Trouble sleeping...how to sleep!??

[MrMungus]

There are several good pain killers in Canada (I am sure its the same for America) You can get something called Tylenol 2 which is very strong, and I believe Tylenol 3 is also available without a perscription, but I havent been back in a while so I am not sure. In Japan, the strongest PERSCRIPTION drug they can give me is equal to that of over the counter stuff in America...needless to say, I get my family to ship over my medicine.

That'll put you out but if you're interested in sound masking you might want to check out this program I just found:

http://www.relaxingsoftware.com/tinnituspro/tinnituspro.htm

You could make your own CDs with white noise (and/or other sounds). I'm interested to see if I can isolate the exact frequency of my ring and do some kind of reverse phase masking or something.

[zzyzzx]

The problem with that is I have Tinitus. Tinitus is when you can hear little sounds, liking the humming of a computer, even when your PC isnt on...it sucks...so I have to put on music or something to distract me from that.

I use ear plugs.

It also helps if you before going to sleep.

[MOVIEGEEK]

I have Tinnitis which was caused by an ear infection when I was 12 and probably listening to loud music with headphones.Although there is no medical cure I found taking a Tylenol or Ibuprofen before bed helps,Aspirin makes it worse.Listening to soft music helps mask the ringing and keep me from thinking of things I have to do the next day.
Oh yeah,a couple of glasses of wine and horizontal refreshment definately helps.

[Devanshu]

I ran out of ibuprofen and paracetamol

That's the best medicine. When I'm sick, that's what my parents give me and I feel better in no time.

[CoffeeGuy]

I think it's because I have tenitis, that helps me sleep. The lack of noise is what keeps me awake.

I think a cool room is also a key to getting to sleep.

[Hardcoreruss]

I like deadly silence when I sleep. I can't stand ticking. A few clocks have died by my hands...

Cobra

I agree. Can't beat lager and a tommy.

Sends me straight off.

[Devanshu]

No matter how cold it is outside, I NEED my fan to sleep.

[northcat_8]

My wife b!tches a blue streak about my fan:

you are the only person in the world who has a fan running all night no matter how cold it is outside

Just one more example of how she doesn't know what the heck she is talking about.

[stiltman]

No matter how cold it is outside, I NEED my fan to sleep.

Exactly!!!. This one I have now is 6 years old and is still working. I bought it for $20 as Sams Club and the only time it's off is when the power goes out

[Devanshu]

No matter how cold it is outside, I NEED my fan to sleep.

Exactly!!!. This one I have now is 6 years old and is still working. I bought it for $20 as Sams Club and the only time it's off is when the power goes out

I bought mine from wal-mart for around the same price and its the best investment I've ever made.

[vitualis]

What is tylenol actually meant for? I remember being on holiday in America and getting the flu not once but twice. I was ill for 10 out of 14 days. I ran out of ibuprofen and paracetamol, and all I could get a hold of was aspirin or tylenol. It just made me feel worse.....

Your standard Tylenol IS paracetamol...

(note: acetominophen (US) = paracetamol (rest of the world))

Tylenol cold and flu preparations: http://www.tylenol.com/products/adult/detail.jhtml?id=tylenol/products/adult/flu.inc are pretty standard stuff as cold and flu preparations go too...

As for codeine, only a very small proportion is metabolised to morphine (10% I think...) Usually, the over the counter stuff has only very small amounts of codeine. For example, in Australia, "Panadeine" only has 8 mg of codeine per tablet while "Panadeine Forte" (prescription required) has 30 mg of codeine per tablet.

Regards.