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Short, sourced answers to the questions people ask about sound and tinnitus. Each article is dated, cites its sources, and links to the tool it describes. None of it is medical advice.
What is tinnitus masking?
Tinnitus masking in plain language: what it does, partial vs total masking, the mixing point, what the evidence says, and how to try it safely at home.
Last reviewed 28 August 2026How tinnitus sound generators work
How tinnitus sound generators work: wearable maskers, bedside machines, apps and browser tools; how noise is made; why looping and low levels matter.
Last reviewed 28 August 2026Notched sound for tinnitus
Personalized notched sound explained in plain language: how it differs from masking, what the mixed research actually found, and how to try it carefully with a free tool.
Last reviewed 28 August 2026White vs pink vs brown noise for tinnitus
White, pink and brown noise compared for tinnitus: how each sounds, which pitch each blends with, what studies found, and how to choose — with free players.
Last reviewed 28 August 2026How to find a comfortable tinnitus masking sound
A step-by-step way to find a tinnitus masking sound you can live with: start quiet, compare at equal level, match your tinnitus’s character, give it days.
Last reviewed 28 August 2026Using sound at night when you have tinnitus
Using sound at night with tinnitus: why it feels louder in bed, which sounds help, how loud, timer or all night, speakers or earbuds, and when to get help.
Last reviewed 28 August 2026What is tinnitus frequency?
What tinnitus frequency means, why it is often 3–8 kHz, how it relates to hearing loss, and what knowing it can and cannot do.
Last reviewed 28 August 2026What is tinnitus pitch matching?
How tinnitus pitch matching is done, how accurate self-matching is, what notched sound and residual inhibition are, and what the evidence supports.
Last reviewed 28 August 2026Nature sounds for tinnitus: rain, ocean and forest vs noise
Nature sounds for tinnitus (rain, ocean, forest, wind) compared with white, pink and brown noise: what one trial found, and free players to try.
Last reviewed 28 August 2026How loud should tinnitus masking sound be?
How loud to set tinnitus masking: the mixing point, why partial masking beats total masking, safe-listening limits for headphones, and signs it is too loud.
Last reviewed 28 August 2026Speakers vs headphones for tinnitus sounds
Speakers, pillow speakers, earbuds, over-ear and bone-conduction headphones for tinnitus masking: pros, cons, safety and which to use by situation.
Last reviewed 28 August 2026Ask Find My Quiet Sound
A tinnitus sound app you can control by voice or text. Say "something gentle for sleep" or "add a little rain" — hands-free masking sounds, with the microphone on only when you tap it.
Last reviewed 28 August 2026How to use Help Me Find My Sound
Help Me Find My Sound works like the eye test at the optician — "better with one, or two?" — but with sound. A plain guide to using it, and what to do with your result.
Last reviewed 28 August 2026How Sound Response works
Sound Response plays short, level-matched sounds and asks what your tinnitus did afterwards. How a session runs, which sounds it tries, how it decides what to test next, what your Sound Response Profile shows, and what it cannot tell you.
Last reviewed 28 August 2026The Experiments, explained
What each Experiment in Find My Quiet Sound does, where the idea comes from, how strong the evidence is, and the safety rules they all share — Frequency Painting, Sound Sculptor, Generative Sound, Sound Space, Attention Focus, journeys and more.
Last reviewed 28 August 2026Visual Focus, explained
What Visual Focus in Find My Quiet Sound is for, how to choose an environment, what the movement and reduce-motion settings do, how Enter Focus and saved sessions work, and what the evidence says about sound and picture together.
Last reviewed 28 August 2026Getting around Find My Quiet Sound
A plain tour of Find My Quiet Sound: the sound library, the play circle and its controls, Your Moments, Tuned to You, one-tap presets, saved mixes and sessions, Sleep Mode, installing the app, working offline, and where every tool lives.
Last reviewed 28 August 2026Tool pages
- Tinnitus sound generator
- Masking sounds
- White noise
- Pink noise
- Brown noise
- Frequency generator
- Sound matching
- Sound mixer
- Sleep sounds
Important: Find My Quiet Sound is designed for sound masking, relaxation and tinnitus management support. It does not diagnose, treat or cure tinnitus and is not a substitute for professional medical care. If your tinnitus is new, in one ear only, pulsing with your heartbeat, or comes with hearing loss or dizziness, see a doctor or audiologist.