About TinSim

TinSim is a free, browser-based tinnitus simulator: a calm space to recreate, hear, match, and share what tinnitus sounds like. It exists because one of the hardest parts of tinnitus is that nobody else can hear it — not your family, not your friends, and often not even your doctor. TinSim turns "it's a kind of high ringing, sort of electrical?" into an exact sound you can play for someone.

Built by Brandon

TinSim is a solo project designed, built, and maintained by Brandon Gatz of Charlotte, NC. Brandon built this site for himself first, as he has lived with tinnitus since birth.

You can reach Brandon on LinkedIn — feedback, corrections, success stories, and collaboration ideas (especially from audiologists and ENT clinicians) are all welcome.

What TinSim believes

• Free means free. No account, no paywall, no ads on the simulator. An optional tip jar and clearly disclosed product recommendations keep the lights on.
• Private by default. Your sound profiles, diary, and test results stay on your device. Shared links contain only the sound settings you choose to share.
• Education, not diagnosis. TinSim helps you understand and communicate your tinnitus. It is not medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment — and it says so, everywhere.
• Clinician-friendly. The clinical self-report, exportable profiles, and embed mode are designed so audiologists and ENTs can use TinSim with patients.

Clinical review

TinSim's educational content is written from published, mainstream sources and is currently marked "clinician review pending." If you are a licensed audiologist or ENT physician interested in reviewing TinSim's content, please reach out via LinkedIn — attribution is provided.

Who TinSim is for

• People living with tinnitus — recreate your sound, find your pitch, track how it changes, and find moments of relief.
• Family, friends, and partners — hear an accurate reproduction of what your loved one experiences 24/7, instead of guessing from the word “ringing.”
• Audiologists, ENT doctors, and hearing professionals — let patients demonstrate their tinnitus and bring a printable clinical report of pitch, loudness, ear, and character to the appointment.
• Veterans and service members — tinnitus is one of the most common service-connected conditions; reproduce noise-induced ringing for documentation or to explain it to others.
• Musicians, concert-goers, and noise-exposed workers — capture and communicate ringing from loud-sound exposure.
• Caregivers, educators, and researchers — a clear, shareable way to teach what tinnitus actually is.

Support tinnitus research

The American Tinnitus Association (ATA) is the largest nonprofit dedicated to funding tinnitus research and supporting people who live with it. If this simulator helped you or someone you love, please consider making a donation to the ATA.