If you suffer with tinnitus, sleep time can be particularly difficult as the tinnitus noise is often louder and more distracting. So a lot of sufferers use a tinnitus masker and sleep CDs which replace the silence in the room with relaxing neutral sounds that displace attention away from ringing in the ears. Although, most people can benefit from the relaxing sounds of tinnitus masking, in some situations they can cause disruption to the partners of sufferers.

A sound sleep pillow or sound asleep pillow as it otherwise known, can connect to tinnitus masking devices so that the user can listen to music playback devices in comfort and without overly  disturbing his or her partner. They are used widely used amongst tinnitus sufferers who complain of tinnitus insomnia.

Sound sleep pillows are fitted with stereo speakers that are embedded deep in the pillow so that they are not felt by the user. Using a sound sleep pillow in conjunction with an MP3 player loaded with tinnitus masker MP3s can be a very effective form of self treatment for tinnitus, at home or away.