Hi @Sayeed! This is my personal thought on sleep headbands. If many people incurred tinnitus by sleeping with earbuds, why would I choose to play sound continuously near my ears for several hours in my sleep? To me, it seems counterintuitive.
Thats true didn't think of it that way...I was thinking of my wife...because of my abnormal sleep patterns and need to play some noise to drown out the tinnitus, I am unable to sleep in the same bed. I feel for her and just wanted to alteast sleep In the same bed...this was my solution...but I guess not.
@Sayeed, you will have to find what works best for you and your family. I use my phone on my nightstand with water sounds running. I do it more for sound enrichment than for masking. I focus on it for about 10-20 seconds and I'm usually out. I have a sleep specialist and I try to practice good sleep hygiene, like turning down lights, etc.
So I tried ear plugs and soothing music but very low volume on my phone on a timer. I woke up with normal levels of tinnitus and compared to the headband where I woke up with blaring tinnitus. So it was an improvement. Ditching the headband for now.
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