Nights - Inner Ear Disorders Message Board

sipa · 09-30-2007, 10:23 AM

On my off days (and not the work kind... I wish!), I usually feel worse in the morning and then things get better throughout the day. But when I go to bed and try to sleep, it gets bad. I don't think it's so much that the physical symptoms increase but that I'm more aware of them because it's quiet, no distraction, I can focus on everything that feels weird, and it freaks me out and I can't go to sleep.

I think it's "just" the anxiety but sometimes it's literally gotten so bad that I had to take xanax or I would've gone into full-blown anxiety attack mode. The last couple of nights I've turned on the TV when I went to bed, and that seemed to help a little. Some light, noise, distraction, I suppose.

Anyone else familiar with this? And if so, how do you deal with it? When I'm not feeling so hot, I dread going to bed. When I feel pretty good dizziness wise, I'm asleep in less than 5 mins.

JoniMichelle · 09-30-2007, 01:11 PM

I always feel better, sometimes almost normal at night. Its not that I can't go to sleep, but I don't want to because I feel soooo good and know that will gone in the morning. I have tried "sleepytime" tea to help put me in the sleep mode.

pumama · 09-30-2007, 07:17 PM

Yeah! I'm with Joni on not wanting my better days to end !!! I seem to notice the ringing and popping the most, and just closing my eyes,(even like a long blink) kinda makes me more dizzy then when they stay open. My hubby likes to sleep with the tv on,, but the blinking of commercial changes, and light fluxuations in the programs, make it very hard for mr to just lay back and go to sleep. I can however,, and these days do a lot more ( prolly med related) fall asleep while I'm watching a show. But that only lasts a couple of hours,,, or,,, till one of those real loud commercials come on,; like the "This is BOB ! He's the envy of all his friends,, he jumps in the pool and,,,, well I'm sure ya seen the rest lol. Yeah, well I can never get back to sleep after I wake like that, if the tv is on. So,if I don't fall asleep watching a show,, and I need to go to sleep,,, I HAVE to have the floor fan on, I face it towards to back wall on medium, if I'm having a bad or real bad day,, I run that fan on high! I don't know,but something about that niose really helps to block out buzzing and ringing and Hubby's common snore

studyin · 09-30-2007, 07:36 PM

Hi Sipa,

Do I ever know what you're talking about! Nights for me are absolute hell if I'm "off". The troubles I get seem to be kicked off differently to yours. I don't have any trouble with focusing on symptoms and getting worked up, rather I am awakened from my sleep in a state of panic. Something happens while I'm sleeping - whether my subconscious mind goes crazy or what I don't know. Also any other problems will definitely make sleep far worse such as an upsert stomach - which I currently have now...and I'll wake up panicking, heart palps etc. This seems to really push the anxiety buttons for me while I'm asleep.

Hope things ease off for you soon.

Scott

charlotte67 · 10-01-2007, 06:34 AM

Joni,interesting you say that! I feel the very same way. I feel almost normal every night. I love walking the dog because it is in the dark...and I feel like nothing is wrong! It really feels great. I have said a number of times to my husband...I don't want to go to bed...I finally feel good!

Interesting.