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I think there already is a kind of therapy. I read that they basically determine the exact frequency of your tinnitus. Then you give them music you like and the

by uf 10y ago

I think there already is a kind of therapy. I read that they basically determine the exact frequency of your tinnitus. Then you give them music you like and they filter the frequency out. By listening to the altered music, the tinnitus is reduced. It seemed to work quiet well, but I forgot what the procedure is called. I'm hearing a tinnitus for over 10 years now, so I know what it's like. :)

joncp 10y ago
> It seemed to work quiet well That's the most perfect typo I've seen in a while.
cbr 10y ago
That seems straightforward enough that you could try it on your own?
- uf 10y ago
  Yes, it does. But I had completely forgotten about it until now.
- auxym 10y ago
  I'm curious how you would go about determining the frequency of your tinnitus.
  - lukeschlather 10y ago
    As long as you have decent pitch, it shouldn't be too hard. Just listen to square waves at various frequencies until you narrow in on the frequency of your tinnitus. When you play two square waves that are slightly off, you also hear a really obvious pulse that corresponds to how off they are (1 pulse per second means they're off by exactly 1 hz, and so on.) I don't know what the experience of tinnitus would be, but assuming you can hear the tinnitus and a square wave at a close pitch, it should be fairly easy to isolate the exact frequency with a binary search.
    - steve-howard 10y ago
      I tried with the tone generator linked elsewhere in the thread. One, there's no pulse, which isn't surprising because tinnitus is all in my head. Two, at least for me, tinnitus is not a single well-defined pitch. It fluctuates. Sometimes just by concentrating on it I can move the frequency up and down. I found a frequency that was pretty close to what I hear (it's convenient that my left ear is mostly normal), and cranked it in my right ear. I now hear something like a distant swarm of bees, or a server room full of very loud fans.
kensuke155 10y ago
Whenever I need relief, I use this (or something like it) http://www.szynalski.com/tone-generator/ http://www.szynalski.com/tone-generator/ I found the frequency of my tinnitus (67hz) and changed the octave until I found the best result (268hz).

by uf 10y ago

joncp 10y ago

> It seemed to work quiet well That's the most perfect typo I've seen in a while.

cbr 10y ago

That seems straightforward enough that you could try it on your own?

uf 10y ago
Yes, it does. But I had completely forgotten about it until now.
auxym 10y ago
I'm curious how you would go about determining the frequency of your tinnitus.
- lukeschlather 10y ago
  As long as you have decent pitch, it shouldn't be too hard. Just listen to square waves at various frequencies until you narrow in on the frequency of your tinnitus. When you play two square waves that are slightly off, you also hear a really obvious pulse that corresponds to how off they are (1 pulse per second means they're off by exactly 1 hz, and so on.) I don't know what the experience of tinnitus would be, but assuming you can hear the tinnitus and a square wave at a close pitch, it should be fairly easy to isolate the exact frequency with a binary search.
  - steve-howard 10y ago
    I tried with the tone generator linked elsewhere in the thread. One, there's no pulse, which isn't surprising because tinnitus is all in my head. Two, at least for me, tinnitus is not a single well-defined pitch. It fluctuates. Sometimes just by concentrating on it I can move the frequency up and down. I found a frequency that was pretty close to what I hear (it's convenient that my left ear is mostly normal), and cranked it in my right ear. I now hear something like a distant swarm of bees, or a server room full of very loud fans.

kensuke155 10y ago

Whenever I need relief, I use this (or something like it) http://www.szynalski.com/tone-generator/ http://www.szynalski.com/tone-generator/ I found the frequency of my tinnitus (67hz) and changed the octave until I found the best result (268hz).