Patent ID: 6155971
Filing Date: 2000-12-05
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
A computer-implemented method for treating tinnitus for a human subject, said computer-implemented method comprising:ascertaining, for the human subject, a frequency range at which said tinnitus occurs;administering, using a computer-implemented approach, at least one set of a set of temporal stimulus-response tasks and a set of spectral stimulus-response tasks to said human subject, said at least one set being at a predetermined level of difficulty; and repeatedly performing steps a) through c) below:a) ascertaining, using said computer-implemented approach, a performance indicator indicative of performance by said human subject on said at least one set;b) if said performance indicator exceeds a predefined performance threshold, increasing the level of difficulty, using said computer implemented approach, of said at least one set;c) administering, using said computer-implemented approach, said at least one set to said human subject, wherein said steps a) through c) are repeatedly administered for a number of times effective to treat said tinnitus over time.