Description aid only · local processing

Tinnitus tone matching

Compare a simple external tone or narrow-band noise with the sound you notice.

Start quietLower device volume first. Stop if uncomfortable.

Safety check before sound

Do not continue here—seek urgent care for tinnitus with sudden hearing loss, new facial weakness or other neurologic symptoms, severe sudden vertigo, or tinnitus after a head injury. Arrange clinical assessment for a heartbeat-synchronous sound or persistent new one-sided or asymmetric tinnitus.

I have lowered my device volume, none of the urgent warning signs applies, and I will stop if uncomfortable.

Sound type

Playback mode

Closest pitch 4,000 Hz

Noise width 0.25 oct

Playback side

Digital level 15%Relative digital output only—not dB SPL. Start with your device volume low.

Ready

Repeatability check

Pitch matching varies. Save three independent selections rather than treating one value as exact. Between runs, take a short quiet break and start again without relying on the prior number.

No runs saved yet.

After three runs, this page will report the selected range—not an accuracy claim.

Octave check

People can select an octave above or below a similar sound. Compare these deliberately; none may be a good match.

Save or share this sound

Audio duration

Reports and audio are created locally. Shared settings are stored after # in the URL and are not included in the web request. MP3 is a lossy format; WAV preserves the locally rendered PCM.

Sources and limits

Clinical cautions follow the NICE tinnitus guideline and safe-listening advice follows the World Health Organization. Tool-specific research is summarized below and in the downloaded report; a reference does not mean that a generated sound has proven therapeutic benefit.

NICE recommendation 1.4.5Do not offer psychoacoustic pitch or loudness matching to assess tinnitus.
Henry et al. pitch-matching comparisonRepeated matches can span a wide range; reporting a range may be preferable to one pitch.
WHO: safe listeningLevel, duration, breaks, and warning signs.