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D. Spaulding

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28. Good info. Been suffering with the condition for many years now, I've often

Reply to SheltieLover (Original post)

Sat Mar 7, 2026, 02:10 PM

Mar 7

felt that my tinnitus has changed the way I dream, and perhaps made my sleep less restful. I've suspected it's something to do with the noise that I hear constantly.

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Tinnitus Is Somehow Connected to a Crucial Bodily Function [View all] SheltieLover Mar 7 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 Mar 7 #1

Sorry you suffer with this. SheltieLover Mar 7 #2

I can't complain. Mostly just getting up for the usual 69 yr old stuff. Ferrets are Cool Mar 7 #3

Have you had a home sleep study? SheltieLover Mar 7 #4

No, but thank you for the info. Ferrets are Cool Mar 7 #5

They did this study using ferrets. Not joking! SheltieLover Mar 7 #7

Thanks, SheltieLover... Trueblue Texan Mar 7 #9

Yw! I hope it helps you. Pls let us know. SheltieLover Mar 7 #10

At first my Tin really bothered me for months. Jacson6 Mar 7 #22

i remeber my recurring nightmare... and now i do believe catsudon Mar 7 #23

I have forgotten what silence sounds like. 70sEraVet Mar 7 #6

So sorry to learn you suffer with this! SheltieLover Mar 7 #8

Me too. ☹️ chia Mar 7 #15

I don't know what silence is. I hear hissing constantly. Srkdqltr Mar 7 #11

Pressure booms. Is that a thing? vanlassie Mar 7 #33

Its like a low pressure door closing? Not loud or hurtful or sharp just whomp. Srkdqltr Mar 7 #37

fascinating. thx so much. mopinko Mar 7 #12

I use a website that delivers a variety of background sounds. But be careful with these noises. erronis Mar 7 #21

interesting. thx. mopinko Mar 7 #32

I have the opposite problem - I have lived in quiet spaces so long that any sound wakes me up erronis Mar 7 #35

Pls read #7 above. SheltieLover Mar 7 #25

Crickets and locusts chittering all the time ThreeNoSeep Mar 7 #13

Same. nt. druidity33 Mar 7 #14

Yes, for the most part PatSeg Mar 7 #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 Mar 7 #19

Yes, for years it was as though radical noodle Mar 7 #34

Not to discount the pain and suffering others have experienced, I've experienced tinnitus for 40 years so far and Martin68 Mar 7 #17

I'm in that club, too. Grammy23 Mar 7 #18

I also get this episodic feeling of pressure in my head and then a series of clicks. 58Sunliner Mar 7 #20

Poor sleep is believed to be connected to the tinnitus SheltieLover Mar 7 #26

So lack of sleep causes tinnitis and tinnitus causes lack of sleep. SunSeeker Mar 7 #24

Well, we have some control over sleep... SheltieLover Mar 7 #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 Mar 7 #29

Good info. Been suffering with the condition for many years now, I've often D. Spaulding Mar 7 #28

I've had tinnitus for longer than I can remember sdfernando Mar 7 #30

I went into a sound studio once & could tell the total exclusion of exterior sound.... Callie1979 Mar 7 #31

I've had it for 20 years Diraven Mar 7 #36

It's been constant LittleGirl Sunday #38