TinnitusPlay — Mix, Modulate & Notch Sounds Tailored to Your Tinnitus

#31
Hazel said:
Thanks, Chris! Yes, we just heard from the developers that they should have the Android version ready in a month or so :)
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That's excellent! Thanks for your response, Hazel. Looking forward to learning more about the notched therapy as I've had trouble finding good apps or programs for that and have not been able to try it. And I saw your responses above since my first post so have been able to learn more but looking forward to reading some studies also. Hopefully this app is able to go into a trial phase given some initial positive results, or at least reports! :)
 
#33
I listened to the "TinnitusPlay — Mix, Modulate & Notch Sounds" and immediately noticed a huge increase in my tinnitus.

I also tried another tinnitus app (it uses specific frequencies as a therapy), from the Play Store a few weeks ago and had the same response.

My brain doesn't like the specific frequencies that are supposed to soothe and calm down the ringing. Has anyone else had this experience?
 
#36
John Moore said:
My brain doesn't like the specific frequencies that are supposed to soothe and calm down the ringing. Has anyone else had this experience?
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Just read about this app in @Hazel's recent update. I'm going to try it! I have reactive tinnitus and had lots of trouble with masking. It was so frustrating as everyone talks about masking, but my tinnitus always wins...

The best app for me, so far, which this app may be able to borrow some ideas from, is "Tinnitus HQ-ear ringing relief."

The matching interface was intuitive for me as I could easily drag the bar and widen or narrow the frequency band easily. So, I had some luck notching.

There's a lot of sounds you can mix together. I found a bit of bubbling lava, combined with a tiny bit of ocean waves, and a more twilight resonance, all dialed in at different levels, calms me the most, and doesn't react much.

It doesn't totally mask, but it's the best I've found so far, after what must be ten apps, including paid subscription services that made mine worse.
 
#37
MAnSV said:
Just read about this app in @Hazel's recent update. I'm going to try it! I have reactive tinnitus and had lots of trouble with masking. It was so frustrating as everyone talks about masking, but my tinnitus always wins...

The best app for me, so far, which this app may be able to borrow some ideas from, is "Tinnitus HQ-ear ringing relief."

The matching interface was intuitive for me as I could easily drag the bar and widen or narrow the frequency band easily. So, I had some luck notching.

There's a lot of sounds you can mix together. I found a bit of bubbling lava, combined with a tiny bit of ocean waves, and a more twilight resonance, all dialed in at different levels, calms me the most, and doesn't react much.

It doesn't totally mask, but it's the best I've found so far, after what must be ten apps, including paid subscription services that made mine worse.
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Congrats on your success. Finding the right sound can be difficult. I've had good results with the ReLife sound app.
 
#38
Still trying to figure out the best procedure to use with the TinnitusPlay app? Am I trying to actually match the ringing or hissing? Am I trying to mask it, which is easy with any sound. Help!
 
#40
Hi everyone,

Do the Neuromodulation sounds in the TinnitusPlay app make anyone else's tinnitus get quieter for a while?

When I listen to the sounds at my frequency, my tinnitus gets quiet and the effect lasts for a bit afterwards too.

Anyone else?
 
#41
When will TinnitusPlay be available for a tablet that uses Android? I sure would like to try it.

What about the Sonus Complete pill? Another scam?

Thanks.
 
#44
Codeflowd said:
It's been a lot longer than a month and still no Android version?

What is the current status of TinnitusPlay for Android?
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Garye said:
Sorry... Same question... Is an Android version in the works? Cheers all.
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I'm very sorry to inform about this, but it's probably going to take some unknown amount of time... if it even happens.

A very generous member of Tinnitus Talk kindly covered the development costs for the iOS version, and in the beginning the plan was to build an Android version as well, but it was later on found to be exorbitantly expensive to develop. The quote was nearly $40,000. That number was somewhat discouraging.

We'd still love to have it done, but either we need to find some serious funding for it, or a capable Android developer in our midst wanting to volunteer their time and expertise for the project. And often these people are already very busy as it's a highly coveted skill, and thus finding a volunteer(s) can be tricky. That said, if that person happens to be reading this post, please do reach out to me. :)
 
#45
Thanks so much for the excellent app!

I have a small suggestion that could make it a little bit better. The tone match could have another use: to assess your hearing at different frequencies. For this to be more effective it only needs a button that swaps left and right ear while playing with which you can easily realise that you have dips in hearing in you left or right ear by comparing them. Or even better - there could be a separate screen where you move the volume slider to the position where you barely start hearing the tone in your left and right ear for a given frequency and in the end you get a curve of those volume sliders.
 
#46
The app is much appreciated!

Crickets! My best masking sounds. I've learned over the years that the closer the frequency of the crickets to my hearing loss the better.

