Tinnitus app checklist

Use this checklist to judge any tinnitus app before you pay, then again after 2 to 4 weeks. It sums up our guide, App for tinnitus: how to choose one that actually helps, where every point is explained and sourced.

Before you download: 9 questions

It fits what bothers me most: hard moments, sleep, worry, or hearing.
Sounds start quietly and there is a volume limit. I keep it at or below 60% of maximum.
It says what is well supported and what is early, and names its sources.
Relief works offline, with no signal or in airplane mode.
I have read its privacy details. No account or microphone is needed for the basics, and I can delete my data.
I know what is free, what the trial turns into, and how to cancel.
It makes no promise to cure, erase or silence tinnitus.
It tells me when to see a doctor.
It is easy to use on a bad day.

Your tinnitus is new, has changed, or is in one ear only.
It beats in time with your pulse.
Your hearing dropped suddenly: be seen within 24 hours.
It came after a head injury, or with vertigo or face weakness: go to an emergency department.

App: My one goal:

At week 4: keep it, try a different kind of app, or ask a doctor or audiologist for help.