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Methods, systems, and devices for treating tinnitus with VNS pairing

  • US 8,666,501 B2
  • Filed: 11/09/2012
  • Issued: 03/04/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/02/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of treating tinnitus comprising:

  • measuring a patient'"'"'s hearing;

    determining the patient'"'"'s hearing loss and the patient'"'"'s tinnitus frequency using the measurements of the patient'"'"'s hearing;

    programming a clinical controller with the measurements of the patient'"'"'s hearing;

    selecting a plurality of therapeutic tones, where the therapeutic tones are selected to be at least a half-octave above or below of the patient'"'"'s tinnitus frequency;

    setting an appropriate volume for each of the plurality of tones;

    repetitively playing each of the plurality of therapeutic tones; and

    pairing a vagus nerve stimulation pulse train with each playing of a therapeutic tone, thereby reducing the patient'"'"'s perception of tinnitus.

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