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SheltieLover

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4. Have you had a home sleep study?

Reply to Ferrets are Cool (Reply #3)

Sat Mar 7, 2026, 09:56 AM

19 hrs ago

It's easy, painless, & ins will most likely pay for it.

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Tinnitus Is Somehow Connected to a Crucial Bodily Function [View all] SheltieLover 19 hrs ago OP

Mine is mentally painful. It's hard to describe, but I suspect it is like hearing that dog whistle that no one else can Ferrets are Cool 19 hrs ago #1

Sorry you suffer with this. SheltieLover 19 hrs ago #2

I can't complain. Mostly just getting up for the usual 69 yr old stuff. Ferrets are Cool 19 hrs ago #3

Have you had a home sleep study? SheltieLover 19 hrs ago #4

No, but thank you for the info. Ferrets are Cool 19 hrs ago #5

They did this study using ferrets. Not joking! SheltieLover 19 hrs ago #7

Thanks, SheltieLover... Trueblue Texan 19 hrs ago #9

Yw! I hope it helps you. Pls let us know. SheltieLover 19 hrs ago #10

At first my Tin really bothered me for months. Jacson6 16 hrs ago #22

i remeber my recurring nightmare... and now i do believe catsudon 16 hrs ago #23

I have forgotten what silence sounds like. 70sEraVet 19 hrs ago #6

So sorry to learn you suffer with this! SheltieLover 19 hrs ago #8

Me too. ☹️ chia 17 hrs ago #15

I don't know what silence is. I hear hissing constantly. Srkdqltr 18 hrs ago #11

Pressure booms. Is that a thing? vanlassie 14 hrs ago #33

Its like a low pressure door closing? Not loud or hurtful or sharp just whomp. Srkdqltr 14 hrs ago #37

fascinating. thx so much. mopinko 18 hrs ago #12

I use a website that delivers a variety of background sounds. But be careful with these noises. erronis 16 hrs ago #21

interesting. thx. mopinko 15 hrs ago #32

I have the opposite problem - I have lived in quiet spaces so long that any sound wakes me up erronis 14 hrs ago #35

Pls read #7 above. SheltieLover 15 hrs ago #25

Crickets and locusts chittering all the time ThreeNoSeep 17 hrs ago #13

Same. nt. druidity33 17 hrs ago #14

Yes, for the most part PatSeg 17 hrs ago #16

I woke up at night one time and listened to the insects singing outside - and then I remembered it was winter and there Martin68 16 hrs ago #19

Yes, for years it was as though radical noodle 14 hrs ago #34

Not to discount the pain and suffering others have experienced, I've experienced tinnitus for 40 years so far and Martin68 16 hrs ago #17

I'm in that club, too. Grammy23 16 hrs ago #18

I also get this episodic feeling of pressure in my head and then a series of clicks. 58Sunliner 16 hrs ago #20

Poor sleep is believed to be connected to the tinnitus SheltieLover 15 hrs ago #26

So lack of sleep causes tinnitis and tinnitus causes lack of sleep. SunSeeker 16 hrs ago #24

Well, we have some control over sleep... SheltieLover 15 hrs ago #27

That's great if your insomnia is caused by sleep apnea, but if it's not, like most people, there's no easy fix. SunSeeker 15 hrs ago #29

Good info. Been suffering with the condition for many years now, I've often D. Spaulding 15 hrs ago #28

I've had tinnitus for longer than I can remember sdfernando 15 hrs ago #30

I went into a sound studio once & could tell the total exclusion of exterior sound.... Callie1979 15 hrs ago #31

I've had it for 20 years Diraven 14 hrs ago #36