[uf]

I think there already is a kind of therapy. I read that they basically determine the exact frequency of your tinnitus. Then you give them music you like and they filter the frequency out. By listening to the altered music, the tinnitus is reduced. It seemed to work quiet well, but I forgot what the procedure is called.

I'm hearing a tinnitus for over 10 years now, so I know what it's like. :)

[joncp]

> It seemed to work quiet well

That's the most perfect typo I've seen in a while.

[kensuke155]

Whenever I need relief, I use this (or something like it) http://www.szynalski.com/tone-generator/

I found the frequency of my tinnitus (67hz) and changed the octave until I found the best result (268hz).

[cbr]

That seems straightforward enough that you could try it on your own?

[auxym]

I'm curious how you would go about determining the frequency of your tinnitus.

[lukeschlather]

As long as you have decent pitch, it shouldn't be too hard. Just listen to square waves at various frequencies until you narrow in on the frequency of your tinnitus.

When you play two square waves that are slightly off, you also hear a really obvious pulse that corresponds to how off they are (1 pulse per second means they're off by exactly 1 hz, and so on.) I don't know what the experience of tinnitus would be, but assuming you can hear the tinnitus and a square wave at a close pitch, it should be fairly easy to isolate the exact frequency with a binary search.

[steve-howard]

I tried with the tone generator linked elsewhere in the thread. One, there's no pulse, which isn't surprising because tinnitus is all in my head. Two, at least for me, tinnitus is not a single well-defined pitch. It fluctuates. Sometimes just by concentrating on it I can move the frequency up and down.

I found a frequency that was pretty close to what I hear (it's convenient that my left ear is mostly normal), and cranked it in my right ear. I now hear something like a distant swarm of bees, or a server room full of very loud fans.

[uf]

Yes, it does. But I had completely forgotten about it until now.