EarLabs
Find the pitch of your tinnitus in three minutes.
A free interactive tool that walks you through the standard audiology pitch-match. Then read what your match means, with 50 plain-language notes sourced from NIH, Mayo, AAO-HNS, and NHS.
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Tinnitus Frequency Matcher
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4,250 Hz
in the 3-6 kHz band, the most common
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Interactive tools
Standard audiology methods, implemented in your browser. Pitch matching, hearing-range tests, NIOSH noise-dose calculation, sound therapy generation.
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Plain-language notes
50 articles sourced from NIH/NIDCD, Mayo Clinic, AAO-HNS, NHS, and NIOSH. No marketing, no supplement pitches, no fabricated doctor personas.
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No accounts, no tracking pixels, no behavioral retargeting. Tools generate audio locally. Articles load as static HTML.
Editorial notes
50 plain-language summaries of tinnitus and hearing research.
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causes
What causes tinnitus: the four main mechanisms researchers agree on
Tinnitus is a symptom, not a disease. NIH/NIDCD and AAO-HNS group its causes into four mechanisms: hair-cell d…
causes
Noise-induced tinnitus: what 85, 95, and 110 decibels do to your hearing
NIOSH and NIDCD permissible-exposure data, what each decibel level does to cochlear hair cells, and why the fi…
frequencies
How to read an audiogram: thresholds, the dB-HL scale, and what 'normal' means
Decode your audiogram. The dB-HL scale, frequency axis, air vs bone conduction, red and blue symbols, and wher…
management
CBT for tinnitus: the evidence-backed psychological treatment
Cognitive behavioral therapy has the strongest evidence base of any tinnitus intervention. What sessions actua…
science
Why hearing loss causes ringing: the central-gain hypothesis
When the cochlea sends less signal, the brain's auditory pathway turns up its gain. That gain amplifies intern…
sound-therapy
Pink vs white vs brown noise: which color is best for tinnitus relief
All three are broadband sounds. They differ in their spectral slope, which changes how 'bright' or 'muffled' t…
All notes by topic
types (6)
- Acute vs chronic tinnitus: the three-month line and why it matters
- Hyperacusis vs tinnitus: when ordinary sounds become painfully loud
- Pulsatile tinnitus explained: when ringing pulses with your heartbeat
- Somatic tinnitus: when neck and jaw movement changes your ringing
- Subjective vs objective tinnitus: which 1% can a doctor actually hear
- Unilateral tinnitus: why one-sided ringing warrants a closer look
lifestyle (8)
- Alcohol and tinnitus: short-term spikes versus long-term effects
- Caffeine and tinnitus: what controlled trials actually show
- Exercise and tinnitus: when movement helps and when it doesn't
- Hydration and inner ear health: separating myth from mechanism
- Salt intake and tinnitus: the Meniere's connection and what generalizes
- Sleep deprivation and tinnitus: the bidirectional loop
- Smoking and hearing loss: a meta-analytic dose-response story
- Stress and tinnitus: the limbic-auditory loop researchers point to
science (6)
- Auditory cortex and phantom sound: why your brain rings when nothing does
- Hidden hearing loss: when an audiogram looks normal but listening is hard
- How the cochlea works: a tour from eardrum to neuron
- Outer vs inner hair cells: the two-cell choreography behind hearing
- The dB scale explained: logarithms, dB-SPL, dB-HL, and dBA
- Why hearing loss causes ringing: the central-gain hypothesis
sound-therapy (5)
- Binaural beats and tinnitus: an evidence review
- Nature sounds for tinnitus: rain, ocean, and waterfall as broadband maskers
- Pink vs white vs brown noise: which color is best for tinnitus relief
- Tinnitus masking devices: from radio-static earpieces to modern combination aids
- Tinnitus sound therapy apps: what to look for and what to avoid
causes (8)
- Blood pressure and tinnitus: pulsatile ringing, vascular noise, and what to ask your doctor
- Earwax and tinnitus: when impacted cerumen causes ringing, and safe removal
- Meniere's disease and tinnitus: low-pitched roaring, vertigo, and fluctuating hearing
- Noise-induced tinnitus: what 85, 95, and 110 decibels do to your hearing
- Ototoxic medications that can trigger tinnitus, by drug class
- Tinnitus after head injury: TBI, concussion, and the auditory pathway
- TMJ disorders and tinnitus: how the jaw joint produces ear ringing
- What causes tinnitus: the four main mechanisms researchers agree on
management (8)
- CBT for tinnitus: the evidence-backed psychological treatment
- Cochlear implants and tinnitus: when restoring input quiets phantom sound
- Hearing aids for tinnitus: why amplification often quiets ringing
- Mindfulness-based therapies for tinnitus: what MBSR can and cannot do
- Notched music therapy for tinnitus: theory, evidence, and limits
- Tinnitus and sleep: why nights are worst and how to break the cycle
- Tinnitus retraining therapy (TRT): what it is and how long it takes
- White noise machines for tinnitus: what masking actually does
frequencies (4)
comorbidities (5)
- Tinnitus and anxiety: how attention amplifies phantom sound
- Tinnitus and concentration: when ringing competes with attention
- Tinnitus and depression: the bidirectional link and what trials show
- Tinnitus and migraines: shared mechanisms in the central nervous system
- Tinnitus and PTSD: the veterans-health connection