Tinnitus Compass
Independent tinnitus guide

Find your bearings with tinnitus

Tinnitus Compass helps you understand ringing, buzzing and other phantom sounds, explore evidence-based management options, and evaluate marketed products without confusing advertising claims with established evidence.

Start with what you’re experiencing

Tinnitus is the perception of sound without an external source. It may sound like ringing, buzzing, roaring, humming or clicking, and can occur in one ear, both ears or the head.

What is tinnitus?Symptoms, types and the basics. Common causesHearing loss, noise exposure, medicines and more. Management optionsSound therapy, behavioral approaches and hearing care. When to seek careSituations that deserve professional evaluation.

Supplements: separate marketing from evidence

Supplements are heavily marketed to people with tinnitus. The U.S. National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) says vitamins, herbal extracts and dietary supplements advertised as tinnitus cures have not been proven effective. Our commercial coverage uses that evidence boundary as a starting point.

Tinnitus supplementsWhat the evidence does—and does not—show. How to evaluate a supplementA practical claim-checking framework. Whispeara reviewOur evidence-conscious product research page. Whispeara alternativesCompare product and non-product options.

Evidence before hype

We distinguish manufacturer claims from independent evidence, avoid invented testimonials and do not claim first-hand product use. Where a page contains a compensated link, we disclose that relationship clearly.

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