Sound-Electrical Stimulus Sequencing for Personalized Tinnitus Treatment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing tinnitus treatment methods lack personalization and customization, leading to suboptimal treatment outcomes for individual patients.
Innovation Solution
A device that determines optimal complex stimuli for tinnitus treatment by adjusting the duration and order of sound and electrical stimuli based on user input and effect diagnosis scores, allowing for personalized treatment at home.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If standardized tinnitus treatment methods are used, then treatment coverage is broad, but treatment effectiveness is reduced due to lack of personalization
Solution Approach 1:
The treatment device dynamically adjusts stimulus parameters (duration, order, intensity) based on real-time user feedback and effect diagnosis scores, transforming static standardized treatment into adaptive personalized treatment that evolves with patient response
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes multiple treatment parameters including stimulus duration, stimulus order, and stimulus intensity based on effect diagnosis scores, enabling customization of treatment protocols to match individual patient needs and maximize treatment effectiveness
2Reliability
If complex stimulus sequences are applied, then treatment effectiveness is improved, but patient boredom and adaptation occur
Solution Approach 1:
The device implements periodic variation in stimulus sequences, alternating between different complex stimulus patterns and adjusting parameters at scheduled intervals to maintain patient engagement while preventing neural adaptation to repetitive patterns
Solution Approach 2:
Stimulus parameters are dynamically adjusted based on patient feedback and effect diagnosis, creating variable treatment sequences that adapt to patient response and maintain compliance through personalized rather than repetitive stimulation
3Measurement precision
If frequent hospital visits are required for treatment, then treatment precision is improved, but patient convenience is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The treatment device enables patients to perform self-diagnosis and self-adjustment of treatment parameters at home using effect diagnosis scores and feedback mechanisms, eliminating the need for frequent hospital visits while maintaining treatment precision through patient-driven optimization
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates continuous feedback loops where patients report treatment effects and the device adjusts stimulus parameters accordingly, enabling precise treatment optimization through patient feedback rather than requiring frequent professional evaluations
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AI summary
Proposed are a method and device of determining optimal complex stimuli for tinnitus treatment. The method of determining the optimal complex stimuli for tinnitus treatment includes: identifying one or more sound stimuli selected by a user input from among a plurality of sound stimuli; identifying one or more electrical stimuli selected by the user input from among a plurality of electrical stimuli; determining a first complex stimulus sequence of complex stimuli in which the one or more selected sound stimuli and the one or more selected electrical stimuli are combined; and applying the complex stimuli to a user, wearing a tinnitus treatment device, according to the determined first complex stimulus sequence.