Personalized auditory-somatosensory stimulation to treat tinnitus
AssigneeThe Regents of the University of Michigan
InventorsSusan Shore, David Martel, Seth Koehler
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Abstract
Timed stimulation of both somatosensory system and auditory system is controlled, in such a manner, that an individual's brain activity is altered through spike-timing dependent plasticity, thereby reducing or removing tinnitus.
Claims12
A method, for treating an auditory condition in the subject, the method comprising:
- determining optimal parameter values for an audible stimulation signal and a somatosensory stimulation signal to alter firing rates for neurons in the auditory and non-auditory pathways involved in the auditory condition;
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- applying the audible stimulation signal and the somatosensory stimulation signal in accordance with the optimal parameters.
A system for treating an auditory condition in a subject, the system comprising:
- a processor and a memory;
- and
- a bimodal stimulation system configured to,
- determine optimal parameter values for an audible stimulation signal and a somatosensory stimulation signal to alter firing rates for neurons in the auditory and non-auditory pathways involved in the auditory condition, and
- apply the audible stimulation signal and the somatosensory stimulation signal in accordance with the optimal parameters.
A method of treatment comprising:
- identifying, in a bimodal stimulation system, initial parameters for timing and intervals of a bimodal stimulation for a subject by identifying stimulation parameters that in the subject produce a reduction in objective measures of neural correlates of tinnitus assessed by any of an electroencephalography test, auditory brainstem response (ABR) test, or psychophysical tinnitus matching test;
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- treating the subject in accordance with the identifying stimulation parameters.
A system of treatment comprising:
- a processor and a memory;
- and
- a bimodal stimulation system configured to
- identify initial parameters for timing and intervals of a bimodal stimulation for a subject by identifying stimulation parameters that in the subject produce a reduction in objective measures of neural correlates of tinnitus assessed by any of an electroencephalography test, auditory brainstem response (ABR) test, or psychophysical tinnitus matching test;
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- treating the subject in accordance with the identifying stimulation parameters.
A computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon a set of instructions, executable by a processor, for treating an auditory condition in a subject, the instructions comprising:
- instructions for identifying initial parameters for timing and intervals of a bimodal stimulation for a subject by identifying stimulation parameters that in the subject produce a reduction in objective measures of neural correlates of tinnitus assessed by any of an electroencephalography test, auditory brainstem response (ABR) test, or psychophysical tinnitus matching test;
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- instructions for treating the subject in accordance with the identifying stimulation parameters.
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