Understand
Learn the attention–alarm loop without being told the sound is imaginary.
CBT × personal sound research
Make the ringing matter less.
Tinny combines a six-week CBT-informed program with careful sound experiments. The goal is not silence. It is less distress, less disruption, and better days around the sound.
CBT has low- to moderate-certainty evidence for reducing tinnitus-related quality-of-life impact.
Personal signal studyweek 01—06
awarenessdistress
The sound may remain.Your response can still change.
Awareness Distress
Not a cure.
Not noise cancellation.
Not a substitute for an audiologist.
A structured way to discover repeatable relief.The methodTrain the response.
Train the response.
Test the sound.
CBT is the foundation because it targets the part of tinnitus we can reliably work with: attention, interpretation, behavior, sleep, and distress.
Practice
Use brief exercises for attention, thoughts, behavior, sleep, and difficult spikes.
Experiment
Run low-level sound trials with one controlled variable and before/after ratings.
Learn
Read trends over weeks and keep only what repeatedly reduces impact.
The sound labInteresting enough to test.
Interesting enough to test.
Honest enough to measure.
Soft broadband sound
A steady, soft sound to reduce contrast and support attention elsewhere.
5 min protocolPitch-centered noise
Narrow-band noise centered near your saved pitch, followed by a silent observation.
1 min protocolGently pulsed tone
A low-level amplitude-modulated tone for a short, controlled comparison.
1 min protocolMatched pure tone
A brief revisit of your matched tone, used as a measured stimulus rather than a cancelling signal.
1 min protocol“The point is not to win a contest with the sound. It is to stop organizing a life around that contest.”
Evidence and limits
CBT can reduce tinnitus-related quality-of-life impact, but does not reliably reduce loudness. Sound therapy may mask tinnitus or produce temporary residual inhibition for some people; the evidence does not support calling it a cure.
Cochrane CBT review ↗NICE tinnitus guideline ↗!Safety is part of the protocol
Quiet by design.
Tinny caps its own audio output and requires a listening warning. It still cannot measure the sound pressure reaching your ear. Stop for pain, discomfort, dizziness, or a lasting symptom increase.