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cksmithy

(360 posts)
24. I have tinnitus, my ears ring really loud,
Tue Apr 1, 2025, 06:02 PM
Apr 2025

24/7. So, using my Roku, remote and ear buds, I stream UK tv shows, on acorn and brit box, to listen to tv shows, I can turn the tv off, the Roku box still works audibly. It's like having a story read to you. I fall asleep. When I wake up during the middle of the night, I use the restroom, reconnect the Roku, turn on a different show, and fall back asleep. Acorn and Brit box probably think I am nuts because I listen to the same 5 to 8 tv shows over and over again during the night time. A soft soothing story, puts me to sleep. I like hearing a story. It usually takes about 10 minutes for me to fall asleep, and the murmur of the tv show blocks the tinnitus noise. I think I've read about apps or pod casts where famous actors read stories to help you sleep. My method works really well for me.

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Melatonin is fine but I avoid diphenhydramine Shermann Mar 2025 #1
Choline / inositol, B-50 & magnesium SheltieLover Mar 2025 #2
Yes, I take magnesium glycinate evey day. I had a bad case of insomnia and that did the trick. Butterflylady Mar 2025 #11
A few humble suggestions no_hypocrisy Mar 2025 #3
I had posted about sleep here a couple of years ago mdmc Mar 2025 #4
check it out check it in let me begin mdmc Mar 2025 #5
Thanks I will check out the suggestions there also! kimbutgar Mar 2025 #8
Unless you are eaten by your kid's pet bearded dragon. Ocelot II Mar 2025 #7
I wish I knew MichMan Mar 2025 #6
Look up EFT or tapping imaginary girl Mar 2025 #9
I find a white noise generator very helpful. It masks those sounds in the night that draw your attention. Midnight Writer Mar 2025 #10
Magnesium 1/2 hour before bedtime. It relaxes muscles and helps achieve deeper sleep. 58Sunliner Mar 2025 #12
Mirtazipine. Works wonders. OLDMDDEM Mar 2025 #13
Read some lighthearted fiction in bed, turn out the Ilsa Mar 2025 #14
What would you suggest? Zackzzzz Mar 2025 #16
My next book will probably be Ilsa Mar 2025 #23
I listen to a sleep-inducing podcast over headphones. femmedem Mar 2025 #15
Yes! I listen to Santaland Diaries by David Sedaris. Phoenix61 Mar 2025 #18
Thanks! I'll have to check it out. n/t femmedem Mar 2025 #22
Marconi Union 'Weightless' Zackzzzz Mar 2025 #17
Giving your brain something to do works very well. Phoenix61 Mar 2025 #19
I learned this in the military as part of stress management LogDog75 Mar 2025 #20
I do the whole body relax but I go from bottom to top. I tell my self "my feet are calm, my feet are relaxed my feet are mitch96 Mar 2025 #21
I have tinnitus, my ears ring really loud, cksmithy Apr 2025 #24
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