Sleep Strategies for Tinnitus Sufferers
- Type
- Guide
- Topic
- Sleep Strategies for Tinnitus Sufferers
- Key Advice
- Tinnitus causing insomnia? Combining sound therapy and sleep habit adjustments to help you improve.
- Related Sounds
- 3 recommended resources with web preview
- App
- Hushbay (iOS)
Tinnitus is most noticeable at night when it is quiet, leading to difficulty falling asleep and frequent awakenings, creating a vicious cycle of tinnitus, insomnia, and anxiety.
Solution
Break the silence
Start playing masking sounds before bed -- do not wait until you are lying in bed. Let your brain adjust to the external sound in advance.
Build a bedtime ritual
Play the same sound at the same time to form a conditioned response. Your brain will associate this sound with bedtime.
Combine with auto-stop on sleep
Enable auto-stop in the app. The sound helps you fall asleep and then automatically shuts off, giving your brain a quiet deep sleep environment.
Recommended Sounds
Do It All in the App
Open Hushbay, choose a soundscape, enable auto-stop on sleep, put your phone down, and drift off.
FAQ
Can tinnitus get worse from listening to sounds?
Not at reasonable volumes. In fact, consistent use of sound therapy helps the brain habituate to tinnitus, gradually reducing perception of it.