Patent ID: 8306248

Claim:
A method for relieving tinnitus, hyperacusis, or hearing loss, comprising: (a) selecting for a user of ear level devices a plurality of stored audio signals; (b) applying a customized filter to each of the plurality of stored audio signals; (c) transmitting to a user device the plurality of filtered audio signals; (d) receiving at a processor on the user device from the user a selection of one of the plurality of filtered audio signals; (e) in response to receiving the selection of the filtered audio signal, transmitting to the ear level devices synchronization information for transmitting the filtered audio signal to the ear level devices; (f) associating with the filtered audio signal the ear level device synchronization information; (g) transmitting to a first ear level device and a second ear level device: (i) the filtered audio signal; and (ii) the associated ear level device synchronization information; to cause the first ear level device and the second ear level device, to output the filtered audio signal substantially simultaneously.