New app can reduce debilitating impact of tinnitus, say researchers

MindEar delivers CBT through chatbot along with sound therapy allowing brain to learn to tune out condition

Whether it is a ringing sound or perpetual buzzing, tinnitus is a common and often debilitating condition. Now researchers say they have designed an app that can reduce its impact.

Tinnitus is the perception of sounds that are not the result of an external source, and is thought to affect 7.6 million people in the UK, although fewer have severe tinnitus.