Sleep Deprivation — How to Mask High Pitched Electrical/Static Tinnitus?

I guess your tinnitus is not as severe as some others. Like I said before, nature sounds are available in a sound machine, raining sounds, in particular, are good for high-frequency tinnitus. Even if your tinnitus is still heard above the raining sound, there is sufficient sound going on that will distract your main attention away from the tinnitus. I think that should be the key, try to train yourself to focus on something else less distressing and over time (and it can take a while) the tinnitus becomes less intrusive.

 

I guess none of us can ever know what someone else’s tinnitus sounds like or how loud it is. We will only ever know what our brain has invented for us and how much it bothers us. Good luck getting some relief.

George

 

Which brand of Melatonin?

 

I can't cope with my tinnitus either, I have a hiss in both ears but on top of that a dog whistle that reacts to ANY noise. If I put the kettle on, as an example, it will scream louder in my ear. If I put a fan on it will hiss higher. If I put music on it just sounds flat and tissy. But then if I am in quiet it is also very loud along with my other rumbling tinnitus that needs a fan to mask. I am stuck.

 

Should not make any difference. I have not taken it in over a year, but think it was the Walmart store brand, and it was a gummy.

 

I have these mechanical noises too, you'll get used to them.

 

Could you please tell me more about this pillow? Are you still using it?

 

Yes, this happens to me pretty often unfortunately.

The sound is very intrusive, not necessarily loud but in my brain and I can't mask it. It's a morse code or a glass of wine sound effect. It kept me awake last night until 5 AM. I feel I can't take it much longer.

For me, it's like i'm not sleeping at all. I feel that i'm sleeping like a rabbit, very alert and aware of all the sounds around me.

What is your drug of choice now? Do you still have problems with your sleep?

 

What speaker do you have, @kingsfan? I can't listen anything on my phone speaker. I get reactivity because of it.

Does it feel different with a good speaker, or the sound still feels "artificial"?

 

Sounds like a very similar situation - I have multiple sounds, each of them challenging and difficult to mask all of them at the same time.

My sleep is awful, I just can't sleep through it. I sleep only when I really crash out of exhaustion.

I can only take Melatonin that helps a little. All sleep inducing drugs make my tinnitus worse. It was caused my Amitriptyline that I took for pain and so that's why I'm super sensitive to any drugs.

How many hours per night do you sleep?

 

3-4 hours a night in the last three days...

 

I feel you, I have slept similar amount of hours for a year now.

Is there anything that helps you with sleep? I'd be grateful for any advice.

I'm thinking about you.

 

It is basically just pillow with speakers inside; it is also connected to an MP3 player so there are various sound options. I am trying to get away from being overly dependent on the pillow nowadays, so I have been recently sleeping with just a box fan.

 

When I can’t fall asleep I find that taking Magnesium citrate helps me.

George

 

I have taken 2 Tylenol PM for about 4 years now. I use a sound machine and fan. Also, I make sure the room is dark. I sleep thru the night.

 

I’ve found that multiple sound sources is better than one louder one. Currently I have the TV on, white noise playing on my phone, and rain sounds coming from my sound machine.

All sources combined come to 45/50 dB. I still hear my tinnitus but there is so much else going on I can ignore it (most of the time).

Initially I tried to sleep in silence and while it was possible, and to some degree I think it helped me morning after, it just wasn’t worth the harrowing nights.

 

I see many people here sleep better with some type of background noise so I tried this but for me I sleep better in total silence. When I get out of the shower my tinnitus is raging for an hour or two. I’m not sure why some of us can sleep through that and some of us can’t so I guess it’s trial and error to find out what works best.

George

 

Have you tried Mirtazapine?

 

I did.

Unfortunately, I respond very badly to antidepressants - they make me very anxious and overstimulated. I don't suffer from depression. I'm sleep deprived.

 

Phenergan has helped me sleep.

Also wine.

Both are no match for natural sleep