly there. Its managable during day. When going >to sleep volume is about the same as during other times. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >Why does it get so loud during sleep. Interesting as I have the exact opposite experience. Sometimes I awaken blissfully to the sound of little more than my breathing and virtually no audible noise but then the day takes over and it's unbearable. Other days I wake up and it's terrible, usually on days after I've stressed myself out and didn't get much sleep. I have had sinus problems but my CT and every other test sets me in perfect health which is sort of frustrating in a way. You definitely should get the sinus checked out and see whether T gets lower. I've found the stress causes me headaches and potentially more noticeable T.
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