Recent content by Gareth Smith

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    Tinnitus Week 2018 / Day 2: How Do You Manage Your Sleep with Tinnitus?

    Got T Feb 27th 2017, first few weeks I was in bits and barely slept a wink, then took half a tablet of Nytol and slept better. Weaned off these after a couple of weeks and gradually started sleeping. The noise is still the same but I have learnt to deep breathe and ignore it. That was my mums...
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    Tinnitus and Me After 30 Years

    I think the main issue here is people's interpretation of habituation. For me it is not noticing it so whilst I am doing that to me it is gone. I went to the football today (soccer) and for the time I was there I can honestly say I never heard it so for me it was gone, now as I type this it is...
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    I Think I've Habituated After a Week?

    The only time I posted on here was 4 months ago, my T came suddenly, I think now down to stress, the ENT said hearing better than average for my age and couldn't find anything wrong, but it is exactly the same now. The difference is I have got used to it and whilst I would be lying to say it...
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    Another Newbie

    Got the dreaded T a week ago probably after dental work. To be honest during day I have to listen for it and I can't hear it outside. It is now whilst typing this in the middle of the night after my third successive night of lack of sleep in the silence that it sounds very loud. It is the high...