A61B5/128

TINNITUS TREATMENT AND ANALYSIS

Disclosed is a method. The method may include receiving first data based on a stimulus defined according to a patient. The method may include receiving second data based on the stimulus. The method may include determining an indication of tinnitus. The indication of tinnitus may be based on a comparison between the first data and the second data. The method may include administering a tinnitus treatment on the patient. The treatment may be based on the indication. A tinnitus treatment may include one or more of an biological feedback with the patient, transcranial magnetic stimulation of the patient, surgical insertion of the cochlear implant, the cognitive behavioral therapy, the transcutaneous electrical stimulation, pharmacologic therapy on the patient, or applying a hearing aid to the patient.

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HEARING ANALYSIS
20220160262 · 2022-05-26 · ·

An apparatus and method for hearing analysis including a frequency setting part for setting a predetermined frequency at which there is a possibility of tinnitus of the subject; a signal generation part generates a pure tone signal of the set frequency and increase or decrease the level of the generated pure tone signal, and generates a complex tone signal including the frequency of the pure tone signal and increase or decrease a level of the generated complex tone signal; and a hearing analysis part to analyze hearing by using a pure tone recognition information and a complex tone recognition information of the subject obtained in reaction to the pure tone signal and the complex tone signal generated by the signal generation part. As a result, the apparatus and method can accurately determine the tinnitus region and also provide information from which point of the sound path the tinnitus originates.

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MULTIMODAL STIMULATION
20220126094 · 2022-04-28 ·

A system for providing multimodal stimulation to a user includes a tactile device including a set of tactile actuators. Additionally, the system can include and/or interface with a user device, a remote computing system, and/or any other devices. A method for multimodal stimulation functions to provide therapy to a user for tinnitus or other conditions, and includes any or all of: receiving a set of inputs; determining a set of outputs; providing the set of outputs to a user; and adjusting any or all of the set of outputs.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TINNITUS SUPPRESSION
20220117518 · 2022-04-21 ·

A method is provided which includes receiving first signals indicative of sound in an environment of a recipient. The method further includes receiving second signals indicative of sound perception by the recipient. The method further includes, in response to the first signals and the second signals, determining whether the recipient is experiencing tinnitus. The method further includes, while the recipient is experiencing tinnitus, transmitting stimulation signals to the auditory system of the recipient.

AI (ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE) BASED DEVICE FOR PROVIDING BRAIN INFORMATION
20220022790 · 2022-01-27 · ·

The present invention relates to an AI (Artificial Intelligence) based device for providing brain information comprising: a brain signal measuring portion that collects a signal related to user's brain; a brain signal stimulating portion that stimulates the user's brain for an operation of collecting a signal of the brain signal measuring portion; and a diagnosing portion that determines the user's brain state on the basis of the collected signal.

TINNITUS TREATMENT DEVICE AND RECORDING MEDIUM
20210368282 · 2021-11-25 ·

A tinnitus treatment device provides a sound stimulus for tinnitus treatment to a user who is a tinnitus patient on a unit time basis, and includes: a controller; and a recording medium in which a treatment program is stored. The treatment program is executed by the controller to perform: analogizing one or both of a RI effect curve and a TL decrease curve for tinnitus treatment sound provided to the user; generating the tinnitus treatment sound based on the one or both of the RI effect curve and the TL decrease curve which is analogized; and presenting the tinnitus treatment sound generated to the user via a sound presentation unit on the unit time basis to provide the sound stimulus to the user.

Tinnitus testing device using brain waves and tinnitus testing method using same

The tinnitus testing apparatus of this invention comprises a control part that in turn comprises: an auditory stimulus generation part that can generate a stimulus; and an AEP acquisition and amplitude measurement part that can acquire auditory evoked potential (AEP) brain waves of a examinee due to said stimulus and measure the specific amplitude of said acquired brainwaves; wherein said auditory stimulus is one or more of: a 1st stimulus containing continuous noise and pulse noise; and a 2nd stimulus containing pulse noise and continuous noise with a silent gap.

Tinnitus treatment device and recording medium
11228854 · 2022-01-18 ·

A tinnitus treatment device provides a sound stimulus for tinnitus treatment to a user who is a tinnitus patient on a unit time basis, and includes: a controller; and a recording medium in which a treatment program is stored. The treatment program is executed by the controller to perform: analogizing one or both of a RI effect curve and a TL decrease curve for tinnitus treatment sound provided to the user; generating the tinnitus treatment sound based on the one or both of the RI effect curve and the TL decrease curve which is analogized; and presenting the tinnitus treatment sound generated to the user via a sound presentation unit on the unit time basis to provide the sound stimulus to the user.

NEW TINNITUS MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES
20230329912 · 2023-10-19 ·

A method, including automatically obtaining data indicative of at least one of physiological features past and/or present of a person who experiences recurring tinnitus or ambient environmental conditions past and/or present of the person, analyzing the obtained data to determine at least one of that a tinnitus event is occurring or that a tinnitus event has a statistical likelihood of occurring in the near term and initiating a tinnitus mitigation method based on the action of analyzing.

Device for providing an audio signal
11778397 · 2023-10-03 · ·

The present idea refers to a device for providing an audio signal for suppressing or decreasing a user's tinnitus. The device comprises an identification unit for supporting a determination of at least one parameter regarding the user's tinnitus, an adaptation unit configured to modify a received audio signal based on the at least one parameter, thereby obtaining the audio signal, or to generate the audio signal based on the at least one parameter, wherein a defined frequency spectrum of the audio signal is based on a tinnitus suppression frequency, and an audio output unit configured to play the audio signal to the user.