You get into bed and hear it again. A ringing, a buzzing or a hissing that others cannot hear. It interrupts your concentration and makes rest harder.
It does not mean that you are imagining the sound, nor that you must learn to put up with it on your own. Tinnitus is a symptom, not a disease in itself. The first step is an ENT consultation and a hearing assessment, including an audiogram.
The sound does not come from the room. But it can change the way you sleep, work and listen.
You switch off the television, but the noise stays. You hear it in one ear, in both, or as if inside your head.
Tinnitus means perceiving a sound with no external sound source. It can sound like ringing, humming, buzzing, rustling or clicking. Sometimes it comes and goes; at other times it persists. In the quiet of the evening it can seem more present, because the surrounding sounds that mask it are missing.
It can occur in connection with hearing loss, noise exposure, an earwax plug, an infection, jaw joint problems or certain medications. The sound alone does not tell you the cause. That is why the ENT consultation and the audiogram come before a complementary plan.
Stress, attention continuously focused on the sound and emotional reactions can amplify its impact. Working with these reactions does not mean that tinnitus is imaginary or that the problem is only psychological.
If the noise pulses in time with your heartbeat or appears in one ear only, seek prompt ENT evaluation. If your hearing drops suddenly, you need medical help the same day.
Notice what affects you. It is not a diagnostic test and does not measure severity. We do not save or send your selections.
You recognised 0 out of 8 situations. The number does not establish a diagnosis. If the sound persists or affects your life, start with an ENT specialist and an audiogram. After the evaluation, you can also discuss support for sleep, stress and self-regulation.
Book the BrainMap ProtocolBook the Protocol2.000 leiNot everyone hears the same sound, and not everyone experiences it the same way. Here are some forms of the perception and difficulties that can accompany it:
You lie down in bed. It goes quiet around you, but the ringing seems more present and it is hard for you to fall asleep.
You reread the same paragraph. Your attention drifts to the sound, and a simple task starts to take up more of your time.
At the table, you try to follow what others are saying. If there is also some hearing loss, the conversation can take even more effort.
A passing sound can appear after loud noise. Protect your hearing and observe what happens. Do not cover it with high volume and do not assume that a new symptom is just stress.
If it persists, recurs or affects your sleep and activities, book an ENT consultation. For a sudden drop in hearing, seek evaluation the same day. Pulsatile or one-sided tinnitus needs prompt evaluation.
You tried to distract yourself. To relax. To stop checking whether the sound is there. But the more closely you follow it, the more space it takes up.
You need to understand what you can do, not blame yourself.
Tinnitus can have auditory or other medical causes. Attention, stress and the circuits involved in emotional reactions can influence how intrusive you find it. Treating the cause and working with the impact are two different parts of care.
The ENT consultation and the audiogram are the starting point. Afterwards, BrainMap can add to the discussion about self-regulation, stress and sleep. qEEG does not diagnose tinnitus and does not precisely identify its cause; the specialist explains what the evaluation can and cannot tell you.
Illustration of perception, not an EEG, diagnosis, measured volume or promise of results. Move the slider.
A path explained step by step, after the ENT assessment.
The brain produces electrical activity. Here is what happens, step by step.
A cap with 19 soft electrodes, moistened with saline water, is placed on your head. It doesn't hurt, doesn't pulse, doesn't emit anything. It only reads.
The sensor headset records the electrical activity of the brain. The software picks up the electrical impulses emitted by your brain and begins to process them.
qEEG analysis turns it into a map that offers clues and activation patterns. It does not establish a tinnitus diagnosis and does not locate the cause of the ringing. A visit of about 50 minutes, with preparation and recording included.
Based on the scan results, you receive the BrainMap interpretation from the institute's founders. The map can highlight patterns associated with overstimulation, tension and difficulty relaxing.
The specialist looks for the connections relevant to your situation and uses them in the recommendations of your brain training plan.
For explanations and questions.
