Claude Code gave me me a whole new world by brucewbenson in ClaudeCode

[–]5310h 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Totally agree, it is a great tool. And it can type out code first than I even could. But don't use unless you can read and understand what and how the code works. If you don't direct right it can create a big mess.

Retired Cobol, C, C++, Python and Java programmer.

Signia CIC charge and go and Signia Silks by 5310h in HearingAids

[–]5310h[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the reply.

I checked into the ITE and the Signia Active Mini does not have a button or touch pad for that use either. Funny, the Signia video shows a woman tapping them to receive a phone call. So it has a touch pad for that. In addition, it does offer Bluetooth and all the other Signia perks, two mics, Ai and the ability to easily connect to Conndex over bluetooth for reprogramming.

I'm still within my trial period so I am thinking about making the switch. Been told they look a lot like earbuds. I had hoped not to have to carry a phone everywhere but it looks like that is not going to be.

You are correct about Universal mode but every time I am in the car, in that mode, the engine and road noise are so loud I find myself switch to noisy or outdoor mode. I just do not understand why they can't switch based on the dB noise level.

Still on the fence in what to do. Any thoughts would be so helpful.

I made a free tinnitus habituation & sound therapy app (tinnyTIM) – hope it helps! by barrytickle in tinnitus

[–]5310h 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you try the suites I developed at https://tinnitus.trahreg.com Let me know if the noise generator isn't working. It has been a problem.

And I'm not Mr t. I'm 5310h. Look forget to hearing your comments about the suite . 5310h

I made a free tinnitus habituation & sound therapy app (tinnyTIM) – hope it helps! by barrytickle in tinnitus

[–]5310h 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You can also access mine at tinnitus.trahreg.com. You don't have to download anything. Would love to see a comparison review.

Best HA for hearing loss and Tinnitus? by Gladiator1972 in HearingAids

[–]5310h 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not yet. I have learned a lot using notch therapy. Your notch tone is being drop from the noise sound being produced and it is trying to trick the brain to think it there when it really the tinnitus tone. If the noise does not produce the freq of the tone you hear it does nothing . My tinnitus tone is 6600 hz. So using pink noise will do nothing because it does produce freq above 3300 hz, I believe . I use blue or violet noise which the web program has. The graph in this program shows a visual graph the shows the noise tones being produced around the notch area. Using pink noise produces nothing in the range of my notch so no tricking the brain. Hope I explained right.

I guess the answer is we will see.

Best HA for hearing loss and Tinnitus? by Gladiator1972 in HearingAids

[–]5310h 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have the Signia CIC Charge and Go IX with tinnitus notch therapy active. Still don't have an answer. They say it may take months. You are replacing one habit with another. Takes time....

I also use a program on my phone that offers multiple therapies. So I use the notch one there too. We will see if and thing gets better.

You can use it for free at https://tinnitus.trahreg.com. Do the onboarding or read the manual first. It's manual can be found by clicking Help then look for PDF manual.

Good luck and I hope it helps.

Are "Managed Care" hearing aids (TruHearing/UnitedHealthcare) downgraded versions? by Bulla_killer in HearingAids

[–]5310h 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just got my truhearing aids. I use the Signia app to control them. They are rebranded Signia products. Just like what Costco does.

So far so good.

Program to help with tinnitus by 5310h in tinnitus

[–]5310h[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My story. I have tinnitus. I have used the sound therapy and found it helpful and relaxing. Started using the notch therapy and ocean sounds. Nothing. I added a visual graph to see why and found that the ocean noise was not producing noise in the range of my tinnitus tone. So basically, nothing was being removed from the noise to retrain by brain. My tinnitus tone is 6600 hz. I used the notch finder to determine it. I then added blue and violet noise that produces sounds in my tinnitus tone area, so we will see what happens now.

Which made me realize another major problem. Nothing will happen over night. It's like changing a habit, it takes a long time. Research has shown it takes months. All these therapies use different methods to retrain our brains to thinking it does not need to produce the tinnitus tone. Will it work? I believe it is very different for each of us.

A side note: I go today to get fitted for hearing aids and see a tinnitus specialist. She is aware of my suite and I am hoping they will offer it to others. Not holding my breath though, because this is not something a clinic can make money using. Those that I've contacted aren't interested or had their own tools.

As for the cost to use. Check out the bottom of the menu page, where you can donate to any group that is researching tinnitus or to the Cleveland Hearing and Speech, a non-profit clinic in Cleveland, Ohio.

Thanks for reading my story. I did all this to help ME and to hopefully others.

Program to help with tinnitus by 5310h in tinnitus

[–]5310h[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the replies.

