Successfully Turned Tinnitus Off with Sleep Control

Discussion in 'Success Stories' started by Tony Phylactou, Mar 16, 2017.

    1. Tony Phylactou

      Tony Phylactou Member

      Location:
      Limassol
      Tinnitus Since:
      sept 2016
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Cement factory noise lowT,then stress high T
      If I have a good long sleep, then when I wake up at any time 3.30 am, 6.00 am or any other time, often my tinnitus is low, hardly noticeable. If I get up, then it stays quiet all day long. If I try to get even an extra 5 minutes sleep, it starts ringing again. Same thing happens if I take a five minute nap in the afternoon. Very peculiar situation.

      So this is my solution. As soon as I wake up, I do not spend anymore time in bed. I get up, and then I have a great day. I succeeded in doing it for 3 days continuously, on the fourth day I woke up 2 am and I could not possibly get up so early.

      So the answer might be to find a way to sleep continually for 6 hours or more. And that should keep the tinnitus away.

      I hope this will help some people.
       
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    2. 3ri0w

      3ri0w Member

      Tinnitus Since:
      2012, H 2016, 12/2018(?)
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      loud noises, ringing came back 12/2018 after 1year of silent
      I wake up like 5-10 times a night..how to do this
       
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      Tony Phylactou

      Tony Phylactou Member

      Location:
      Limassol
      Tinnitus Since:
      sept 2016
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Cement factory noise lowT,then stress high T
      Sleeping pils, meditation,relaxing music,or maybe alcohol.
       
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    4. 3ri0w

      3ri0w Member

      Tinnitus Since:
      2012, H 2016, 12/2018(?)
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      loud noises, ringing came back 12/2018 after 1year of silent
      Still waking up with sleeping pills..
       
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    5. RonnieCarzatto
      Cynical

      RonnieCarzatto Member

      Location:
      Canada
      Tinnitus Since:
      Feb 01 2017
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Mild head injury maybe... but who knows...
      I can hear it in my sleep. It wakes me up.
       
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      Tony Phylactou

      Tony Phylactou Member

      Location:
      Limassol
      Tinnitus Since:
      sept 2016
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Cement factory noise lowT,then stress high T
      This is just my idea I may be wrong but I think the T does not wake you up. If you wake up after less than 2 hours sleep which is non REM sleep your T starts up .If you wake up after more than 2 hours sleep which is REM sleep your T should not start up.I have read that somewhere but as I said I may be wrong.
       
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    7. RonnieCarzatto
      Cynical

      RonnieCarzatto Member

      Location:
      Canada
      Tinnitus Since:
      Feb 01 2017
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Mild head injury maybe... but who knows...
      Funny you wrote that. I actually slept like 7 hours last night (it was a-ma-zing). I use masking sounds to do it, but I didn't wake up at all. There may be something there...
       
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    8. AUTHOR
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      Tony Phylactou

      Tony Phylactou Member

      Location:
      Limassol
      Tinnitus Since:
      sept 2016
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Cement factory noise lowT,then stress high T
      I am still succeeding about 90% of the time.Good luck my friend
       
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    9. JurgenG
      Approved

      JurgenG Member Benefactor

      Location:
      Belgium
      Tinnitus Since:
      12/2016
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Loud noise exposure / headphone accident maybe?
      I have noticed this as well. As if the brain has to start it up.
       
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    10. Rafael Jimenez

      Rafael Jimenez Member

      Tinnitus Since:
      2000
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Unknown
      That is a very important observation!!!! Geting out of bed when T is low.!!!! I will start doing that today, now, 6am.
      Also, as you mentioned, most of the time, if I take a afternoon nap, the the goes from low to very high. Same happens with red wine sometimes, and with worying thoughts. Sometimes with taking a weekend off and going somewere it also goes way down.
      If I have trouble sleeping (often), I take a low dose of melatonin(very safe) It's important to find the dose for you. To do this you start with a low dose (3mg) and see if that works, if not you go up to 5 or 6mg. If you wake up grogy you go down on dosage. When i'm on vacation I usualy never have trouble sleeping, so maybe I need more vacation time.
       
