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About this tool
Log tinnitus loudness, annoyance and possible triggers day by day, then see averages, trend and which triggers track with worse days.
A tinnitus sound diary is a daily record of how loud the sound is, how much it bothers you, and what else was going on that day. Ratings use the 0 to 10 scale clinics commonly use for tinnitus loudness and annoyance, and the summary reports averages, a seven-day figure, a least-squares trend in points per week, and how each noted trigger compares with days you did not note it. It is a self-monitoring log for taking to an appointment, not a diagnosis or a hearing test.
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A least-squares slope over all entries reports change in points per week rather than an impression.
Averages are shown side by side only when both groups have enough days, and labelled as association, not cause.
Entries are held in this browser's local storage and are never uploaded.
The date, a loudness rating out of ten, an annoyance rating out of ten, which ear it is in and what it sounds like, plus anything notable that day — sleep, noise exposure, stress, caffeine, alcohol, medication changes. Loudness and annoyance are recorded separately because they often move independently.
Two to four weeks of near-daily entries usually gives a clearer picture than months of sporadic ones, because trend and trigger comparisons both depend on having enough days on each side. This tool needs at least four entries before it will report a trend, and at least two days in each group before it compares a trigger.
The evidence is mixed and does not show a consistent effect across people, so the honest answer is that it may matter for you and may not. A diary can show whether your own ratings differ on caffeine days, but a difference in a personal log is an association and not proof of cause — several trial-and-return cycles are more informative than one week.
Promptly if the sound pulses in time with your heartbeat, is in one ear only, comes with sudden hearing loss, vertigo, ear pain, discharge or a recent head injury, or if it is causing severe distress. Sudden hearing loss in particular is treated as an emergency in hearing guidance. This tool is informational and cannot assess any of that — speak to a doctor or audiologist.