Smartphone-based tinnitus matching: Implementation and Validation

Ossowska I, Lærkegård Jørgensen M, Brunstedt Nørgaard M, Jensen MB, Jeong CH, Mulvey FB. Smartphone-based tinnitus matching: Implementation and Validation. In: Express Paper. Audio Engineering Society; 2026.pp. 463:1-. Available from: https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=23175

@inproceedings{Ossowska2026_23175,
  author = {Ossowska, Izabela and Lærkegård Jørgensen, Mia and Brunstedt Nørgaard, Mikkel and Jensen, Mark Bo and Jeong, Cheol-Ho and Mulvey, Fiona Bríd},
  title = {{Smartphone-based tinnitus matching: Implementation and Validation}},
  pages = {463:1-},
  year = {2026},
  month = may,
  publisher = {Audio Engineering Society},
  url = {https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=23175}
}

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AU  - Brunstedt Nørgaard, Mikkel
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AB  - Tinnitus has been described as the conscious awareness of a tonal or composite noise for which there is no identifiable corresponding external sound source, and is experienced by 15% of the European population. Tinnitus may be experienced in one ear, both ears, or perceived as originating from within the head. It can present as tonal sounds, noise-like sounds, or a combination of both. The perception can lead to emotional and/or cognitive dysfunction, autonomic arousal, behavioural changes, and/or functional disability. There is no standard test for tinnitus in the medical literature; audiologists typically test pitch (to within half an octave) and perceived loudness of the pitch using standard clinical equipment for testing hearing loss. The underlying causes of tinnitus are not yet fully understood, and more effective treatments are needed. We present the first release of an extended Tinnitus matching app that includes a highly individualisable tinnitus pitch-matching tool and a comprehensive questionnaire for mobile health tracking. The app facilitates large data collection on tinnitus sounds across aetiologies, cooccurring symptoms, and demographics. Our intentions are threefold: 1) to provide those experiencing tinnitus with a way to communicate what they hear more precisely, 2) to understand how tinnitus sounds vary across demographics and how these relate to co-occurring symptoms, with a view to 3) providing a means of individualising sound-based therapies. We
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