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The noise has a name. Here's what science actually knows about it.
Tinnitus Clarified explains tinnitus — its causes, its treatments, and how to live alongside it — using primary research instead of guesswork. Every article links to its sources.
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Causes & Mechanisms
What's actually happening in the ear and brain when tinnitus starts.
Treatments & Therapies
What's been studied, what helps, and what the evidence actually shows.
Living With Tinnitus
Sleep, focus, mood, and daily strategies for the long term.
Research Watch
Plain-language summaries of new studies as they're published.
Work out where you stand
Three questions people usually arrive with, and the pages that answer them properly.
Is this serious?
How tinnitus is diagnosed
What an assessment involves, when a scan is warranted, and the signs that mean seeing someone sooner.
What actually works?
Treatments compared
14 treatments rated by evidence strength — including the widely recommended ones that trials found do not work.
What can I do now?
12 free tools
Hearing screeners, a symptom journal and sound therapy. No account, nothing leaves your browser.
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The State of Tinnitus: Global Data, Compiled and Sourced
Tinnitus prevalence, risk factors, and treatment research from NIDCD, WHO, and UK Biobank, compiled into one sourced reference, updated as new data appears.
5 min read
treatments
Sound Therapy for Tinnitus: What the Evidence Shows
White noise, notched sound therapy, and hearing aids as tinnitus management tools — what each does, and where the evidence is strong versus preliminary.
5 min read
causes
What Is Tinnitus? Ringing, Buzzing, and Hissing Explained
A plain-language guide to what tinnitus actually is, how common it is worldwide, and why it happens even without any sound in the room.
7 min read
Sound library
20 masking sounds — no download
Noise colours, rain, ocean, campfire and more — all generated live in your browser, with a sleep timer up to 12 hours. Nothing to download or install.
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A plain-English glossary of the terms you will meet in an appointment, and a searchable database of every source this site cites — filterable by what kind of study it is.