Patent ID: 6682472
Filing Date: 2004-01-27
Classification: A61B,H04R

Abstract:
A tinnitus rehabilitation method for providing relief to a person suffering from the disturbing effects of tinnitus, the method comprising:providing an audio signal including peaks and troughs; producing a predetermined masking algorithm designed to modify at least one of peaks and troughs of at least a portion of the audio signal at selected frequencies for providing intermittent masking of tinnitus and to account for a basic audiometric configuration of the person; and spectrally modifying the audio signal in accordance with the predetermined masking algorithm wherein, in use at a comfortable listening level, when the spectrally modified audio signal is heard by the person during the peaks, the tinnitus is substantially completely obscured and the person perceives significant masking of the tinnitus, and during the troughs, the person may occasionally perceive the tinnitus.