Find your next best step for hearing or tinnitus.
Use the tools below to understand what’s going on, decide what to do next, and prepare for care—at your own pace.
Educational tools from UCSF Audiology. Not a diagnosis. About UCSF EARS
Quick questions → tailored next steps for tinnitus, hearing difficulty, sound sensitivity, or a mix.
A calm guide to help you decide who to contact (audiology, ENT, urgent care) and how soon—based on your situation.
Enter a few numbers from your audiogram and get a plain-language summary to discuss with your audiologist.
Pick your hardest situations and get tailored communication tweaks and sample scripts.
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When to see an audiologist or ENT, urgent symptoms, and how to prep for visits.
What hearing loss means, how audiograms work, and how conditions like tinnitus fit in.
Hearing aids, implants, captions, remote microphones, apps, and built-in phone features.
Communication strategies, virtual meetings, driving, safety at home, and more.
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A UCSF audiology toolkit—no ads, no sales.
Built to help patients and families self-serve when possible, and show up to care better prepared. About UCSF EARS.
A quick walkthrough of what this site is, when to use Emergency guidance, and how to pick the right tool.
Transcript (text version)
Welcome to UCSF EARS—free educational tools from UCSF Audiology. If you’ve had a sudden hearing change in the last few days, start with Emergency guidance. If symptoms are stable, choose a tool below: the Tinnitus & Hearing Survey if you want a tailored next step, Care Navigator if you’re deciding what kind of care you need, the hearing test explainer if you have an audiogram, the technology pathway if you’re exploring devices, the communication coach for tough listening situations, and the visit prep builder to get ready for your appointment. These tools are educational and not a diagnosis, but they can help you decide what to do next.
What do the editorial labels mean?
Each EARS page shows its review status: AI Draft, Clinician-edited, or Clinically reviewed. Non-English pages also show Translation available or Translation verified. Full definitions →
Find a language home page
If you’re helping someone: find the right resource in English first, then open their language home page below. Use the language menu at the top of pages to switch when a translated version exists.
Note: English pages are updated first, then translated versions follow after accuracy review.