Patent ID: 6210321
Filing Date: 2001-04-03
Classification: A61F,A61H,A61N

Abstract:
An electronic stimulation system for treating a patient having a tinnitus condition in which he hears ringing or other sounds in the sonic frequency range, the sounds heard internally by the patient having predetermined frequencies in this range, said system comprising:A. means to generate a complex electrical signal having frequency components lying within said sonic range, said means being adjustable by the patient to yield frequency components which mask the frequencies of the tinnitus sounds heard by the patient;B. means responsive to said complex signal to produce mechanical vibrations corresponding thereto;C. means to apply said mechanical vibrations to a site on said patient in the proximity of the cochlea whereby the vibrations are conveyed to the cochlea to relieve the tinnitus condition; andD. means to audibly reproduce the complex signal so that it can be heard by the patient as he adjusts the means to generate the complex signal to include the frequency components that mask the tinnitus sounds.