Take back control from tinnitus
Oto pairs you with a tinnitus specialist and a daily app of guided exercises and soothing soundscapes, so you can sleep, focus, and feel like yourself again.
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You deserve better than “learn to live with it”.
15% of adults live with tinnitus every day. Most get told: there's no cure and you'll get used to it. It's no wonder so many lose hope.
But this isn't the whole story.
With the right support, you can learn to take back control. That's what Oto is for.
Apple Hearing Study with the University of Michigan, 2024
Meet Oto
What is Oto?
Oto is a tinnitus program that combines expert care with a daily mobile app. You're matched with an audiologist who specialises in tinnitus. You use the Oto app for daily sessions and soothing soundscapes. It's built around the approaches that leading health authorities recommend for people living with tinnitus.
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Guided CBT exercises
Short daily exercises based on cognitive behavioural therapy to help you build coping skills.
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Soothing soundscapes
A library of calming sounds and soundscapes to help you relax and switch off.
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Better sleep
Wind-down routines and sounds designed to help you fall asleep more easily.
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Calm and focus
Breathing and mindfulness exercises to lower stress and help you concentrate.
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Progress, shared with your provider
Track how you're doing over time. Your provider sees your progress and adjusts your plan.
Getting started
How it works
Professional evaluation.
Your audiologist assesses your tinnitus and hearing to understand what you're experiencing and build a plan around you.
A plan built around you.
Together you create a personalised plan that combines the Oto app with your provider's clinical care.
Daily support in the app.
Use the Oto app for guided exercises, soothing soundscapes, and relaxation techniques, just 10 minutes a day between appointments.
Ongoing guidance.
Your provider tracks your progress and adjusts your plan as you go. You're never managing tinnitus alone.
Real stories from real people
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"Really helpful app for those with tinnitus"
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"Great tips to deal with my tinnitus"
"Loving this app. A week in and I have hope"
"Changed my life"
"At last a lifeline for tinnitus sufferers"
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"Wish I'd had this years ago"
"Life saver - Oto was the first and only app I needed"
"Money well spent. Getting my life back."
"When I find myself panicking, I know I have something to turn to"
"Most helpful tool available"
"Really helpful app for those with tinnitus"
"Genuinely helpful app"
"Great tips to deal with my tinnitus"
"Loving this app. A week in and I have hope"
"Changed my life"
"At last a lifeline for tinnitus sufferers"
"Utterly Amazing - A Game Changer!"
"Wish I'd had this years ago"
"Life saver - Oto was the first and only app I needed"
"Helped me move on with my life"
"Like a life line"
"The best app for those with tinnitus"
"Brilliant - beautifully soothing and intuitive"
"To know that I'm not alone has been a life saver"
"Highly recommended and really useful"
"A massive day to day support for me"
"Genuinely useful app!"
"Don't stop doing what you're doing, Oto!"
"Life saver - It's changed my life"
"A lot of great and useful information"
"Through the lessons I have learned to live with my tinnitus"
"Helped me move on with my life"
"Like a life line"
"The best app for those with tinnitus"
"Brilliant - beautifully soothing and intuitive"
"To know that I'm not alone has been a life saver"
"Highly recommended and really useful"
"A massive day to day support for me"
"Genuinely useful app!"
"Don't stop doing what you're doing, Oto!"
"Life saver - It's changed my life"
"A lot of great and useful information"
"Through the lessons I have learned to live with my tinnitus"
"Extremely impressive app"
"Very Grateful for this App"
"Great music for sleep!"
"Hope for Tinnitus - improved mindset"
"Comprehensive app with frequent webinars"
"Gives people hope"
"Great all in one resource for tinnitus"
"Worth every penny"
"Worth the money if you're struggling"
"Extremely impressive app"
"Very Grateful for this App"
"Great music for sleep!"
"Hope for Tinnitus - improved mindset"
"Comprehensive app with frequent webinars"
"Gives people hope"
"Great all in one resource for tinnitus"
"Worth every penny"
"Worth the money if you're struggling"
"Extremely impressive app"
"Very Grateful for this App"
"Great music for sleep!"
"Hope for Tinnitus - improved mindset"
"Comprehensive app with frequent webinars"
"Gives people hope"
"Great all in one resource for tinnitus"
"Worth every penny"
"Worth the money if you're struggling"
Grounded in research
The approaches behind Oto are recommended by leading health authorities, and Oto is being studied in independent clinical research.
Independent clinical trial
The DEFINE trial
Oto is being studied in the DEFINE trial, a 198-participant randomised controlled trial led by the University of Cambridge, comparing Oto to one-to-one therapist-delivered CBT for tinnitus. Co-funded by Innovate UK, the UK government’s innovation agency, it used a decentralised design. Results are currently in peer review.
- University of Cambridge
- 198 participants
- Non-inferiority RCT
- In peer review
Meet the team
Dedicated to helping people with tinnitus live better lives
Dr George Leidig
Co-Founder
A doctor with eight years' experience in the Royal Navy, George co-founded Oto after his own struggles with tinnitus. Having seen first-hand the impact the condition can have, he set out to build an effective and accessible programme for everyone who needs support.
Dr Edmund Farrar
Co-Founder
An ex-military doctor, Ed co-founded Oto after seeing how difficult it was for his patients to access quality tinnitus support. His clinical experience drives Oto's approach to expert, evidence-based coaching.
Jameel Muzaffar
Hunterian Professor
An ENT consultant, hearing researcher, and Hunterian Professor, Jameel specialises in audiology therapies. His expertise in evidence-based tinnitus treatments has helped shape the Oto programme around what really works.
You don’t need a cure to get your life back.
The way tinnitus affects your sleep, your focus, and your peace of mind can change. With the right support and a few minutes a day, you can stop tinnitus from running your life.
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