Recent content by nonna9

My T stays pretty one note and intensity during the day. Gets louder at night and towards the early morning hours I get a cacophony of sounds in addition to the buzz—tapping, chushing and other sounds—which eventually chases me out of bed. I can’t help but believe there is a positional component...

Mine started about the same time as yours. Although my hearing is pretty good for my age (65) it did show some high frequency hearing loss which is what the ENT is attributing it to. He showed a masking app, said no meds for it and that was pretty much it. I can manage it during the day but...

When my tinnitus started I was on Lisinopril. I tapered to half for a few days and then stopped it. No change in the tinnitus. About how long did it take you to see a difference Karen? Did yours stop completely or are you still on it? I’m technically pre hypertensive but have one kidney so...

Everything I’ve read about establishing a bedtime routine is helping as far as sleep. No Tv an hour before bed. Make it quiet time. Dim lights, read. I play a tinnitus sound track while reading. Once in bed I use a sound pillow on white noise and do a 15 minute mindful meditation session to...

Hi. I’m pretty new to tinnitus. I’m having a terrible time falling and staying asleep. When I do doze it’s the light dreaming stage. I can’t get to the deep refreshing sleep when you’re oblivious. Had a better night last night by doing the following. I turn off the TV an hour before bedtime...

Hi all. Happy to have found this group. I’m 65 and have had tinnitus in my “left” ear only a few weeks now but thinking about it, it might have been coming on before this at a milder level. I’ve gone to an ENT who removed an ear impaction with no improvement. Hearing test indicated my hearing...