Methods, systems, and devices for treating tinnitus with VNS pairing
First Claim
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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Abstract
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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29 Claims
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1. A method of treating tinnitus comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of treating tinnitus comprising:
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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; pairing a vagus nerve stimulation pulse train with each playing of a therapeutic tone, thereby reducing the patient'"'"'s perception of tinnitus; and checking the volume level of each therapeutic tone.
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16. A method of treating tinnitus comprising:
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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; generating sound files by shaping the selected therapeutic tones using a ramp function; modulating the sound files with phase information that simulates a sound source location; 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. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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