What does the science actually show?
Every credible tinnitus treatment — ranked by real evidence, in plain English, with the full research one tap deeper. Independent, free, and honest about what we don't know.
Two different questions, always kept separate here:
🔉 Loudness — did the sound itself get quieter? ·
🧠 Distress — did it bother people less, even if the sound stayed?
Most treatments with good evidence only do the second. We never blur the two.
Top 10 most promising developments
All treatments →Ranked across ten dimensions — evidence quality, size of benefit, loudness effect, distress effect,
replication, study quality, safety, availability, regulatory status, independent confirmation — never by hype or headlines.
Every card explains its own rank, and tapping any treatment shows the studies behind it — every claim links to its source.
Rankings and evidence scores never change automatically: potential changes are held for review, and every change is logged.
How rankings work →
We rank the evidence, not what's right for you — treatment decisions belong with you and your doctor.
Where the evidence stands
The treatments we track do not have equal evidence — this is the honest shape of the field, straight from the database.
Best options available today
Treatments you can actually access now, with exact regulatory wording — these terms are NOT interchangeable: approved = passed the FDA's strictest review · cleared = judged similar to an existing device (not proof it works) · De Novo authorized = allowed as a first-of-its-kind device · investigational = still being tested, not for sale.
What's new
Coming next — 1 to 3 years
Trial database →What hasn't worked — and what remains uncertain
See all →An honest evidence site shows the failures too: treatments that lost their trials, never beat placebo, or are sold on marketing instead of science. No ridicule — just the evidence, so nobody spends money or hope where the research says not to.
Is this research relevant to my tinnitus?
Tinnitus isn't one condition. Pulsatile, somatic, hearing-loss-related and other forms have different evidence. My Tinnitus Profile lets you record your characteristics — privately, on this device — and see which research studied people like you. It also checks your answers against clinical guidelines' signs that deserve a professional evaluation.
Build My Tinnitus Profile Not a diagnosis. Nothing leaves your device.