For example:

My hearing starts dropping off around kHz.
4 kHz -30 dB
6 kHz -50 dB
8 kHz -60 dB

So my ideal masking track would be:
+30 dB at 4 kHz
+50 dB at 6 kHz
+60 dB at 8 kHz

Frequency control in the sound mixer would be wonderful.

"Crickets 1" has mostly 4 kHz, some 6 kHz and some 8 kHz (according to another free app that shows frequencies).
 
#47
Markku said:
I'm very sorry to inform about this, but it's probably going to take some unknown amount of time... if it even happens.

A very generous member of Tinnitus Talk kindly covered the development costs for the iOS version, and in the beginning the plan was to build an Android version as well, but it was later on found to be exorbitantly expensive to develop. The quote was nearly $40,000. That number was somewhat discouraging.

We'd still love to have it done, but either we need to find some serious funding for it, or a capable Android developer in our midst wanting to volunteer their time and expertise for the project. And often these people are already very busy as it's a highly coveted skill, and thus finding a volunteer(s) can be tricky. That said, if that person happens to be reading this post, please do reach out to me. :)
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I hate Apple - and it's not like I like Google much more - but if an Android version of the app ain't gonna happen - and it seems doubtful it will by now - how old an Apple phone could it run on? So anyone interested in trying it could at least buy the oldest, cheapest Apple phone possible to get it to run.
 
#48
The more I use TinnitusPlay, the more I like it. Clearly a lot of thought and work went into this app.

The Amplitude Modulation at 64 Hz using crickets 5 seems to work best for me.

For reference - I have moderate hearing loss around 4 kHz and it continues to drop nearing severe loss at 8 kHz.

My tinnitus is debilitating and has altered my life significantly.
 
#49
To those of you who have been using TinnitusPlay for a while — have you noticed some long term improvements?

I discovered neuromodulation two days ago on YouTube, and my first listening session made my tinnitus disappear about 80%. Unfortunately it only lasted for a short while.

Decided to give TinnitusPlay a go. The fact that I can play the tones in background is fantastic.

I just wonder if I should only expect to get temporary relief when I use it, or if there's a point in using it frequently to help quiet down the tinnitus, if ever so slightly, in the long run.

In general, what has been your experience with the app? I'm curious, would like to know.

Thank you very much to the developers and Tinnitus Talk, this little app is fantastic. Just rated it 5* on the App Store.
 
#50
For Neuromodulation, you should be able to adjust the hearing profile so that all tones have the same level of loudness. This was important as far I remember.

Could it be possible to enter someone's hearing profile and then adjust accordingly the 4 tones?
 
#51
I am trying to figure out the Notch Therapy option on this app. How do you set the notch and then use it to play music or other audio on your phone with the "notch" used? Can anyone walk me through this?
 
#52
Any progress on the Android app? Or will I have to go get an Apple iPhone just for TinnitusPlay? If it's too expensive to develop the Android version, maybe just charge for it, I'm sure we would all happily pay at least £10 for the app as we would understand it's very expensive to make. Many thanks.
 
#53
I found the notched sound of moderate utility. It didn't reduce my symptoms but helped cover my tinnitus while it was active. It's something I'd recommend trying if you're looking for relief.
 
#55
For me, having hyperacusis, most of the sounds are a bit too harsh. For nature sounds I prefer relaxing white noise on YouTube. I like the pink and brown noise though on TinnitusPlay.
 
#56
Craigyboy11111 said:
Any progress on the Android app? Or will I have to go get an Apple iPhone just for TinnitusPlay? If it's too expensive to develop the Android version, maybe just charge for it, I'm sure we would all happily pay at least £10 for the app as we would understand it's very expensive to make. Many thanks.
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Yes, please keep us updated on the Android version. Fingers crossed.
 
#57
Perhaps I missed the explanation somewhere, but could somebody explain why in the Neuromodulation section there are 3 "Cycles" and 2 "Musicals".

I think I understand the Musicals but how do they relate to the Cycles?

TinnitusPlay is a wonderful app!
 
#58
Halsy said:
I hate Apple - and it's not like I like Google much more - but if an Android version of the app ain't gonna happen - and it seems doubtful it will by now - how old an Apple phone could it run on? So anyone interested in trying it could at least buy the oldest, cheapest Apple phone possible to get it to run.
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What's with the hate? ;)

It says on the iOS App Store that iOS 10 or later is required, which means you should be able to run it on an iPhone 5 or later.
 
#60
For those of you waiting for an Android version, you could open a web based Javascript neuromodulator in your phone's web browser and leave it running in the background. There's also an app called 'Tonal Tinnitus Therapy' on the Play Store I've been testing. It is paid after 7 days but if you clear the app data you can reset the trial.
 

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