I needs some success stories or reassurance feel I’ll over this

[Amyleeh]

Hello,

I've had regular tinnitus for the past 8 years, and I've learned to cope with it to the point where I hardly even noticed it.

For the last 6–7 months, I've been dealing with pulsatile tinnitus on and off, mainly at night when I'm trying to sleep. It wasn't every night, so I let it go. However, last night I woke up because it was so loud. It didn't go away until I got up, and it terrified me.

I went to my GP today, and he said my left ear looks a little red, so he prescribed me antibiotic ear drops. Has this ever happened to anyone else, and did it go away? I'm so scared. It took me a long time to come to terms with my regular tinnitus, and now I feel like I have to start all over again with pulsatile tinnitus.

A week before Christmas, I feel so miserable and afraid. Has anyone had any success stories that might help me feel even a little bit better?

For context, I'll add that the same ear has been bothering me for the past few months. I've had some ear pain (not too bad) and deep ear itching, but because those symptoms never lasted, I assumed it wasn't an infection.

Thank you.

[Amyleeh]

please someone reply to me with some success stories I’m so scared

[robtheprint]

Hi Amyleeh,Sorry to hear what you are going through at the moment. I have suffered with Tinnitus for a number of years now and every so often I get the pain, itching and pulsitile in one ear. Fortunately it only last a day or two although the pain is quite regular. All the time it does leave me I can cope, hopefully it will not get any worse. All we can really do is put up with it and try and ignore it. All the best to you.

[Happyrosie]

I don’t have pulsatile myself but you might find the website of Tinnitus UK helpful.

[FriSoph]

HiI have been going through same as you. I have had tinnitus for 7 years and started getting pulsating tinnitus on and off this year which scared me. I have now started to calm down a bit and it seems to have stopped but I know it's hard but try not to worry and it might settle for you too . keep positive

[vincentchan]

Living Well with Tinnitus

of the night, and achieving restorative sleep. About 70 per cent of patients seeking help for tinnitus report some form of sleep difficulty. But it is not clear whether the degree of sleep difficulty is related to the loudness or quality of the tinnitus of whether it is related to the psychological impact of the tinnitus

In a study conducted in our clinic in collaboration with the Universities of Nottingham and Cambridge, we assessed whether the loudness of tinnitus was related to sleep dis turbances (insomnia), based on data for 417 patients. The analysis showed that the loudness of tinnitus is only indirectly related to the severity of insomnia. In other words, louder tinnitus does not necessarily lead to more sleep disturbances The severity of insomnia depends on the amount of depression and annoyance caused by the tinnitus. The more depressed and annoyed a person becomes due to their tinnitus, the more sleep disturbances they tend to experience. According to the theory behind CBT, emotional disturbances such as feeling irritated or depressed are not directly due to hearing tinnitus but rather are the result of our thoughts about tinnitus and its impact on our behaviours. Therefore, in order to reduce tinnitus-related sleep disturbances, we need to manage our thoughts and behaviours. This is the aim of CBT for tinnitus as described in this book. Listening to music or background noise at night-time is an avoidance behaviour, and it does not address the key cause of the sleep disturbances, namely the tinnitus-related negative thoughts. In the chapters on treat ment, we discuss how to use CBT to sleep difficulties. manage tinnitus-induced

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[vincentchan]

From cbt tinnitus book

Just think B instead of A

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1

A.

Tinnitus makes me feel tired, as I cannot sleep well at night. Tinnitus is a terrible disease with no cure!

B

I am lying down and con despite hearing tinnitus. This is the second best compared to a deep sleep. Resting helps to energise me. Even if there is no cure, I can still live well with tinnitus

2

A Tinnitus affects my sleep and concentration. Hence it reduces my efficiency. I can no longer be in control at my workplace.

B

I can concentrate on my tasles most of the time. I can do whatever I need to do despite the difficulties caused by tinnitus. This makes me feel strong.

3

A.Tinnitus invades every aspect of my life and makes me feel useless.

B.

Tinnitus is present most of the time and is a nuisance Regardless of tinnitus, I can do whatever I need to do. This makes me feel useful.

4. A I make lots of mistake coz of my t

B.

I can do most things as well and accurately as I used to before I had tinnitus. It may take me slightly longer to complete my tasks. It is OK to double check my work for accuracy. My performance is intact despite tinnitus.

5

A.

Tinnitus is like a fog that affects my performance.

B.

I can see, hear and think even when I hear tinnitus Loud and clearly.

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