App Detail » Tinnitus Breaker (Masker)

Published by: Hyunmin Park

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad

Price: $2.99
Current Version: 1.5
Released: November 11, 2014

What's New

Extension of frequency width to judge the state of tinnitus
Small bug fixes
Fix for iPhone X

App Description

This app provides the following five types of masking noise
Measure the characteristics of tinnitus sounds you by this app.
The masking according to your tinnitus sound can controlled by the volume slider on both ear independently.

Tinnitus Definition

Tinnitus maskers are a range of devices based on simple white noise machines which are used to add natural or artificial sound into a tinnitus sufferer's environment in order to suppress or mask the ringing.
The mechanism of sound masking can be explained by analogy with light. In a dark room where someone is turning a lamp on and off, the light will be obviously noticeable. However if the overhead lights are turned on, turning on the lamp will no longer be as distracting because it has been "masked". Tinnitus maskers increase the level of sound in the listener's environment and therefore mask the ringing in the sufferer's head with a calming, less intrusive sound.

Masking Noises

White noise has equal power in equal bandwidths
Pink noise has equal power in proportionally wide bandwidths.
Brown noise packs a lot of energy in the lowest frequencies.
Blue noise packs a lot of energy in the highest frequencies: as the two octaves
Violet noise generates a lot of energy in the highest frequencies: as the four octaves
Grey noise & white noise : the same if our ears where equally sensitive to all frequencies