That sound only you can hear? It can be measured — and once it's measured, it can be managed.
RidRing is a free tool from Hearing-Doctors that lets you find your tinnitus in about three minutes, right on your phone. You'll match its pitch and its character — is it a pure ring, or more like static? — then find out whether the right sound can cover it. When one can, you'll hear something many people haven't experienced in years: a moment without it.
How it works. Open ridring.com on your phone. No account, nothing to buy, no forms first — you go straight to the sound work. Match your tinnitus, check whether it masks, and try a relief sound built around what you found. Save your results to your home screen and your relief sound goes wherever you do — at your desk, in the quiet of the evening, at bedtime.
Free, and worth it. The full measurement and a broadband relief sound cost nothing, ever. A RidRing membership adds relief sounds shaped precisely to your match — sound sculpted around your tinnitus the way a key fits a lock — plus an ambient sound library and your saved profile across devices. And if you're a patient of a participating physician, ask about their code: it unlocks everything at no cost.
Built by people who treat this every day. RidRing comes from Hearing-Doctors, an audiology practice that measures and manages tinnitus in the clinic with the same principles this app uses. If the app shows your tinnitus needs more than self-help — or if hearing itself turns out to be the bigger issue — it points you toward the right next step, honestly.
One important note. Certain kinds of tinnitus deserve a doctor's attention promptly: ringing in only one ear, ringing that pulses with your heartbeat, or ringing that arrived suddenly — especially with a sudden hearing change. If that's you, see a physician or ear specialist first. RidRing is a wellness tool for self-exploration and relief; it does not diagnose or treat medical conditions.