GeorgeLG

@Aschenherz I hope that you find relief. We have to get to a place of calm and envisioning healing. There are many ways to do this but positive affirmations is one of them along with mindfullness, CBT, etc.

I talk to myself every day: "my brain can ignore these sounds and this pain, they cannot hurt me, I have control over these perceptions. I will have a better day today because my brain will rewire away from these threats and make them a lower priority."

I am glad that my posts have been helpful, that's why I write them. Thank you for telling me this.

Like that scene in the Blues Brothers where the little apartment is right next to the elevated train tracks. Well before Carrie Fisher blew it up anyhow.

These spikes are not really caused by something, the only thing I can think of is stress. It's basically just the brain amplifying the signal in the middle of the night, as it's monitoring for sound stimulus. The only way to go down is by focusing our attention somewhere else like you describe; problem is at 4 in the morning while being sleepy it's hard to shake it off. So it gets magnified. .

I guess it's something to work on, try different things to take your attention off of it.

I don't know about the difference in noise level between those two canon machines but what I do know is that 1.5T machines are generally quieter than 3T machines and in one study it was 105db vs 128db across all sequences which is a significant difference in loudness. In another study the noisiest sequences were 101-117db vs 122-131db.

@NoelleMargaret I just realized that I did not answer the second part of your question. No I did not get the MRI, my treatment center would not coordinate with the location with the Canon machine.

@bigfoot insomnia can come from so many things and I have experienced most of them. First foods. Don't eat past 9 PM, don't eat heavy spicy meals, sugar or alcohol in the evening. exercise routinely but not too late. Turn off all mobile device screens at night, no tv in the bedroom. Cooler bedroom temps, some people sleep better with a weighted blanket. Go to bed before midnight, same time every night.

Try daily relaxation techniques to quiet your mind like meditation or yoga. Take a daily high quality magnesium supplement. Some people have luck with supplements such as melatonin, valerian, chamomile.Don't watch the news, stay away from toxic people, spend time with good friends and loved ones. Good luck.

Watch for medicines that rev you up like no steroids after 4pm, etc.No coffee after XPM

@LostSpartan Thank you for those kind words, I am glad that sharing my story has brought you some comfort and inspiration. You have more strength than you know. Have passion for what you want in life. All the best.

With a back drop like that you can’t take a bad photo

What a beautiful photo @GeorgeLG. I have always wanted to visit Hawaii.

Hawaii is magical. Kauai was our favorite place on earth although we enjoyed all of the islands

We are all sort of cheating on social media :)

Yes but then entire communities of previously unrelated people are brought together like this

@buttercake , @Steph1710 me three!

lol! Alex Wolff, huh?

I suppose comparisons could be drawn.

Well, I was more looking for pictures of Holden Caulfield

Thank you for taking the time to tell me this. Use your powers for good young Skywalker, you posses many useful skills.