CPC A61H 23/0236 (2013.01) [A61B 5/128 (2013.01); A61B 5/681 (2013.01); A61B 5/7455 (2013.01); A61H 23/00 (2013.01); A61H 2201/165 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5048 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method for providing a bimodal tinnitus therapy to a user, the method comprising:
at a speaker, providing a set of audio stimuli, wherein audio stimuli of the set are provided in an ordered sequence, wherein:
the ordered sequence is determined with a first randomization process; and
each of the set of audio stimuli is provided before replacement, wherein additional instances of providing the set of audio stimuli are determined with a second randomization process;
contemporaneously with providing the set of audio stimuli, providing a set of vibratory stimuli at a set of actuators arranged onboard a tactile stimulation device, wherein vibratory stimuli of the set are provided in accordance with:
a set of time delays occurring between adjacent vibratory stimuli of the set of vibratory stimuli, wherein each time delay defines a gap between an end of a vibratory stimulus and a beginning of a subsequent vibratory stimulus, wherein duration values of the set of time delays are determined with a third randomization process; and
a set of locations;
and initiating the bimodal tinnitus therapy at the tactile stimulation device.
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