Safe listening
Last reviewed 22 August 2026
- Start low. Use the lowest comfortable listening level that gives you the experience you want. You do not need to completely cover your tinnitus. Louder is not necessarily better. Find My Quiet Sound starts every sound low and fades it in.
- Take breaks. Pause during longer listening sessions. If a sound causes discomfort or seems to make your tinnitus worse, stop using it and lower the volume before trying again.
- Headphone time. The WHO-ITU safe-listening standard suggests personal audio around 80 dB or less for no more than 40 hours a week (75 dB for children). A device’s volume percentage does not reliably correspond to decibels, so the practical rule stays the lowest comfortable level.
- Speakers are fine — often better for all-night use.
- Sound sensitivity (hyperacusis): stay at the quietest setting, and seek a clinician’s plan if everyday sounds hurt.
How the app protects you
35% default level, never restored above 60%; fade-ins and fade-outs on everything; a limiter on the mix; a warning above 75%; tones capped lower than noise; nothing raises the volume by itself.
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.