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    11. normvit

      normvit Member

      Tinnitus Since:
      2012
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      unknown
      I wake up 5 times a night too but i take Melatonin and it really helps with sleep ,and when I get a better night sleep the T is not as bad, you can find it on ebay in 1or 5mg, I take 1 and it really helps
       
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      Tony Phylactou

      Tony Phylactou Member

      Location:
      Limassol
      Tinnitus Since:
      sept 2016
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Cement factory noise lowT,then stress high T
      Melatonin can ease sleep problems caused by shift work or jet lag. But overall, people taking the drugs fall asleep only 7 minutes faster and sleep 8 minutes longer on average, according to a 2013 analysis in the journal PLoS One.
       
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      Tony Phylactou

      Tony Phylactou Member

      Location:
      Limassol
      Tinnitus Since:
      sept 2016
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Cement factory noise lowT,then stress high T
      I made a Video on how I achieved turning T off with sleep control
      Tinnitus Off With Sleep Control Free Info
       
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    14. Nick07
      Balanced

      Nick07 Member

      Tinnitus Since:
      10/2016
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      possibly noise or unknown
      I honestly can't relate to tinnitus causing sleep problems. At first I was afraid I wouldn't be able to sleep, so I tried masking it with a fan or masking noise. They ended up disturbing my sleep, and I made a point of depriving myself of sleep til I was sure the exhaustion would let me fall asleep. Eventually I remembered that I never fell asleep easy and always felt restless unless I was actually tired, so nothing had really changed. I'm not sure why a noise that is constant would disturb someone more than a noise that would mask it.
       
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      Tony Phylactou

      Tony Phylactou Member

      Location:
      Limassol
      Tinnitus Since:
      sept 2016
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Cement factory noise lowT,then stress high T
      It is actually the other way around.It is not actually T that keeps you awake.it is the short sleeps that turn on the Tinnitus.This is from personal experience
       
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      Tony Phylactou

      Tony Phylactou Member

      Location:
      Limassol
      Tinnitus Since:
      sept 2016
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Cement factory noise lowT,then stress high T
      I am glad to see that this system has worked for other people as well. See comments on above video watch it on youtube
       
    17. Paul10

      Paul10 Member

      Tinnitus Since:
      12/2016
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Stress
      Thanks @Tony Phylactou , I have multiple tones so feel like not much will help, but will give this a go and report back. I usually lie in bed and put the pillow over my head trying to go back to sleep because of the "morning fears" of another day with T. Will try to get up straight away.
       
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      Tony Phylactou

      Tony Phylactou Member

      Location:
      Limassol
      Tinnitus Since:
      sept 2016
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Cement factory noise lowT,then stress high T
      You have nothing to lose.It worked for Rafael Jimenez as you can see from his comments on the you tube video.
       
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      Tony Phylactou

      Tony Phylactou Member

      Location:
      Limassol
      Tinnitus Since:
      sept 2016
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Cement factory noise lowT,then stress high T
      Tinnitus is switched off the moment you fall asleep.It will not wake you up and if you have a dream it will be a silent dream.If you wake up for any reason within 2 hours,it will be switched on again.If you wake up after a sleep longer than 2 hours it will stay off.But if you go back to sleep again for less than 2 hours,even for 5 minutes and you wake up, it will again be switched on.
      The explanation is that sleep up to 2 hours is non REM sleep,and sleep longer than 2 hours is REM sleep.
       
    20. 3ri0w

      3ri0w Member

      Tinnitus Since:
      2012, H 2016, 12/2018(?)
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      loud noises, ringing came back 12/2018 after 1year of silent
      Sooo we should get up after sleeping for 2 hours a night?
       
