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Tinnitus Night offers relaxation, sleep sounds and self-tracking. It is not a medical device and does not diagnose or treat any condition. Nothing in the App is medical advice. Always talk to a doctor or audiologist about your symptoms.
See a doctor if your tinnitus
- started suddenly, or changed suddenly;
- is in one ear only;
- pulses or beats in time with your heartbeat;
- comes with hearing loss, a blocked feeling, dizziness or a spinning sensation (vertigo);
- started after a head injury, or comes with ear pain or discharge;
- keeps you from sleeping, working or enjoying life, or makes you feel anxious or low.
Sudden hearing loss is an emergency. If you notice a sudden drop in hearing in one or both ears, get medical help the same day, through an urgent care service or emergency department. Early treatment matters.
If you ever feel overwhelmed, hopeless or have thoughts of harming yourself, please contact your local emergency number or a crisis line straight away.
Listening safely
- Keep it quiet. Sounds work best a little quieter than your tinnitus. They don't need to cover it.
- The App limits volume. Sounds start quietly, and there is a maximum volume you can lower further in Settings. Your iPhone's own headphone safety features (Settings › Sounds & Haptics › Headphone Safety) still apply.
- Take breaks from headphones, and stop if you feel discomfort, pain or ear fullness, or if your tinnitus gets louder.
- For sleep, a speaker or sleep headphones at low volume are usually more comfortable than in-ear headphones all night. Use the sleep timer.
- Stay aware. Don't use sounds while driving, cycling or anywhere you need to hear your surroundings.
About the tone finder
The tone finder helps you pick a pitch so night sounds can be shaped around it. It is not a hearing test and its result is not a diagnosis. Results can vary from day to day. Use headphones in a quiet room, and stop if a sound feels uncomfortable.
About patterns and lessons
Patterns are based only on what you enter. A link between a tag and a worse day doesn't mean one caused the other. Lessons draw on general relaxation and cognitive behavioural techniques and offer general information, not personal medical advice.
Sources
Lessons were written by the developer from these sources and have not been reviewed by a clinician.
- Cognitive behavioural therapy: Cochrane review, 2020 (28 studies, 2,733 people). It found that cognitive behavioural therapy delivered by professionals probably reduces the impact of tinnitus on daily life compared with usual audiology care (moderate-certainty evidence). The lessons borrow some of its techniques, such as relaxation, attention and noticing unhelpful thoughts; reading them is not therapy. Cochrane CD012614
- Sound therapy: Cochrane review, 2018 (8 studies, 590 people). The evidence was of low quality, and it could not show that sound therapy with sound generators or amplification devices works better, or worse, than other options. The sounds in this app are offered for relaxation and comfort, not as a treatment. Cochrane CD013094
- Avoiding total silence: NHS, "Tinnitus" (used in the lesson on background sound at night). nhs.uk/conditions/tinnitus
Questions
For questions about the App, email [email protected]. For questions about your health, please speak to a doctor, audiologist or hearing care professional.