Based on the results, we draw up a treatment protocol with brain training. The therapy is non-invasive, with no electrical stimuli, pain or side effects.
You take part in guided brain training sessions with real-time feedback. For tinnitus, complementary goals may concern stress, rest and self-regulation. Response differs; the sessions do not guarantee a reduction or disappearance of the ringing.
The map matters. The specialists who interpret it matter just as much. Two professional perspectives. Attention for the same person.
A report becomes useful when someone explains the link between the indicators, your history and the questions you came with. At the BrainMap Institute, every interpretation goes through the two founders. This role is a concrete part of the protocol.
Has over 20 years of professional experience. A general practitioner and neurofeedback therapist. The medical perspective helps place the information from the evaluation in the context of your history and situation.
Learn about their professional background
Brings the perspective of clinical psychology into the BrainMap interpretation. Your everyday experiences, your goals and the way you describe your difficulties complement the data analysed.
Learn about their professional backgroundBoth founders hold an IFEN neurofeedback therapist certification, dated 22 June 2020.
The only centre in Romania where the map is interpreted by a doctor and a clinical psychologist.
The questions do not end when the software generates the report. In the post-BrainMap consultation, the results are turned into explanations and recommendations discussed with you. You do not have to learn to read the report on your own.
qEEG scan of 80,000 points, 47 areas of the brain.
Interpretation, explanations and recommendations from Dr. Alina Diana Nemeș and Clinical Psychologist Alina Robu, who pioneered neurofeedback in Romania.
30-60 minutes: discussion of the results + recommendations.
The BrainMap Institute is the only centre in Romania that, following 20 years of studies, has developed a combination unique in the world of 6 brain trainings that blend neurofeedback with photobiomodulation, BrainTune, heart-brain coherence, vagal stimulation and VR neurofeedback.
Your first two training sessions, included in the protocol.
Electrical activity, organised into information that can be interpreted. qEEG scan from 80.000 points, 47 areas of the brain.
Electrodes placed on the scalp record EEG signals. Quantitative analysis, called qEEG, processes these signals and represents them through indicators and maps.
The specialist explains what they mean in the context of your assessment. The first step in the protocol is collecting objective data.
We use a specialised variant of electroencephalogram (EEG) that processes data from 47 critical areas of the brain. This way, we identify the real mechanisms behind neuropsychiatric conditions or performance limitations. The data do not lie: they show exactly where your brain is overactive or where it lacks the energy needed to function optimally.
Educational illustration of the frequency bands analysed in qEEG.
The analysis looks at activity in frequency bands, such as delta, theta, alpha and beta, and their contribution to the recorded signal. In the interpretation you learn what these indicators describe and why they are relevant to the discussion with the specialist.
The maps show how indicators are distributed across the recorded areas and allow differences or asymmetries to be observed. You receive explanations about your map and about the findings worth discussing.
Coherence and connectivity indicators describe relationships between signals recorded in different areas. The specialist looks at them together with the rest of the data, for an overall interpretation.
The data are put in context by comparison with a normative database for the age group, according to the protocol used. You understand what a difference from the reference means and how it is interpreted in your situation.
The headset measures dry EEG, without gel, and the platform processes the signals in the cloud with AI analysis (on a database of over 100 million people) and provides a complex, detailed qEEG analysis from over 80.000 points of the brain, on brain activity in the 47 Brodmann areas, giving information about their specific functions.
The result is a visual map that helps the specialist discuss your brain activity in concrete terms.
You can choose iMediSync for a quick check-up or Discovery 24 for a detailed investigation that also identifies predispositions and hidden anomalies.
