Sleep quality?
So over time I’ve started to habituate to my tinnitus to the point where most of my day is not bothersome. Sleep however remains the big challenge.
I have slept with masking noise (purple noise) everyday since the two months this has happened. I put a timer on for around 30mins then fall asleep.
The trouble is I feel like I wake up way more than before. I have cycled prednisone a few times in that span of time which I know mimics cortisol (stress hormone) and can throw the body’s balance out of whack. It also makes it harder to sleep as mentioned by my pharmacist.
But even a few weeks after stopping that I am not getting anywhere near the same sleep quality as I once was. I am definitely slightly more stressed than before due to this condition, but otherwise my life and routine are more or less the same.
I do have a sleep monitor which I will start using soon, and I have data from before my incident so when I overcome the anxiety I’ll start comparing results (and update here). But was wondering if people had noticed in general poorer sleep.
I gotta be honest it’s my biggest fear as this truly will make the condition damage my body and quality of life.