--- title: "hearOS Tinnitus Relief – Digital Wellness App | icitech Case Study" description: "icitech developed hearOS: Tinnitus Relief, an iOS wellness app offering personalised frequency matching, sound therapy sessions, and symptom tracking for" lastModified: "2026-10-12T13:40:41Z" --- - [Home](../../../en/) - [Case Studies](../../../en/basari-hikayeleri/) - hearOS Tinnitus Relief: A Personalised Sound Experience for Digital…01 Case study · Digital health # hearOS Tinnitus Relief: A Personalised Sound Experience for Digital Wellness icitech developed hearOS: Tinnitus Relief to help people living with tinnitus understand their own hearing experience and build sound routines that fit into daily life. The app is published on the Apple App Store and brings together frequency matching, personalised sound therapy, and symptom tracking in a single product. [Discuss a similar project](../../../en/iletisim/)[Explore our digital health solutions](../../../en/urunler/saglik/) Görsel: hearOS Tinnitus Relief: A Personalised Sound Experience for Digital Wellness At a glance SectorDigital health FieldCase Studies Story5 sections 0101Challenge ## A Personal Approach to a Personal Experience Tinnitus is a highly subjective condition: every person perceives it at a different frequency. Generic white-noise content cannot meet that need for personalisation. Users want a sound experience close to their own perceived tone, and routines that adapt to different contexts — sleep, focus, daily relaxation. Tinnitus also fluctuates over time, so being able to track those changes and observe the effect of a routine matters just as much as the routine itself. hearOS places both requirements — personalisation and visibility — at the centre of the product. Görsel: A Personal Approach to a Personal Experience A Personal Approach to a Personal Experience 0202Approach ## Designed to Respect the Wellness Boundary hearOS is built to give users a meaningful awareness and self-management experience without making any claim of medical diagnosis or treatment. That distinction became a defining design decision throughout the product strategy: the hearing self-check feature is positioned as an awareness tool, not a clinical audiogram; frequency matching serves as the starting point for a personal sound routine, not a diagnostic output. This framing allows the application to exist transparently and credibly within the wellness category. hearOS is built to give users a meaningful awareness and self-management experience without making any claim of medical diagnosis or treatment. Designed to Respect the Wellness Boundary 0303Solution ## From Frequency Matching to a Personal Sound Routine The user journey begins with matching the perceived tinnitus frequency. That first step transforms the sound therapy session that follows into an individually tailored experience. Users can create sound mixes suited to sleep, focus, relaxation, or masking contexts — rather than browsing a general audio library, they work through an experience structured around their own perceptual profile. Personalisation data is held on-device. From Frequency Matching to a Personal Sound Routine 0404Result ### A Structure That Supports Consistent Use hearOS is designed as a regular daily routine rather than a one-off audio player. A symptom journal, weekly tracking views, goals, and a gentle reminder mechanism make the user's experience visible over time. This structure helps the application integrate into daily life and allows users to notice how their own experience changes. A Structure That Supports Consistent Use 0505Result ## Project Scope and Deliverable hearOS: Tinnitus Relief is an iOS wellness application published on the Apple App Store. The product covers frequency matching, personalised sound therapy sessions, a hearing-awareness check, and symptom tracking. No clinical efficacy metrics, symptom-reduction percentages, or quantitative user outcomes have been published in publicly available sources. The value the application delivers lies in converting ad hoc sound experimentation into a structured personal routine and giving users more context over their own experience. Project Scope and Deliverable 03 FAQ ## Frequently Asked Questions 01What does hearOS: Tinnitus Relief actually do?The app allows users to track tinnitus symptoms and build personalised sound routines, giving people living with tinnitus more structure and awareness in their daily management. It does not offer diagnosis or treatment. 02Is hearOS a regulated medical device?hearOS is a wellness application, not a medical device, and does not make any clinical claims. It is designed for any individual who experiences discomfort from tinnitus and wishes to manage it through structured daily routines. 03How does the frequency matching feature work?Within the app, users identify the frequency that most closely matches the tone they perceive. That data then informs and personalises the sound therapy sessions that follow. 04On which platform is the app available?hearOS is currently available to download from the Apple App Store and runs on iOS devices only. 05Did icitech build hearOS?Yes, hearOS was designed and developed by icitech. Throughout the development process, the wellness boundary was maintained and the user experience was kept at the forefront. 06Where is symptom tracking data stored?User data is stored locally on-device or in a secure environment for personal use only. It serves solely to help the individual user monitor their own experience over time. 07How are sound therapy sessions personalised?Frequency matching results are combined with the user's own preferences to produce individual sound routines. Those routines can be updated as the user's experience and preferences evolve. 08Can hearOS replace advice from an audiologist or GP?No — hearOS is not intended to replace a healthcare professional and makes no such claim. It provides awareness support and daily habit structure rather than diagnosis or treatment. 09What keeps users engaged with the app over time?Gentle reminders, a symptom journal, and progress tracking are built into the product to support consistent use. This structure is designed to help longer-term wellness habits develop naturally. 10What distinguishes hearOS from other tinnitus apps?hearOS brings frequency matching, symptom journalling, and sound routine creation together in a single interface rather than offering each in isolation. The result is a coherent experience centred on each user's individual hearing profile. 04 Other stories ## Other case studies. 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