Sound is the first thing many people reach for when tinnitus gets loud. TinnitusMe has twelve loops built in, lets you mix two of them, plays them with the screen locked, and links out to sleep stories, guided relaxation and calm music that change every week. You do not have to log any of it: a session is noted by the app itself.
A Cochrane review of eight trials found no evidence that sound devices beat a waiting list, placebo or advice alone. So it pays to see what helps you.
Sereda et al., Cochrane 2018The twelve loops ship inside the app, so they play without a connection. Pick one on Home, or two to mix them, set the volume of each, and add a stop timer if you want one. They keep going with the screen locked. The Soundboard page holds all twelve plus the listening lists.
Home shows three picks for the week: one sleep story, one guided session, and one piece of music or a talk. The Soundboard page has four lists: sleep stories, guided sleep and relaxation, music for sleep, and understanding tinnitus. Each one starts with this week's choice. Tap Show all for the rest. The lists change for everyone on Mondays.
Sound sessions are written as reliefs by the app itself, so your sound use reaches the comparison without you lifting a finger. While a loop plays, noise sampling pauses, so the app never measures its own sound as room noise.
The Sounds card on Home: the twelve loops, a volume slider for each one playing, a stop timer and this week's three picks, with See all leading to the Soundboard page. The Soundboard page holds the loops and the lists of sleep stories, guided sleep and relaxation, music for sleep, and understanding tinnitus.
Nothing. The sounds are free and play without a connection. The picks open Spotify or YouTube, in the app if you have it or in the browser. A loop that plays for a minute or more is noted for you, and so is every pick you open.
Yes. The twelve loops and the weekly picks are part of the free app.
No. They are for comfort, when it gets loud or at night. If you follow a sound therapy plan agreed with your audiologist, keep to that plan.
Yes. Stories, meditations and music open in Spotify or YouTube, and the app's loop can keep playing underneath.
