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Protecting your hearing when tinnitus is part of the picture
A calm guide to sound exposure, listening habits and the limits of a tinnitus-support app.
In this guide5
Separate support from diagnosis
Tinnitus can have different causes and experiences. A sound journal or support app can help you notice context, but it cannot identify the cause or replace an assessment.
Reduce avoidable loud exposure
The NIDCD recommends avoiding loud sound, moving away from noise or turning down the volume when possible. Hearing protection can help when those options are not available.
Make listening gentler
Avoid treating sound as a challenge to endure. Keep playback comfortable, take breaks and notice whether a setting makes it easier or harder to settle.
Watch for reasons to seek care
Sudden hearing changes, one-sided symptoms, severe dizziness, pain or a new symptom that worries you deserve medical advice. Do not use an app to delay urgent assessment.
Use notes to prepare a conversation
Record when the sound is noticeable, what you were exposed to and what helped or worsened it. Bring a concise history to a hearing professional instead of trying to diagnose yourself from a graph.
Questions
Can Tacet diagnose tinnitus?
No. Tacet is a support and journaling concept, not a diagnostic tool or a substitute for hearing care.
How loud should sound support be?
Keep playback comfortable and stop if it worsens discomfort. There is no universal setting that is right for every person.
When should I seek medical advice?
Seek appropriate care for sudden hearing change, severe dizziness, pain, one-sided symptoms or any new concerning symptom.
Further reading
Guides
What tinnitus is, and what the evidence says about treating it
A plain account of ringing in the ears: what causes it, what the guidelines recommend, and which treatments have evidence behind them.
Sleeping with tinnitus: what helps at three in the morning
Why tinnitus is loudest at night, what sound to use and at what level, and the sleep habits that make the biggest difference.
How to find the pitch of your tinnitus, and why it is useful
A step-by-step method for matching the frequency of your tinnitus with a tone generator, and what to do with the number once you have it.
Tinnitus treatments that do not work, according to the guidelines
Supplements, drugs and devices sold for tinnitus, and what the clinical practice guideline actually recommends against.
Habituation: what the first months with tinnitus actually feel like
Why new tinnitus feels catastrophic, what changes over weeks and months, and how to tell progress from a bad day.
Protecting your hearing when you already have tinnitus
Noise exposure is a recognised cause of tinnitus. Practical protection at concerts, at work and with headphones, without living in silence.
Ringing ears after a loud night: what to do next
What temporary tinnitus after a concert or a loud event usually means, what helps in the first days, and when to get your hearing checked.
White, pink or brown noise for tinnitus: which to try
How the common background sounds differ, why a lower pitch often feels softer, and how to choose a level that supports you without covering everything.
Tinnitus spikes: what to write down and what to ignore
A short method for logging louder days, the four things worth recording, and how a journal turns bad nights into a useful conversation with a clinician.