My brother has moderate to bad tinnitus and has connected a pink/white noise generator through a mixer into his sound system. It sounds quite relaxing i have to admit, since i have some tinnitus as well.
I was thinking that tube rush is a similar noise and maybe i could make a preamp that rather than aiming for low noise actually generates a noise which might help in masking the tinnitus.
It doesn't mean i want low quality but if you have ever listened to music with the background sound of rain or the sea you will know what i mean.
I should add that i can construct but am just a solder monkey so can't design.
Cheers, sp
I was thinking that tube rush is a similar noise and maybe i could make a preamp that rather than aiming for low noise actually generates a noise which might help in masking the tinnitus.
It doesn't mean i want low quality but if you have ever listened to music with the background sound of rain or the sea you will know what i mean.
I should add that i can construct but am just a solder monkey so can't design.
Cheers, sp
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Hmm, if it works for you, great.
There are quite a few different techniques specifically intended for reducing/eliminating the effects of Tinnitus, CPS, Meniere's, etc
There are quite a few different techniques specifically intended for reducing/eliminating the effects of Tinnitus, CPS, Meniere's, etc
Yeah, you're right - sorry.
A source/preamp that mixes the music with the added background sound of rain or the sea - probably easier to just add the extra relaxing sound as a separate input to the music source so could vary the level of 'soothing sound' content.
Interesting, as I have a couple of CDs that contain different wave/beach type of sound recordings (Calming Ocean Waves, Calming Rain, Calming Sleep, Magic of Healing Music [Becvar])and some with storms added but hadn't thought to combine this to music to reduce effects of Tinnitus.
I used that "Tomatis Sound Therapy" as my tinnitus progressed to what they call "Cocktail Party Syndrome" (2 sounds, no discernment of either) and got rid of it altogether - a remarkable benefit to everyday living!
A source/preamp that mixes the music with the added background sound of rain or the sea - probably easier to just add the extra relaxing sound as a separate input to the music source so could vary the level of 'soothing sound' content.
Interesting, as I have a couple of CDs that contain different wave/beach type of sound recordings (Calming Ocean Waves, Calming Rain, Calming Sleep, Magic of Healing Music [Becvar])and some with storms added but hadn't thought to combine this to music to reduce effects of Tinnitus.
I used that "Tomatis Sound Therapy" as my tinnitus progressed to what they call "Cocktail Party Syndrome" (2 sounds, no discernment of either) and got rid of it altogether - a remarkable benefit to everyday living!
A resistor and a zener diode should do the trick.
Then mix this with the original signal, that adds an other resistor.
Then mix this with the original signal, that adds an other resistor.
What's that, I've not heard of it? I find masking doesn't work for me, just adds to the "noise".
Hi Matt,
It's been around since the '50s and the then Dr Tomatis designed/invented it for people with hearing problems, and there were plenty of those after WW11 - when I first used it, about 20 odd years ago, we used the old Walkman cassette players but it's developed quite a lot since then - have a look at the Australia site but it's all over the world now, especially in Europe. It does require a bit of patience but ...
https://tomatis.com.au/what-is-the-tomatis-method.
and the one I used is https://mysoundtherapy.com/au
It's been around since the '50s and the then Dr Tomatis designed/invented it for people with hearing problems, and there were plenty of those after WW11 - when I first used it, about 20 odd years ago, we used the old Walkman cassette players but it's developed quite a lot since then - have a look at the Australia site but it's all over the world now, especially in Europe. It does require a bit of patience but ...
https://tomatis.com.au/what-is-the-tomatis-method.
and the one I used is https://mysoundtherapy.com/au
They used to say that you listened quietly for about 3 hours a day with the level just audible so it's not at all annoying - I found that I used them when asleep too so went a bit more than this but my problem was quite severe -
The "mysoundtherapy.com" people made a series of cassette tapes made for home use but probably more digital methods today - the professional health centres have problem diagnosis, psychology, medical, etc all together and unsure if it's covered by your NIH and can be quite expensive now as the healing service is now a corporation, or something.
there seems to be stages and when you gent unreasonably angry at everything for no good reason, that's the corner to rapid improvement - some people here use it with kids that have ADD and different levels on the autism disorder as the medical profession is still reluctant to offer anything apart from chemicals and this certainly provides relief for anything tied into the 8th nerve but apparently, not for everyone.
The "mysoundtherapy.com" people made a series of cassette tapes made for home use but probably more digital methods today - the professional health centres have problem diagnosis, psychology, medical, etc all together and unsure if it's covered by your NIH and can be quite expensive now as the healing service is now a corporation, or something.
there seems to be stages and when you gent unreasonably angry at everything for no good reason, that's the corner to rapid improvement - some people here use it with kids that have ADD and different levels on the autism disorder as the medical profession is still reluctant to offer anything apart from chemicals and this certainly provides relief for anything tied into the 8th nerve but apparently, not for everyone.
I have to repeat the 'course' soon as my hearing perception is declining (that CPS is re-appearing) but can use my old Yamaha cassette player while typing here, reading or watching the 'footie' with the headphones on - if you have difficulty, I can send a copy of the cassettes if you can find a player, no problems.
Hi, another alternative is one we use....electric fans. Particulary at night. It may take a while to figure out what speed and where to put it, but it works and cuts down on the load on the AC unit.