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Tinnitus treatment using sine wave clusters

a technology of sine wave clusters and tinnitus, applied in the field of tinnitus treatment using sine wave, can solve the problems of only marginal beneficial effect, difficult treatment, side effects, etc., and achieve the effect of improving or reducing tinnitus symptoms

Inactive Publication Date: 2022-03-10
MCLENNAN THOMAS KENDALL
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Benefits of technology

The invention is a method for treating tinnitus by creating a specialized tinnitus tone for each patient. This specialized tone is made up of repeated sounds, starting with a specific tone and progressing until it matches the patient's perceived tone. This process helps to reduce or improve the symptoms of tinnitus. The method has been tested and found to provide effective treatment for tinnitus.

Problems solved by technology

It has proved very difficult to treat, despite many years of suffering by hundreds of millions of patients.
But these have side effects and are frequently not helpful.
However such treatments have proved to have only marginal beneficial effect.
Additionally they are time-consuming, very expensive because they involve clinician time, and involve considerable time and difficulty for the patient.
The result is likelihood of neurons that are not part of an intended signal pathway to fire.
If enough of these malfunctioning neurons exist, the result is a seizure disorder: a recurring possibility of unintended mass-neuron firing like an electrical storm.

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[0060]In a general embodiment, the invention encompasses a method for treating tinnitus comprising subjecting a subject having tinnitus to a sound, whereby the following steps are performed:

[0061]Providing a subject suffering from tinnitus and[0062]1—providing to the subject a tone between 9000 Hz and 10000 Hz, for between 1 and 10 seconds[0063]2—grading the tone by the subject as either higher or lower in tone than the perceived tinnitus tone[0064]3—adjusting the tone either up or down by one octave[0065]4—grading the tone by the subject as either higher or lower in tone than the perceived tinnitus tone[0066]5—repeating steps 3-4 until an approximate match is found with a resolution of no more than one octave[0067]6—adjusting the tone up or down by 7 notes at a time[0068]7—grading the tone by the subject as either higher or lower in tone than the perceived tinnitus tone[0069]8—repeating steps 6-7 until an approximate match is found with a resolution of no more tha...

embodiment 2

ing Specific Frequency of 9397 Hz

[0115]In another embodiment, the invention encompasses a method for treating tinnitus comprising subjecting a subject having tinnitus to a sound, whereby the following steps are performed:

[0116]Providing a subject suffering from tinnitus and[0117]1—providing to the subject a tone at a frequency of 9397 Hz (+1-1.0 Hz) for between 3 and 10 seconds[0118]2—grading the tone by the subject as either higher or lower in tone than the e[0119]3—adjusting the tone either up or down by one octave[0120]4—grading the tone by the subject as either higher or lower in tone than the perceived tinnitus tone[0121]5—repeating steps 3-4 until an approximate match is found with a resolution of no more than one octave[0122]6—adjusting the tone up or down by 7 notes at a time[0123]7—grading the tone by the subject as either higher or lower in tone than the perceived tinnitus tone[0124]8—repeating steps 6-7 until an approximate match is found with a resolution of no more than...

embodiment 3

ing 9397 Hz, and a Continuous Adjustment

[0137]In another embodiment, the following steps are performed:

[0138]Providing a subject suffering from tinnitus and[0139]1—providing to the subject a tone at 9397 Hz (+1-0.5 Hz) for between 3 and 10 seconds[0140]2—grading the tone by the subject as either higher or lower in tone than the ne[0141]3—adjusting the tone either up or down on a continuous scale using a rotary dial tuning control[0142]4—grading the tone by the subject as either higher or lower in tone than the perceived tinnitus tone[0143]5—repeating steps 3-4 until an approximate match is found such that no further adjustments in tone produce a perceived improved match (“personalized tinnitus tone”)[0144]6—saving the personalized tinnitus tone information including wavelength, frequency and amplitude, in a computer memory[0145]7—generating by means of computer software, a plurality of sine clusters, wherein a sine cluster comprises at least three sine waves of similar amplitude but...

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Abstract

A highly effective method for treating refractile tinnitus by repeatedly subjecting a subject having tinnitus to a specific calculated sound comprising a group of related waveforms.

Description

RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims priority to and the benefit of U.S. Ser. No. 17 / 202,684, filed 16 Mar. 2021, and to U.S. 63 / 053,873 filed 20 Jul. 2020, hereby incorporated by reference for all purposes.FILED OF THE INVENTION[0002]The field of the invention is the effective treatment for tinnitus, particularly tinnitus that has been refractile to previous treatments.BACKGROUND[0003]Tinnitus is a pathological condition characterized by the perception of a ringing sound when no external sound is present. It has proved very difficult to treat, despite many years of suffering by hundreds of millions of patients. The present invention provides a clinically proven and highly effective method for treating tinnitus.[0004]Causes of tinnitus may include noise-induced hearing loss, ear infections, inflammation, foreign objects in the ear, nasal allergies, exposure to loud sounds, neurological damage etc. Tinnitus consists of anything from a weak tone up to a cont...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A61F11/04
CPCA61F11/045H04R25/75A61B5/128A61B5/4836A61B5/7465A61B5/4842
Inventor MCLENNAN, THOMAS KENDALL
Owner MCLENNAN THOMAS KENDALL