Tinnitus Gets Worse When Trying to Nap/Sleep

Hi all;

Does anyone experience tinnitus worsening if trying to nap/sleep?

I suffer from bilateral tinnitus mixed tones and if they are calm and I try to nap, they get worse dramatically. If I abandon the idea of a nap it is possible that tinnitus goes back to the baseline.

Someone with this problem?

Anxiety??? The f***k brain spontaneous activity?

Thanks in advance.

 

My tinnitus gets louder when I lie down.

Have you tried sound enrichment (to have something else besides tinnitus to listen to)?

 

Yes, I can't take naps any longer. I have always been slow at falling asleep, and now when I lie down and experience getting more tired then the tinnitus raises very much in volume to the point that I cannot fall asleep.

Miss napping!

Sound enrichment does not work for me in terms of taking naps.

 

My tinnitus can be completely silent and after waking up from a nap it's loud and intrusive but not always. Some people with tinnitus are affected in this way.