Find Your Tinnitus Frequency: Free Online Pitch Matcher
Brown Noise for Tinnitus Relief: Free Notch Therapy Demo
3-minute walkthrough on finding your exact ringing frequency and generating custom notched sound therapy.
Interactive Pitch Matcher
Step 1 Find Your Octave Range
Tap each button below. A test tone will play at that frequency. Find the two adjacent buttons that bracket your ringing pitch — one slightly below, one slightly above.
Step 2 Sweep to Match
Drag the slider slowly. The tone changes in real-time. Stop when it matches your ringing.
Step 3 Fine-Tune ±1 Hz
Live Notch Filter Response
Your Matched Tinnitus Frequency
4,000 Hz
This is the frequency AuralRelief will notch-filter from your soundscapes.
Note: Audio generation may take 5-15 seconds and produces a large file (~50 MB).
How Notch Therapy Works
Notch therapy is an acoustic treatment approach that removes a very specific frequency band—matching your tinnitus pitch—from background sounds or music. When you listen to this "notched" audio, your auditory system receives stimulation at all frequencies except the one where your tinnitus rings.
Research suggests that this selective deprivation harnesses lateral cortical inhibition. The stimulated neurons surrounding the notched frequency actively suppress the hyperactive neurons within the notch that are responsible for the phantom ringing. Over time, regular listening can help train the brain to ignore the tinnitus signal and reduce its perceived loudness.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find the frequency of my tinnitus?
Use AuralRelief's free Tinnitus Frequency Matcher at myearshurt.me/tinnitus-frequency-matcher. Start by tapping octave preset buttons (250 Hz to 16,000 Hz) to bracket your ringing pitch. Then sweep the logarithmic slider to narrow down, and use ±1 Hz precision steppers to lock your exact frequency. The tool plays a real-time sine tone you compare against your internal ringing.
What Hz is normal tinnitus?
Most tinnitus occurs between 2,000 Hz and 8,000 Hz, with 4,000 Hz being the single most common tinnitus frequency. This corresponds to the frequency range where the human ear is most sensitive and where noise-induced cochlear damage typically begins.
Can I test my tinnitus pitch at home?
Yes. AuralRelief's Tinnitus Frequency Matcher runs entirely in your web browser with no app install or account required. It uses the Web Audio API to generate precision sine tones from 125 Hz to 16,000 Hz that you match against your perceived ringing.
What is notch therapy and how does it use my tinnitus frequency?
Notch therapy removes a narrow frequency band matching your tinnitus pitch from background audio. Research by Okamoto et al. (2010 PNAS) demonstrated that this stimulates adjacent auditory cortex neurons while starving the hyperactive tinnitus neurons, inducing lateral cortical inhibition that reduces perceived ringing loudness over time.
Is the tinnitus frequency matcher free?
Yes. The Tinnitus Frequency Matcher on AuralRelief (myearshurt.me) is 100% free, requires no account registration, no app download, and contains no advertisements. It runs entirely in your browser using the Web Audio API.
When to See a Doctor
Tinnitus can occasionally indicate an underlying medical condition. Seek immediate medical attention if your tinnitus is pulsatile (beats with your pulse), occurs with sudden hearing loss, is accompanied by dizziness or balance problems, affects only one ear, or begins after a head injury.