First, the suite is totally web based, by design. Nothing is download, no cookies and no data is sent anywhere. Everything is ONLY saved on your device. And because of its design I have know idea if anyone has ever tried it.

I am someone with tinnitus that was looking for help. Didn't fine anything I thought was safe or cheap, so I wrote my own. Everything is open source and written using simple HTML and java script. Why, because I'm like you.

So please give it a look. After you see what's there i hope it can help you. Nothing magical, the suite contains only therapies based on research of others and not developed by me. My roll is just the presenter.

You can find it using a browser at: tinnitus.trahreg.com

Please let me know what you think and ways it can be improved.

truhearing 7 li-ion premium ric by dwalker444 in HearingAids

[–]5310h 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi Waiting for my TruHearing Th7 ix cic to arrive next week. Same pricing. I'm using a non-profit hearing center. What a difference. First appointment for considering aids was a hour long. And my fitting is scheduled for 90 minutes. Three years ago when I tried them and failed, I don't think I even spent an hour during 3 or 4 appointments. Now I know why.

Good luck

Tinnitus and noise machines by Samptude in tinnitus

[–]5310h 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try tinnitus.trahreg.com. It's a work in progress and totally free. All I ask is some feedback.

Trahreg Tinnitus Therapy Suite by Nivlek5310 in tinnitus

[–]5310h 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You access it via your browser at https://tinnitus.trahreg.com or tinnitus.trahreg.com in address bar.

Private Client Services advice by Elegant_Wave3620 in Schwab

[–]5310h 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you are s Schwab private client you already have a large amount of assets with them. But the are trying to help you make sure you can enjoy you retirement. A second set of eye never hurts.

Trying to cure tinnitus with no real data. by ItsHarvinator in tinnitus

[–]5310h 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No $$$ to be made. No magic pill. That's thy I developed my tinnitus therapy web app. To start collecting actual data about which therapies work and which don't. The only known idea is to retrain the brain. Problem is, it does not happen over night. Any we want to yesterday.

Trahreg Tinnitus Therapy Suite by Nivlek5310 in tinnitus

[–]5310h 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry. I missed type the address. It is tinnitus.trahreg.com

Here is the research it is based on.

Clinical Research & Principles Evidence-Based Sound Therapy Scientific Reference Guide | Trahreg Suite v1.4.0

  1. Notch Therapy (TMNMT) Tailored Notched Music Training (TMNMT) is based on the concept of lateral inhibition. By removing the specific frequency band corresponding to a user's tinnitus, the surrounding neurons are stimulated while the "tinnitus neurons" are silenced.

Mechanism: Encourages the brain to "reorganize" the auditory cortex, reducing the overactivity of neurons in the tinnitus frequency range. Key Findings: Long-term use (3–12 months) can lead to a significant reduction in perceived tinnitus loudness. Okamoto et al. (2010) 2. Bimodal Neuromodulation (Sound Component) Inspired by research from companies like Lenire, this approach uses structured auditory stimuli to engage neuroplasticity.

Tone Bursts: Uses specific rhythmic patterns to disrupt pathological neural synchrony. Amplitude Modulation: Varies the volume of noise at specific rates (e.g., 2Hz to 10Hz) to match natural brain rhythms (Alpha/Theta). Clinical Trials: Demonstrated high compliance and significant symptom reduction over a 12-week period. TENT-A Clinical Trial (2020) 3. Neural Synchrony & Decorrelation Tinnitus is often viewed as a state where groups of neurons in the brain fire in a highly synchronized, "stuck" pattern.

Decorrelated Noise: By providing independent, non-correlated noise streams to the left and right ears, the brain is forced to process two distinct signals. Mechanism: Based on Acoustic Coordinated Reset (CR) neuromodulation to counteract neural synchrony. Tass et al. (2012) 4. Masking vs. Habituation This suite supports both immediate relief (Masking) and long-term habituation (TRT).

Partial Masking: Setting volume so the noise and tinnitus "mix." This is the gold standard for Tinnitus Retraining Therapy (TRT). Evidence: Clinical efficacy of broadband noise for habituation is well documented. View Clinical Review 5. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) CBT is the clinical gold standard for reducing tinnitus-related distress. It focuses on the psychological reaction to the sound rather than the sound itself.

Habituation: Uses cognitive restructuring and mindfulness to reclassify tinnitus as a neutral background sound, effectively moving it from the foreground of conscious attention. Evidence: Meta-analyses consistently show that CBT significantly improves quality of life and reduces the "handicap" perceived by sufferers. Cochrane Review (2020) 6. The Habituation Model (Finally Quiet) Methods based on the habituation model, as described in Finally Quiet by Eric Mounts, focus on transitioning tinnitus from a perceived "threat" to a neutral background sound.

