Here's some of my do's and don't's
To sleep, I lay on my back with a tube shaped pillow behind my neck so my head goes back and I don't clench my teeth in my sleep.
I'm very cautious of slamming doors - house and car.
In the summer I don't roll my car window down and let the wind in my ear (without earplugs anyway).
No loud concerts. No movie theaters. No aspirin. No coffee.
For whatever reason, when the tinnitus gets worse, I baby my ears, I put cotton in and yes it increases the volume of the T, but after a few days it slowy diminshes and I remove the cotton and out in the real world tinnitus will seem less bothersome.
Headphones only at low volume.
No ear buds.
Everytime I walk through a door, I automatically remind myself to lower my shoulders and 'unfasten' my bite. I'm a clencher and a shrugger.
When I'm on the computer, I put headphones on and listen to rain.
Exercise, both weights and cardio really helps me.
It's been over 40 years of living with tinnitus. I do believe our bodies want to heal this, but it's SLOW, and it's very important to own earplugs, cotton, ear muffs, and cordless 'headphones' for noisy work. I know that tinnitus is cumulative, it just seems to get worse and weirder. But life must go on. I did the damage to myself when I was young with horribly loud music. And I've spent decades protecting my ears now. Hope this helps someone.
To sleep, I lay on my back with a tube shaped pillow behind my neck so my head goes back and I don't clench my teeth in my sleep.
I'm very cautious of slamming doors - house and car.
In the summer I don't roll my car window down and let the wind in my ear (without earplugs anyway).
No loud concerts. No movie theaters. No aspirin. No coffee.
For whatever reason, when the tinnitus gets worse, I baby my ears, I put cotton in and yes it increases the volume of the T, but after a few days it slowy diminshes and I remove the cotton and out in the real world tinnitus will seem less bothersome.
Headphones only at low volume.
No ear buds.
Everytime I walk through a door, I automatically remind myself to lower my shoulders and 'unfasten' my bite. I'm a clencher and a shrugger.
When I'm on the computer, I put headphones on and listen to rain.
Exercise, both weights and cardio really helps me.
It's been over 40 years of living with tinnitus. I do believe our bodies want to heal this, but it's SLOW, and it's very important to own earplugs, cotton, ear muffs, and cordless 'headphones' for noisy work. I know that tinnitus is cumulative, it just seems to get worse and weirder. But life must go on. I did the damage to myself when I was young with horribly loud music. And I've spent decades protecting my ears now. Hope this helps someone.
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