Nighthum
Notes on tinnitus and sound.
Three things worth understanding if you live with ringing: why the night makes it worse, how to work out what pitch yours actually is, and what the different kinds of sound therapy really do. Written plainly, with no numbers we cannot stand behind.
Why tinnitus sounds louder at night
Your ringing probably did not get louder at bedtime. The room got quieter and your attention ran out of other things to do. What that means, and what it changes about how you handle the evening.
DoHow to find the pitch of your tinnitus
A step-by-step way to match your ringing against a tone: how to set up, how to sweep coarse before fine, how to catch the octave error nearly everyone makes, and how to check the result on a second day.
ChooseMasking, white noise and notched sound: what the difference actually is
Four approaches that get used interchangeably and are not the same thing. What each one is doing to the sound, who it tends to suit, and where each of them falls short.
The practical guides
Nothing here is medical advice. Nighthum is a sound and diary tool, not a medical device: it does not diagnose, treat or cure tinnitus. If your tinnitus came on suddenly, is in one ear only, pulses in time with your heartbeat, or arrives with hearing loss, dizziness or pain, it is worth getting checked by a clinician.