Wireless Tinnitus Headset with Adjustable Mastoid Probe
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional tinnitus treatment devices are bulky, cumbersome, and lack user and medical provider feedback, failing to provide an easy-to-use, statistical gathering mechanism for effective monitoring and control.
Innovation Solution
A wireless digital electronic headset system with adjustable sections, a treatment probe, and an integrated electronic communication device that emits complex signals converted into vibrations to alleviate tinnitus symptoms, allowing users and medical providers to adjust settings and collect data for monitoring progress.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional tinnitus treatment devices are used, then treatment function is provided, but device size is bulky and cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The headset is divided into multiple adjustable sections (first section with first lateral support, second section with head cap, third section with second lateral support and electronics section) that can be independently positioned and adjusted to fit different head sizes and shapes, making the device compact yet adaptable
Solution Approach 2:
The headset employs adjustable and reconfigurable sections that can be modified by the user to accommodate different head geometries, transforming a static bulky device into a dynamic compact form that adapts to the user's anatomy
2Loss of information
If conventional tinnitus treatment devices are used, then treatment is provided, but feedback and data collection capability is lacking
Solution Approach 1:
The electronics section integrates multiple functions including treatment signal generation, data collection from sensors, wireless communication with external devices, and user interface capabilities into a single compact unit, eliminating the need for separate monitoring equipment
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates sensors that collect treatment data and provide real-time feedback through wireless communication to both the user and medical providers, enabling continuous monitoring and adjustment of treatment parameters based on actual treatment effects
3Measurement precision
If treatment probe positioning is difficult, then treatment effectiveness decreases, but positioning accuracy is needed
Solution Approach 1:
The treatment probe is positioned asymmetrically at the mastoid bone location rather than centrally, requiring specific angular relationships (135 degrees between treatment probe section and probe, 90 degrees between probe and mastoid bone) that optimize bone conduction transmission while maintaining ease of positioning through anatomical landmarks
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The headset system effectively treats tinnitus by providing accurate and easy positioning of the treatment probe, enabling users to adjust settings for symptom relief and allowing medical providers to monitor treatment progress through data collection and analysis.
Implementation Method 1
The treatment probe receives the complex signals from the electronic treatment signal circuit and converts the signals into vibrations which are communicated to a user's cochlea via the mastoid part of a user's temporal bone
Implementation Method 2
vibrations which are communicated to a user's cochlea via the mastoid part of a user's temporal bone, herein referred to as 'mastoid bone'
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention relates to an electronic headset system which is preferably wirelessly controlled, and is used to treat a tinnitus disorder. The system in an electronic headset and preferably an electronic communication device, such as a smartphone, laptop, tablet, desk top computer, server, and the like or any combination thereof. The electronic headset includes a treatment probe and emits complex signals which are converted into vibrations by the treatment probe and are transmitted to a users cochlea via the treatment probe communicating with the user's mastoid bone when the electronic headset is worn, thereby alleviating the symptoms of the user's tinnitus disorder.