Clinical 24-channel EEG amplifier, analysis with software of your choice, clinically oriented or neurofeedback reports.
| Sampling rate | 1024 Hz internal; sent to the PC at 256 samples/s; DC-100 Hz band (EEG 0.43-80 Hz) |
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| AI data analysis | BrainAvatar AI (database of over 100 million people) |
| Brain coverage | Detailed qEEG analysis from over 80.000 points of the brain |
| Therapeutic functions | Advanced neurofeedback, multimodal biofeedback (heart rate, breathing, muscle tension), evoked potentials (ERP), EEG stimulation. Support for clinical protocols and research. |
| Signal quality | High-quality, stable signal with no loss, thanks to the moistened electrodes |
| Analysis results | By e-mail within 3 days, interpreted by experts in BrainMapping and Neurofeedback: Dr. Alina Diana Nemeș and Psych. Alina Robu + personalised recommendations |
| Strengths | High-fidelity signal, extended channel count, DC/SCP; high sampling; mature software ecosystem (incl. sLORETA) |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Certifications | FDA 510(k) K150498 (clinical EEG); FDA 510(k) K990538 (biofeedback training); ISO 13485; CE Class I Biofeedback Device; IEC-60601; AAMI |
| Weight | 20 g |
| Minimum age | 2 years |
Dry, wireless 19-channel EEG headset, with cloud AI analysis (iSyncBrain) + integrated NIR PBM LED (wellness).
| Sampling rate | 250 Hz (0.5-50 Hz band) |
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| AI data analysis | iSyncBrain AI (database of about 1,300 people) |
| Brain coverage | Basic EEG analysis |
| Therapeutic functions | LED therapy (PBM) with infrared light (NOT FDA-cleared, indicated as wellness) |
| Signal quality | Comparable to wet standards, but it can vary depending on the scalp |
| Strengths | Quick gel-free setup; simultaneous HRV; sex and age norms; standardised reports + cloud |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Certifications | FDA 510(k) K220056 as a full-montage electroencephalograph; ISO 13485; CE |
| Weight | 1.6 kg |
| Minimum age | 5 years |
At the BrainMap Institute we use both technologies, depending on the patient's needs.
What happens after the scan, the map, the interpretation and the consultation?
You actually start working and training your brain. Neurofeedback works through real-time feedback and repetition.
Neurofeedback is a process of training self-regulation, using information about brain activity. When you have tinnitus, it can be discussed as complementary support for stress and sleep. Evidence for a direct effect on tinnitus is limited; it is not a proven treatment that eliminates the ringing.
Concrete goals: less tension, better sleep and a less burdensome relationship with the sound.
Training provides real-time feedback and repeated practice in self-regulation. It does not repair damage to the ear and does not replace the treatment recommended by the ENT specialist. Together you discuss what is worth tracking and whether the approach is suitable for you.
You are not buying a universal number of sessions up front. You start with the two included in the protocol and discuss continuing after the assessment.
Assessment, interpretation, consultation, plan and two initial sessions included.
The BrainMap Institute is the only centre in Romania that, following 20 years of studies, has developed a combination unique in the world of 6 brain trainings that blend neurofeedback with complementary neurotechnologies. For tinnitus, the specialist discusses individually how relevant they are for stress, sleep and self-regulation, with no promise of a cure or of faster results.
While classic neurofeedback uses visual and auditory stimuli, brain training combines the classic version with 5 other neurotechnologies. This way, we can offer brain training that is 100% personalised to the uniqueness of your brain.
The length of time research has been going on does not prove the efficacy of each method for tinnitus. The list below describes the Institute's general technologies, not a standard treatment for ringing in the ears.
Do you have questions about booking or costs? Request the free phone discussion before you decide.
Testimonials kept in full from the original page. They are not cases of tinnitus treatment and do not present results for ringing in the ears. Experiences and the number of sessions differ.
“When the therapies began, I had given birth 3 months earlier, and depression and anxiety were a heavy burden for me. I am deeply grateful to the Brainmap Neuroscience team for their involvement and warmth. It took a while until I started to be functional again and to be a present mother in my child's life. That is because I understood and accepted this responsibility, which frightened me terribly.”
