IP Library Granted Patent US 9,301,714
Granted Patent B2
US 9,301,714 · App. 14/317,374 · Granted Apr 5, 2016

Systems and methods for tracking and presenting tinnitus therapy data

Inventors: Michael Baker (Portland, OR); Brenda Edin (Portland, OR); Daniel Drexler (Montevideo, UY); Marisa Pedemonte Benvenuto (Montevideo, UY); Dario Geisinger Yasky (Givat Shmuel, IL); Andres Bianco de Olea (Lomas de Solymar, UY)
Assignee: Otoharmonics Corporation
A61B5/128A61B5/4836G06F19/3487H03G3/00H04R25/75A61B5/0022
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Patent No.
US 9,301,714
App. No.
14/317,374
Granted
Apr 5, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

The treatment of tinnitus may include a tinnitus therapy including generating a tinnitus therapy sound that is similar to a patient's perceived tinnitus sound. In one example, a method for tinnitus therapy may include tracking a tinnitus therapy over a duration, the tinnitus therapy including a tinnitus therapy sound matching a patient's perceived tinnitus played over the duration and presenting each of a volume evolution of the tinnitus therapy sound and usage data of the tinnitus therapy over the duration.

Claims (29)

1. A method for tinnitus therapy, comprising:

applying a tinnitus therapy to a patient's ear with a sound generating device over a duration, the tinnitus therapy including a previously generated tinnitus therapy sound matching to the patient's perceived tinnitus;

tracking the tinnitus therapy applied by the device over the duration; and

presenting each of a volume evolution of the tinnitus therapy sound and usage data of the tinnitus therapy over the duration.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein tracking the tinnitus therapy over the duration includes tracking volume changes to the tinnitus therapy sound.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein tracking the tinnitus therapy over the duration includes tracking volume changes separately for a left ear input and a right ear input, and wherein the sound generating device includes earphones.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the duration includes a series of sessions, the tinnitus therapy sound played continuously for a prescribed amount of time during each session of the series of sessions.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein tracking the tinnitus therapy over the duration includes tracking one or more of a date, time, and duration of each session in the series of sessions.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the usage data includes one or more of a total number of sessions in the series of sessions, a date and time of a first session of the series of sessions, a date and time of a last session of the series of sessions, an average daily use, an average weekly use, and a length of each session.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein presenting the volume evolution of the tinnitus therapy sound includes visually presenting tracked changes to left and right ear volume inputs by a user over the duration in a volume evolution chart, the volume evolution chart including changes in volume vs. session date.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising generating a report based on the tracked changes, the report including a volume evolution of the tinnitus therapy sound over the duration.

9. A method for tinnitus therapy, comprising:

applying a tinnitus therapy to a patient's ear with a sound generating device over a duration, the tinnitus therapy including at least two different previously generated tinnitus sound matches based on the patient's perceived tinnitus;

tracking changes to the tinnitus therapy over the duration, the tracking including individually tracking intensity changes to each of the at least two different sound matches.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the individually tracking intensity changes to each of the at least two different sound matches includes individually tracking left and right ear input volume changes to each of the at least two different sound matches.

11. The method of claim 9 , further comprising tracking usage of each of the at least two different tinnitus sound matches, wherein tracking usage includes tracking one or more of a date, time, and duration of each use of each of the at least two different tinnitus sound matches.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein a first match of the at least two different sound matches includes a different tinnitus sound type than a second match of the at least two different sound matches, the different tinnitus sound type including one of a pink noise, a cricket sound, a white noise, a broad band noise, an amplitude modulated sine wave sound, or a pure tone sound.

13. The method of claim 9 , further comprising displaying the individually tracked intensity changes together on a single chart.

14. A method for tinnitus therapy, comprising:

applying a tinnitus therapy to a patient's ear with a sound generating device, the tinnitus therapy including a previously generated tinnitus therapy sound matched to the patient's perceived tinnitus;

tracking therapy data of the tinnitus therapy over time;

presenting the tracked therapy data; and

adjusting the tinnitus therapy based on the tracked data.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising presenting therapy details of the tinnitus therapy corresponding to the tracked therapy data, the therapy details including one or more of a list of each sound component of the tinnitus sound and a corresponding frequency level, a help-to-sleep option, an allow changing volume option, a prescribed therapy duration, and a prescribed time of day for therapy.

16. The method of claim 14 , further comprising playing back the tinnitus sound corresponding to the tracked therapy data and wherein adjusting the tinnitus therapy based on the tracked data includes adjusting one or more therapy parameters of the tinnitus therapy.

17. The method of claim 14 , wherein the tracked therapy data includes one or more of a volume evolution of the tinnitus sound over time, separate volume evolutions of the tinnitus sound over time for a right ear and left ear input and usage data, the usage data including one or more of a number of therapy sessions, an average daily usage, an average weekly usage, and a therapy duration for each session of the number of therapy sessions.

18. The method of claim 14 , wherein tracking therapy data includes remotely tracking each of intensity changes to the tinnitus sound and usage of the tinnitus sound and remotely transferring tracked changes to a secured data network.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the sound generating device is a first device, wherein the tracking therapy data includes tracking the therapy data with the first device, and wherein presenting the tracked therapy data includes presenting the tracked data to a user via a user interface of a second device, the second device electronically coupled with the first device in order to transfer the tracked therapy data to the second device.

20. The method of claim 14 , further comprising generating a patient medical record, the patient medical record including a patient audiogram, the tinnitus sound, the tracked therapy data and the adjusted tinnitus therapy.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 18, 2021
From: CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER
To: LEVO MEDICAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 057824/0197 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 17, 2020
From: OTOHARMONICS CORPORATION
To: CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER
Reel/Frame 054684/0377 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 29, 2019
From: OTOHARMONICS CORPORATION
To: CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER
Reel/Frame 050207/0921 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 28, 2016
From: BAKER, MICHAEL; EDIN, BRENDA; DREXLER, DANIEL; BENVENUTO, MARISA PEDEMONTE; YASKY, DARIO GEISINGER; BIANCO DE OLEA, ANDRES
To: OTOHARMONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 037611/0696 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 27, 2014
From: BAKER, MICHAEL; EDIN, BRENDA; DREXLER, DANIEL
To: OTOHARMONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 033198/0207 →
Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 61841221 · Jun 28, 2013
Provisional Application 61841254 · Jun 28, 2013
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