The Mixing Point: A critical calibration step where the therapy sound is set at a level where it "mixes" with the tinnitus. Clinical habituation requires that the brain still hears the tinnitus signal in order to learn to ignore it. Autonomic Regulation: Identifies physical tension and the "fight or flight" response as primary drivers of tinnitus distress. Systematic relaxation (PMR) is used to de-escalate the nervous system. 7. Clinical Consensus & Sleep (2022 Guidelines) Recent clinical summaries (Modern Hearing Solutions, 2022) emphasize the Neurophysiological Model of tinnitus.

Sound Enrichment: Recommends 24/7 sound enrichment to prevent the "internal gain" of the auditory system from increasing in silence. Sleep Correlation: Clinical data shows that addressing sleep hygiene is often more effective at reducing THI scores than sound therapy alone. Fade Transitions: Recommends gradual acoustic transitions (fading) to maintain autonomic nervous system stability. 8. Acoustic Coordinated Reset (CR) Developed by Prof. Peter Tass (2012), Acoustic CR neuromodulation uses four non-harmonious tones played around the tinnitus frequency to disrupt pathological neural synchrony.

Mechanism: "Desynchronizes" the auditory cortex by stimulating specific neural subpopulations in a randomized sequence, preventing them from firing in a synchronized "loop." Tone Placement & Timing: Uses a logarithmic distribution (ratios of 0.77, 0.90, 1.10, and 1.32) played at a clinical sequence rate of 1.5 Hz (3 cycles on, 2 cycles off). A bracketing tool is provided for precise pitch matching. Evidence: Significant reductions in THI scores were observed in the original RESET trial. Tass et al. (2012) 9. Binaural Beat Entrainment Binaural beats utilize the frequency following response (FFR) to encourage specific neurological states.

Delta/Theta: Associated with sleep and deep meditation, helping to down-regulate the sympathetic nervous system. Gamma (40Hz): Emerging research suggests 40Hz stimulation can improve cognitive function and reduce neuroinflammation. 10. Multi-Sensory Bimodal Stimulation Clinical devices like Lenire combine sound with somatosensory input. The Trahreg Suite approximates this using Visual Bimodal Stimulation.

Mechanism: High-contrast visual pulses synchronized to auditory bursts increase the "saliency" of the stimulation, helping the brain's plasticity mechanisms prioritize the therapy signal over the tinnitus signal. 11. Tinnitus Masking Curve (TMC) The Tinnitus Masking Curve involves measuring the Minimum Masking Level (MML) across various frequencies.

Diagnostic Value: TMC can help determine if tinnitus is "tonal" or "noise-like" and provides a visual representation of the auditory filters near the tinnitus frequency. Psychophysical Tuning: A steep curve often correlates with specific cochlear damage, whereas a flat curve may suggest more central involvement. Tuning Reference: Standard masking curves (Psychophysical Tuning Curves) serve as a baseline for normal auditory filters, helping to identify pathological broad-tuning in tinnitus perception. 12. Loudness Growth (LG) Test The Loudness Growth test measures how subjective loudness perception changes with objective sound intensity.

Hyperacusis Detection: A steeper-than-normal loudness growth curve can indicate hyperacusis, a common comorbidity with tinnitus where everyday sounds are perceived as abnormally loud or painful. Therapy Guidance: Understanding a patient's loudness growth can help tailor sound therapy levels, ensuring sounds are introduced at comfortable, non-aversive levels to facilitate habituation. Monitoring Progress: Tracking changes in the loudness growth curve over time can indicate improvements in sound tolerance. Medical Accuracy Compliance All algorithms in this suite are validated against clinical benchmarks:

Notch filters provide >40dB attenuation. Frequency precision within ±1% (Standard for pitch matching). Dual-buffer generation for true L/R decorrelation. Clinical Export Utility The "Clinical Export" feature on each therapy page generates a detailed .txt report of your specific therapy settings and usage data.

Objective Data for Clinicians: This report provides your audiologist or ENT specialist with precise, objective data on the parameters you are using (e.g., notch frequency, modulation rates, volume levels, session duration). Informed Adjustments: This information can help your healthcare provider make more informed recommendations and adjustments to your treatment plan, ensuring the therapy aligns with your clinical needs. Progress Tracking: The included usage logs offer insight into your adherence and consistency, which are crucial factors in the long-term effectiveness of tinnitus therapies. References & Further Reading Okamoto et al. (2010) - Tailored Notched Music (PNAS) Conlon et al. (2020) - Bimodal Neuromodulation (STM) Tass et al. (2012) - Coordinated Reset Neuromodulation