Electronic device for tinnitus management, and operating method therefor

An electronic device, comprising:

• a communication circuit configured to communicate with at least one external electronic device;
• a memory storing at least one sound source and at least one test sound for a tinnitus frequency test;
• and
• at least one processor, comprising processing circuitry, electrically connected with the communication circuit and the memory,
• wherein the memory stores instructions which, when executed by at least one processor, individually and/or collectively, cause the electronic device to:
• identify an ear with tinnitus symptoms between a left ear and a right ear based on a first input selecting a direction of the ear with the tinnitus symptoms;
• transmit a first control message configured to control the at least one test sound to be output through an external electronic device corresponding to the identified ear to the external electronic device through the communication circuit;
• determine a frequency corresponding to a selected test sound as a tinnitus frequency based on a second input selecting the one test sound among the at least one test sound output through the external electronic device;
• generate a second sound source in which a portion corresponding to the tinnitus frequency is removed from a first sound source among the at least one sound source;
• transmit a second control message configured to control the second sound source to be output through the external electronic device to the external electronic device through the communication circuit;
• and
• based on determining that ambient noise has a specified level or more based on ambient noise information, control the external electronic device to remove at least part of the ambient noise during output of the at least one test sound through the external electronic device.