{"id":25382,"date":"2019-08-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.saatva.com\/sleeping-with-tinnitus\/"},"modified":"2023-08-28T23:02:11","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T23:02:11","slug":"sleeping-with-tinnitus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saatva.com\/blog\/sleeping-with-tinnitus\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Tips to Keep Tinnitus From Ruining Your Sleep"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you experience a ringing, rushing, hissing, humming, buzzing, or other sounds in your ears, you’re not alone. Nearly 50 million Americans<\/a> have tinnitus, an audiological and neurological condition that has no cure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tinnitus can be acute (temporary) or it can be chronic (ongoing) and persistent. When tinnitus persists for more than six months, it’s known as chronic tinnitus. While most people with chronic tinnitus get used to the ringing over time, one in five will find it disturbing or debilitating<\/a>. It’s more common in people over age 55 and is strongly associated with hearing loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes, tinnitus can be so loud and distracting that it can interfere with a person’s ability to sleep, work, and socialize. According to tinnitus expert Pawel Jastreboff, PhD, for 4%-5% of the general population, tinnitus leads to significant suffering including severe sleep deprivation<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here, learn more about what causes tinnitus and what you can do to prevent it from ruining your sleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What causes tinnitus?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Even though tinnitus is often associated with hearing loss, it hasn’t been found to cause hearing impairment. Likewise, hearing loss has not been found to cause tinnitus. Not only do some people with tinnitus have no difficulty hearing, but some are acutely sensitive to sound (a disorder known as hyperacusis).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although the cause of tinnitus is unknown, several risk factors and conditions can trigger or worsen it. These include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n