Find your tinnitus pitch, then try different sound approaches built around it: cut-out, cover-up, background sound, a short relief test and more. Your sounds are made in your browser, and your answers, notes and history stay on your device.
The coloured shape is your sound, live. The amber band is the part being removed.
Press play, then move the slider until the tone sounds like your tinnitus. It doesn’t need to be exact. Keep the volume low.
Sound therapies work in different ways, and none works for everyone. Pick one to try. You can switch whenever you like, and the check-ins on the last step help you see what works for you.
Choose what you’d like to hear. You can mix several sounds, and each has its own volume. Press play at the bottom whenever you want to listen.
Approach: Your pitch:
The short relief test doesn’t use the sound mixer. It plays one band of sound around your pitch for a minute, then asks how your tinnitus feels. Go on to the next step.
Press play at the bottom to listen. Switch the cut-out off and on to hear the difference.
Removing sound between . Most studies cut a gap about one octave wide (the default), centred on the tinnitus pitch. Choose which of your sounds get the cut-out below.
Press play at the bottom. Raise the volume until the sound covers most of your tinnitus, but keep it comfortable. It should never be loud.
Cover-up doesn’t treat tinnitus. It can make it less noticeable while the sound plays, which many people find helpful for concentrating or sleeping.
Sound close to your own pitch is often the most efficient at covering tinnitus.The aim is a steady, low sound that sits underneath your tinnitus so it stands out less, rather than covering it completely.
Clinics that use this approach usually run a low, steady sound for many hours a day, together with counselling. The sleep timer at the bottom is handy for the evening.
Four short tones, two below and two above your pitch, play in a random order. They run in a repeating pattern of three active cycles then two quiet ones. The idea is to calm nerve cells that fire together.
Your four tones:
Evidence is mixed. Early studies were positive, but a UK double-blind trial found no overall difference from a placebo sound, although some individuals may benefit. Keep the tones quiet, about as loud as your tinnitus or softer. Change the spacing and speed on the tone pattern in the previous step.
Two quiet tones sit just outside the cut-out, one below and one above the gap where your pitch has been removed. Play either one alone, both together, or have them take turns, and add a phasing sweep so they gently move in and out.
Your two tones:
This is an experimental idea. It combines two published approaches, removing your pitch and playing tones around it, but this exact combination hasn’t been studied, so nobody knows yet whether it helps. Keep the tones quiet and stop if they bother you. Settings are on the edge tones in the Sounds step, and the cut-out width is above.
After a minute of sound around their pitch, many people find their tinnitus is quieter for a short while, from seconds to minutes. This test shows whether that happens for you, and for how long. It isn’t a cure.
A quick rating now and then helps you see what works for you over time. They’re your own notes, kept in this browser only. 0 means none at all and 10 means the worst you can imagine.
Quick starts never change your volume. Music files can’t be saved, so choose your music again after loading.
Sound Lab is a sound tool, not a medical treatment, and results vary from person to person. Keep the volume comfortable and stop if anything feels uncomfortable. See a GP or audiologist if your tinnitus is sudden, in one ear only, pulsing, or comes with hearing loss or dizziness.