Does anyone else find absolute silence difficult to deal with? In particular difficult to sleep in complete silence?

I think it started from a young age, being obsessed with music. Falling asleep with music.

As an adult, I still struggle with this and need some form of audio to drift off, be it music or something else.

More recently, I find stand-up comedy works best - it’s light-hearted and doesn’t require too much thought.

  • watson387
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    1 year ago

    I have tinnitus, so absolute silence is never enjoyable for me. Music works extremely well; I fall asleep with the tv on.

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      1 year ago

      When I read the title of the post, I immediately wondered if anybody else with tinnitus had commented yet.

      “Silence” sounds amazing, would love to try it some time 😅

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        1 year ago

        Me too. I don’t even remember what silence doesn’t sound like. XD

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        1 year ago

        Put your hands over your ears and drum your fingers on the back of your head for 20-30 seconds.

        It doesn’t last for long but (if it works for you), blissful silence.

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      1 year ago

      I Think I might too. Need to get checked. Always a low humming. Sometimes high pitch ringing. But I meant more of not being able to settle my mind.

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        1 year ago

        Well, I have ADHD so I can identify with that also. lol