Arleen

Hi Everyone:

Some of you may remember me posting a while ago about my noisy neighbours. I live in a townhouse, and my bedroom wall, and our den/computer room is common with the neighbour's.

There are several teenagers would like to play their music loud. They don't play it loud as often as they used to (although sometimes it's still really bad) but I'm also lots of low noise, like humming, rumbling, whizzing. It's these low sounds in particular that drive me crazy with my TMJD. I thought that was bad enough, but things have gotten worse, and I don't understand it and I need some help.

About a month ago, for several mornings I was in a deep sleep, only to all of a sudden be wide awake, without hearing a sound. It felt like my whole body inside was vibrating, my heart and stomach felt like they were racing. Yet I didn't hear a sound. Since that time, I've gone off all medication, thinking that could be doing it. I've slept on floors in the hall, livingroom and washroom, and still I feel this vibration in my body. I'd think I was going nuts, except when I look at the water bottle on my desk, often the water is swirling in circles, so it's some kind of noise vibration. And my body can feel it speed up sometimes, and sometimes it feel more calm.

I have tried taking clonazepam, cough syrup, some other muscle relaxant, etc. so that I can get a decent night's sleep, as on average I've slept 4-6 hours per night in the last month. I'm a wreck, my TMJD problems have increased. The drugs will initially knock me out, but even they don't override the vibrations in my body and I wake up hours ealy just shaking inside.

I think the teenagers have 2 sound systems, or got some new equipment that they didn't have before. I'm sure some of it is my sensitivity to noise and sound vibrations, but I don't have it all the time, and can sometimes hear low rumblings (likely music) when I experience this. Sorry to ramble, but I'm at the end of my rope. My nightguard is not the best to begin with, so it adds to my pain but stops me from grinding. However, sleeping for however many hours with vibrations in the air, can't be good for my teeth. They've been much sorer than usual the last few days (fitful nights' sleep don't help) and my joint and up my cheekbone are starting to hurt.

Reasoning with the neighbours and calling the police, or city about the vibrations is out of the question. I've checked into all these options, although my dad will talk to the neighbours again (which is usually to no avail). Tonight I may try moving the car to the parking lot behind our house and sleeping there.

Anyway, if anyone can offer me help in dealing with the vibrations, I would really appreciate it. It isn't noise - but likely sound vibrations (from bass? amplifier? ceiling fan (would a ceiling fan do this?). I was thinking of getting an allergy medication today, such as reactin and trying that. I used to take that several years ago, only when I was having a really bad allergic reaction, as they knock me out. I'd take a 1/2 at bedtime and be out to lunch till noon the next day. Does anyone know it reactin will cause grinding?

Thanks for listening, and if I'm rambling I apologize but I just can't think straight anymore, between all the drugs and lack of sleep, and TMJD.

Take care,
Arleen

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Arleen