Surgery – Sleep or relaxation inducing therapy – Sensory
Reexamination Certificate
2005-01-25
2005-01-25
Gilbert, Samuel G. (Department: 3736)
Surgery
Sleep or relaxation inducing therapy
Sensory
C600S559000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06846284
ABSTRACT:
Reciprocal noise cancellation of a patient's mono-frequency tinnitus tone is achieved utilizing an externally generated tone which is subjectively defined by a mono-frequency tinnitus patient to match his/her tinnitus tone in frequency and amplitude. An externally generated sound wave, selectively designated by subjective observations of a patient to match the patient's tinnitus tone is first applied to the tinnitus patient via earphones or a speaker system and then the same externally generated sound wave is sequentially phase shifted through a plurality of angularly shifted sequence steps to shift or slide the external sound wave through at least a 180 degree phase shift of the generated signal as it is applied to the patient to achieve a series of reductions of the patient's tinnitus tone and in one of such shifted steps a reciprocal, canceling relationship with the patient's tinnitus tone. The tinnitus treatment sequence of an externally generated sound wave and then the phase shifted externally generated tone achieve cancellation of the tinnitus tone of the patient as the sequential steps of the generated tone in effect slide across the tinnitus sound wave resulting in cancellation of the tinnitus tone. By replaying the sequential phase shifted segments of the patient treatment process a patient may utilize the previously recorded sequences in a patient self-treatment process.
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Fish Paul W.
Gilbert Samuel G.
Nichols Steven L.
Tinnitus Control, Inc.
Veniaminov Nikita R.
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