It's been about six weeks since the introduction of my noise-induced tinnitus into my left ear. I believe its loudness has remained unchanged from the time of the noise incident, which to me, is becoming concerning.
I'm wondering, is there a way to quantify the loudness of one's tinnitus?
For example, is there a noise app that one can use to see if their tinnitus loudness matches a particular sound level (dB)? Or maybe a noise generating app used in combination with a sound meter device, so that the sound level from the noise generating app can be measured as one measures the level of their tinnitus?
Also, I see the terms 'mild', 'moderate' and 'severe' tinnitus used often in the forums. Is there some sort of working understanding on how these various levels of tinnitus loudness are defined? If tinnitus loudness can be quantified as a sound level (dB), are there some guidelines on how 'mild', 'moderate' and 'severe' tinnitus levels are defined?
Thanks,
Mark
I'm wondering, is there a way to quantify the loudness of one's tinnitus?
For example, is there a noise app that one can use to see if their tinnitus loudness matches a particular sound level (dB)? Or maybe a noise generating app used in combination with a sound meter device, so that the sound level from the noise generating app can be measured as one measures the level of their tinnitus?
Also, I see the terms 'mild', 'moderate' and 'severe' tinnitus used often in the forums. Is there some sort of working understanding on how these various levels of tinnitus loudness are defined? If tinnitus loudness can be quantified as a sound level (dB), are there some guidelines on how 'mild', 'moderate' and 'severe' tinnitus levels are defined?
Thanks,
Mark