Build a sound around your tinnitus.
Tinnitus can change from day to day, and a single noise track may not suit it. This free tool lets you shape your own sound, adjust it when you need to, and keep a private log of how you're doing.
It can't diagnose anything, and it doesn't replace medical care. See a doctor about your tinnitus first, and keep following their advice.
Free. No account or ads. Your settings and log stay on your device.
See a doctor before you use this
Tinnitus is sometimes a sign of something that needs treatment, and with some causes, time matters. Sound won't show you which kind you have.
Get urgent medical care today for
- Sudden hearing loss, or hearing that drops over a few days
- A pulsing sound in your ear that started suddenly
- Severe dizziness or the room spinning
- Facial weakness, or other new problems with speech, vision, balance or strength
- Tinnitus that started after a head injury
Book a check-up soon for
- Tinnitus in only one ear
- A pulsing sound that matches your heartbeat, even if it came on slowly
- Ear pain, discharge or a feeling of fullness
- Hearing that seems to be getting worse
Feeling overwhelmed by it? Tinnitus can wear you down, and you don't have to handle that alone. Find support here.
What the tool does
Shape the sound
Pick a noise type, then draw how loud each pitch range should be.
Add notches and tones
Leave a gap around chosen pitch ranges, add tones or use your own music.
Find my sound
Hear one slice of the spectrum at a time and mark how much of it is in your tinnitus. That builds a starting shape.
Find my level
The volume rises slowly, twice, and you tap when the sound starts to blend with your tinnitus.
Save for different days
Keep separate sounds for different days, and choose the left ear, right ear or both.
Keep a private log
Note how things are and what you listened to, then export it to show your doctor if you'd like.
What the research says
Nobody can promise you this will change your tinnitus, and we don't. Reviews of sound therapy haven't found clear evidence that it reduces tinnitus:
- A Cochrane review of masking looked at six trials with 553 people and found no significant change in tinnitus loudness or overall severity compared with other approaches. Its authors note that a lack of conclusive evidence doesn't prove sound therapy has no effect. Its last literature search was in 2012, so newer studies aren't included.
- A Cochrane review of sound generators and hearing aids published in 2018, rated the evidence as low quality. It found these devices might make little or no difference to how severe tinnitus symptoms are.
Some people simply prefer listening to something they've shaped themselves. That's what this tool is for. We make no claim that any of its settings, including notched sound or the blending level, will change your tinnitus.
Before you press Play
- Turn your device volume down first. This page can't measure how loud the sound really is on your speakers or headphones.
- Keep it comfortable. Stop if your tinnitus gets louder or stays worse afterwards, or if your ears hurt.
- Take care overnight. Use the lowest level that works for you, and set the sleep timer. Long hours add up even at low volume.
- Stay able to hear what matters. Don't use it while driving, or anywhere you need to hear alarms, traffic or someone calling you.
Who made this
One person living with tinnitus built this and is sharing it for free. They aren't a doctor, and this isn't a clinic or a company. There's nothing to buy.
Built and tested in Chrome-style browsers on desktop and Android. It hasn't been tested on iPhone, Safari or Firefox yet, and on some devices sound may stop when the screen locks.