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

  • US 9,265,661 B2
  • Filed: 05/23/2014
  • Issued: 02/23/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/02/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of treating tinnitus comprising:

  • determining the patient'"'"'s tinnitus frequency;

    programming a clinical controller with information based on the determined tinnitus frequency;

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

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

    repetitively playing each of the selected plurality of therapeutic tones; and

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

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