| Whether you are a recent victim or a long | | | | napping. I have to be a bit careful in company! |
| suffering patient looking for tinnitus relief, you are | | | | Anyway let us now take a look at sound masking |
| going to find this an interesting and informative | | | | as part of your tinnitus relief program. |
| article. It seems that too many tinnitus sufferers | | | | If you use sound masking you probably accept |
| just put up with the symptoms and really believe | | | | that this treatment is unlikely to result in a tinnitus |
| that lasting tinnitus relief is just not possible. Well | | | | cure but can give you heaven sent respite and |
| there's enough evidence to the contrary if you | | | | very welcome relief from your tinnitus sound. It |
| just follow the advice in this well researched | | | | becomes a major part of your tinnitus relief. As |
| article. | | | | with relaxation, the amount of time and the |
| Although these are two separate elements of | | | | frequency of use of your masker will depend |
| tinnitus treatment and each alone can be a vital | | | | upon the severity of your own tinnitus |
| part of your tinnitus relief program it seems to | | | | symptoms. Not surprisingly this is most likely to |
| me they could usefully be combined to enhance | | | | include the period as you prepare for sleep when |
| your tinnitus treatment. | | | | tiredness and quiet tend to encourage the |
| I appreciate that this article may simply act as a | | | | unwelcome return of those tinnitus symptoms. |
| reminder for many of you but nevertheless I | | | | If you use both of these techniques as part of |
| think it is important enough even if it helps just a | | | | your tinnitus relief program you might like to try |
| few, perhaps newly diagnosed sufferers, to | | | | this simple combination of these two treatment |
| improve their tinnitus relief therapy. | | | | methods. An hour before your intended bedtime, |
| Let me explain. We know that a major tinnitus | | | | whatever you happen to be doing, if it is safe to |
| cause is stress. The reason for the stress can be | | | | do so, gently start your relaxation program. Slow |
| work or family pressures though often the cause | | | | down your body work rate slightly, deepen those |
| of that stress is the anxiety and pain of the | | | | breaths and as soon as you can, get the masking |
| tinnitus symptoms themselves. So the more | | | | sound operating so that the combination of |
| effective our tinnitus relief, the less the stress | | | | relaxation and masking can work together to |
| and the greater our confidence that our tinnitus | | | | bring you closer to sleep sooner than otherwise. |
| cure is a reality not a dream. | | | | If you are using masking techniques without |
| Many tinnitus sufferers use relaxation methods as | | | | relaxation then I suggest that you learn relaxation |
| part of their tinnitus relief. This can be occasional | | | | methods and sound distraction techniques as part |
| or regular depending on the frequency and | | | | of your wider tinnitus relief program. Do this and |
| severity of our tinnitus attacks. I for one use | | | | before long you should be able to use these to |
| relaxation every day as part of my preparation | | | | control the severity of your tinnitus at the early |
| for sleep and I can tell you that my relaxation | | | | stages of an attack which means your stress |
| technique is very effective these days. Often I | | | | levels will be less, and you will begin to enjoy the |
| will relax in a chair with a book or watching TV, | | | | benefits of a well managed tinnitus relief program. |
| not intending to sleep, and within minutes I am | | | | |