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      Tony Phylactou

      Tony Phylactou Member

      Location:
      Limassol
      Tinnitus Since:
      sept 2016
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Cement factory noise lowT,then stress high T
      Of course not just try to find a way to sleep longer ,I know it is not always easy.
       
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    22. 3ri0w

      3ri0w Member

      Tinnitus Since:
      2012, H 2016, 12/2018(?)
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      loud noises, ringing came back 12/2018 after 1year of silent
      Btw one night I got good nights' sleep (didn't wake up) and didn't hear any T!!! You were right...gotta stop snoozing
       
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      Tony Phylactou

      Tony Phylactou Member

      Location:
      Limassol
      Tinnitus Since:
      sept 2016
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Cement factory noise lowT,then stress high T
      I think I made a new discovery now,but it needs to be confirmed.
      Having a short sleep or a nap
      a If T is low it will raise it.
      b If T is high it will lower it
      If you do not sleep at all it will remain as it is either high or low.
      But bearing in mind that there are different types of T it may not work for everybody.
       
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      Tony Phylactou

      Tony Phylactou Member

      Location:
      Limassol
      Tinnitus Since:
      sept 2016
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Cement factory noise lowT,then stress high T
      In Science based support G Dore Adore writes
      Dorre Adorre My tinnitus is controlled by sleep, but not in the same way. It's related to muscle tension. REM sleep paralyses the muscles and I suspect Tony Phylactou has relaxed muscles after waking out of REM sleep.
      I don't. Most types of sleep (even 5 mins) cause the muscles that cause my T to become tense, and I have to try very hard to stretch and relax them before getting up in the morning. If I succeed, I'm usually T-free for the day. However, I succeed only about half the time. Some research shows significant benefits of muscle relaxants, but I've never been able to get hold of them!
       
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      Tony Phylactou

      Tony Phylactou Member

      Location:
      Limassol
      Tinnitus Since:
      sept 2016
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Cement factory noise lowT,then stress high T
      This is my 5th Consecutive day that I am T free using above method shown in the video
       
    26. DebInAustralia
      No Mood

      DebInAustralia Member Benefactor Hall of Fame Advocate

      Location:
      Geelong, Victoria
      Tinnitus Since:
      12/2013
      what was the cause of your t Tony?
       
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      Tony Phylactou

      Tony Phylactou Member

      Location:
      Limassol
      Tinnitus Since:
      sept 2016
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Cement factory noise lowT,then stress high T
      Noise at work ,or acoustic trauma had it for years very low and manageable but last few months due to stress became loud and unbearable
       
    28. AUTHOR
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      Tony Phylactou

      Tony Phylactou Member

      Location:
      Limassol
      Tinnitus Since:
      sept 2016
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Cement factory noise lowT,then stress high T
      Above method does not always work,and it does not work for all cases.I succeeded a lot of times but not always
       
    29. RaZaH
      Cheeky

      RaZaH Member Benefactor Hall of Fame

      Location:
      Reykjavík, Iceland
      Tinnitus Since:
      2012/04
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Benzo + loud noise
      I dont understand this ? I often sleep very well,makes no difference my T ?
       
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    30. RB2014
      Confused

      RB2014 Member Benefactor

      Location:
      US
      Tinnitus Since:
      12/2014 became noticable
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Loss of hearing and then stress and anxiety
      I have noticed a big connection between my sleep patterns and my T as well. You are on to something here. I'm pretty sure it has also been documented in several articles I have read. Everyone that experiences lack of sleep the first few months also experiences loud T. Its only once you get your sleep under control again and your anxiety in check that the T gets softer.
      If I attempt to fall asleep and I do not fall asleep it triggers my T as well. It could be in the morning, or for a nap, etc etc. There is a strong connection between the attempt to fall asleep and T in my life as well.
      My T is softest when I stick to a sleep schedule and get my 8 hours of sleep, don't stress over anything, don't get emotional over anything, etc etc.

      Melatonin also has studies linked to lower T, and sleep is a factor there as well.
       
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