Sound Therapy Shows Promise in Managing Tinnitus

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Briana Mercola

Health & Fitness, Alternative Health

4.6 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 5 January 2026

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Tinnitus isn't just a ringing in your ears — it can interfere with memory, mood, and sleep, affecting your overall well-being when left unmanaged
A Phase II clinical trial found that low-intensity sound therapy (LINTS) can reduce tinnitus symptoms without blocking out real-world sounds, helping the brain tune out the ringing naturally
Sound therapy works by helping your brain reclassify tinnitus as background noise, reducing its emotional and cognitive impact over time
For best results, work with a professional — sound therapy is most effective when guided by a trained audiologist
Supporting your body with antioxidant-rich foods, magnesium, deep sleep, and a low-stress lifestyle can also reduce tinnitus intensity and help protect your hearing

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0:00.0	What if the ringing in your ears is quietly shaping your sleep, your mood, and your memory,
0:05.0	and you could train your brain to turn down the volume.
0:08.0	Welcome to Dr. Mercola's cellular wisdom.
0:11.0	Stay informed with quick, easy-to-listen summaries of our latest articles, perfect for when you're on the go.
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0:25.8	Hello and welcome to Dr. Mercola's cellular wisdom. I'm Ethan Foster.
0:32.0	Today we're looking at how precisely tuned, low-intensity sound can help you reclassify tinnitus as background noise so you function better without blocking the sounds you need
0:36.8	to hear. I'm Alara Sky.
0:39.3	We'll walk through new clinical findings on low-intensity noise tinnitus suppression.
0:44.3	Why Guided Sound Therapy changes how you experience tinnitus, and the practical steps you can take,
0:50.3	from professional support to daily habits to reduce its impact.
0:55.0	A phase two trial published in brain sciences tested low-intensity noise tinnitus suppression, or lints.
1:02.0	Instead of masking tinnitus with loud noise, the approach delivers threshold-level sound,
1:07.0	barely audible and matched to your hearing threshold and tenetous pitch, to modulate
1:12.0	neural activity rather than hide the ringing.
1:15.2	Participants were randomized. One group received four weeks of lints, another received two
1:21.3	weeks of white noise first, then four weeks of lints. Fitting was challenging. Some needed narrowband noise tuned to tinnitus frequency,
1:31.3	others wideband noise due to device limits.
1:34.3	They wore hearing aids on affected ears at least four hours per day,
1:38.3	five days a week, with amplification disabled.
1:41.3	Noise came from internal generators or Bluetooth-linked devices.
1:47.0	Outcomes were tracked every two weeks with audiograms and the tenetist health questionnaire,
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