“For many years I felt a constant mental tension that caused me discomfort, restlessness and irritability. I had the inspiration to go to the institute, and following the assessment I learned that I had overactivation in certain areas of the brain. I did 88 training sessions and now I am a different person: calm, peaceful, optimistic, and sometimes I wonder whether my state is not happiness itself. Thank you to Mrs Alina Robu for the patience and attention given, hello to Mia, hello to all the highly qualified staff I worked with!”
“Neurofeedback improved my life: sleep quality, concentration, inner calm. I warmly recommend it!”
“Noticeable effects appeared already after the first two sessions, and then came many pleasant surprises related to a better ability to manage stress, boosted empathy, improved communication, memory, concentration... All of this, projected towards those around me too... led to the creation of a circle of good consequences, also improving other people's attitude towards me. In other words... total success!”
“As the parent of a child with ADHD, I am extremely grateful to the Brainmap Neuroscience team for their patience and dedication. I have noticed remarkable improvements in my child's behaviour and ability to concentrate. At school he is more attentive, he can sit at his desk without disturbing the class, we managed to build a homework routine, we can now take him to basketball too, and he has time to play.”
You don't have to come with everything figured out. But you should know what the assessment is and what you are buying.
Start with the ENT doctor and the hearing assessment, including the audiogram. Depending on your symptoms, the doctor may recommend other investigations. qEEG measures the brain's electrical activity; it does not diagnose tinnitus, does not precisely establish its cause and does not replace these assessments. BrainMap can be discussed afterwards as a complementary approach for stress, sleep and self-regulation.
In the EEG assessment, the sensors record. No current is sent through these sensors. The assessment and any training methods are different stages; the team explains what each one involves.
Set aside about 50 minutes for preparation and recording. The interpretation and consultation are not squeezed into the same visit. The report is ready within seven working days at most; the separate consultation of 30-60 minutes follows.
No. The two sessions are the start of a training, not a complete treatment or a guarantee. Evidence for neurofeedback in tinnitus is limited. It can be discussed as complementary support for stress, sleep and self-regulation, but it is not proven to eliminate the ringing and does not repair ear damage. Treatment depends on the cause and may include ENT care, hearing aids where there is hearing loss, cognitive-behavioural therapy or sound-based approaches recommended by the specialist.
You don't have to choose a whole programme now. The entry offer has explicit inclusions and a clear price: 2.000 lei. If continuing is recommended, you learn the number, frequency and costs before you decide. The listed rate for an additional individual session is 300 lei.
Bring up what you are already doing and what has helped you. Do not stop your treatment for this evaluation and do not change your medication on your own. BrainMap recommendations are placed in the context of your care; treatment decisions are discussed with the clinician who looks after you.
It would be simple to give you a fixed number. But the plan has to take you into account: evaluation, goals and response to the sessions. Discuss with the specialist how progress is tracked and what continuing would mean. We do not promise one timeframe that is the same for everyone.
You can start with a free informational call. You ask about the process, what is included, the location and the booking steps. The call does not oblige you to buy the protocol, and it is not a free investigation or diagnosis.
If your hearing drops suddenly, with or without tinnitus, seek urgent ENT evaluation the same day; if you cannot get quick access, go to the emergency department. Pulsatile tinnitus, in time with the heartbeat, or tinnitus in one ear only needs prompt ENT evaluation, especially if it is new. If weakness on one side, facial asymmetry, difficulty speaking or other acute neurological symptoms appear, call 112. Do not wait for a qEEG scan.
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Start with the ENT assessment. Then discuss what support may be useful for rest, stress and self-regulation.
If tinnitus takes over your attention and your nights, you do not have to carry all this effort alone. The BrainMap Protocol includes a qEEG evaluation, interpretation, consultation, a personalised plan and two initial neurofeedback sessions. 2.000 lei in total, for a complementary path discussed with the specialist, not a promise to eliminate the sound.