Phonophobia Pal vs Nobells

If you have a fear of loud noises (Phonophobia) or medical condition (such as Misophonia or Hyperacusis). The treatment is often desensitization. Desensitization is the method of slowly building up a tolerance to something. This is where Phonophobia Pal comes in. By listening to a sound and gently increasing volume over time this can be achieved. The app works by guiding you through the process of: - Setting your volume to the correct level - Creating a playlist - Setting a duration for your desensitization session - Allowing you to start, pause, or stop the session, or skip certain tracks We've included over 100 built in sounds for you to desensitize yourself too. If we don't have a particular sound you want, you can record your own. The built in sounds include: - Alarms (car, fire engines, etc) - Animals (dogs barking, cats, etc) - Electronics (camera, fan, microwave, etc) - Fireworks - Home and Garden (door bell, chain saw, etc) - Human (argument, crying baby, etc) - Thunderstorms - Vehicles (cars, trucks, planes, etc) - And many more Features: - Over 100 built in sounds - Record and playback your own sounds - Track your progress over days, weeks, months - Create a dedicated playlist

Nobells combines sound therapy with education and cognitive techniques - the approach research shows is most effective for tinnitus management. Whether you're looking for immediate relief or long-term habituation, Nobells gives you the tools and knowledge to take control. Four Therapy Modes • Habituation - Train your brain to tune out tinnitus at the "mixing point" volume, the level just below your tinnitus where long-term retraining happens • Masking - Cover your tinnitus with soothing noise for immediate relief, focus, or sleep • Notched Therapy - Audio filtered around your tinnitus frequency to encourage cortical retraining through lateral inhibition • Residual Inhibition - Pulsed tone and noise cycles designed to produce temporary tinnitus suppression Frequency Tuner Match your tinnitus pitch with a guided three-phase process. Coarse search, fine binary search, and octave verification help you find your frequency accurately - enabling personalized notched and residual inhibition therapy. Sound Library • Colored noise: white, pink, brown, and blue — each with a distinct spectral profile • Binaural beats: alpha (focus), theta (relaxation), delta (sleep) • Pure tones for tuning and therapy Learn What Works Seven interactive educational topics covering how tinnitus works, the science of habituation, residual inhibition, finding your mixing point, realistic timelines, daily tips, and guided 4-7-8 relaxation breathing. Understanding your tinnitus is the single most important step toward managing it. Track Your Progress • Daily therapy duration tracking with customizable goals • Current and longest streak tracking • Tinnitus severity ratings over time with trend analysis • See your improvement at a glance Built on Research Nobells is informed by systematic reviews and clinical studies showing that combining sound therapy with educational counseling is more effective than either approach alone. Recommended use is 3–5 hours daily for 3–6 months to see meaningful improvement.