Tinnitus measurement · iPhone
Measure it before you mask it.
Most apps play you a sound. Somne measures your tinnitus first — its pitch, how loud it sits above your hearing threshold, the level that just covers it, and how long the quiet lasts afterwards — then builds your nightly sound from those four numbers.
The measurement, step by step
About ten minutes, with headphones, once a week. Every step is free — there is no purchase before the numbers.
1 · Your pitch
A guided search plays a tone and asks one question: higher, or lower? Six to eight taps later Somne has the pitch of your ring to within 5%. Then it checks the octave — it plays the candidate and the one an octave below, because a ring one octave away can sound like the same note. Consumer apps skip this step; clinical protocol does not.
2 · Your threshold at that pitch
The quietest level you can still hear at your own frequency, found with an up-down staircase — the same shape of search an audiologist uses, run on your phone and your headphones.
3 · How loud your ring is
Not a number out of ten. How far your tinnitus sits above the threshold you just found, in decibels. For most people the answer is surprisingly small — and seeing it is its own kind of relief.
4 · The level that covers it
Your minimum masking level: the lowest narrowband sound that covers your ring completely. Almost nobody knows this number about themselves, and it is the one that decides how loud your night should be.
5 · How long the quiet lasts
Residual inhibition. Sixty seconds of sound, then silence — and you mark the moment your ring comes back. The seconds you time are a measurement, not a feeling.
6 · The sound is the result
Your nightly mix is not a preset you scroll to. Its notch sits at your measured pitch and its level is calculated from your measured masking level — just below it, where the noise blends with your ring instead of burying it. The volume control is a ±6 dB offset on top of your own number.
One page for your ENT
Every measurement, when it was taken, how it was obtained and how it has changed, on a single page you can preview for free and export as a PDF. It carries no interpretation and no diagnosis — those belong to your clinician.
Watch the numbers move
Measure again each week. Somne charts how much masking it takes to cover your ring over time, and how long the quiet lasts afterwards. That line is a harder answer than “how was today, 1 to 10” — though you can log that too.
Eight weeks of nights
56 short readings and guided relaxation sessions, built on how the brain learns to file a sound as background. One night at a time; missing a night does not break your streak. After night 56 the app stops teaching and starts keeping.
Every sound is generated on your phone
There are no audio files in Somne. The masking noise, the rain, the ocean — all of it is synthesised live on your device, sample by sample. Nothing loops, nothing has a seam, and there is nothing to download.
Built for the dark
A deep-night palette, no bright screens, no celebration animations. A sleep timer that fades to silence instead of cutting out. Lock-screen controls, so you never have to open the app in bed.
Hearing safety
Somne caps its own output and holds every measurement below that ceiling — a measurement that would go past it is stopped and you are told. If your headphones come out, the sound stops rather than moving to the speaker, during measurement and during playback alike. Masking works best just below your ring — never above it. All levels are relative to your device and your headphones: they are not calibrated audiometry.
Your data does not leave your phone
No account, no sign-up, no analytics. Your measurements, your program progress and your nightly ratings are stored on your device only. See the Privacy Policy for the full detail.
Not a medical treatment. Somne supports relief and habituation. If your ringing started suddenly, is in one ear only, or comes with hearing loss or dizziness, see a doctor.