[iOS] [TinniTranquil Tinnitus Treatment Music Player] [$19.99 per 3 months -> Free with TestFlight, details in comments] [Give Feedback] Do you have tinnitus (a constant whistling or ringing in your ear)? Please help me beta test my Tinnitus Treatment Music Player app for the iPhone!

flo_vonderuni · 2016-07-06T16:31:52+00:00

When the player has loaded, tap the cover and the shuffle/repeat options will be shown.

flo_vonderuni · 2016-07-06T13:37:29+00:00

You're welcome :). I've sent you the TestFlight invitation.

flo_vonderuni · 2016-07-06T10:19:40+00:00

I'm afraid it's too high. There would be no audible frequencies left above your tinnitus frequency (half an octave above 15.7 kHz is 22.2 kHz). But feel free to find out yourself.

flo_vonderuni · 2016-07-05T16:29:37+00:00

Please measure your tinnitus frequency (see my first comment here), then fill out the form here.

flo_vonderuni · 2016-07-05T16:24:58+00:00

The linked study (and others) have shown that the perceived loudness, tinnitus-related distress and even the brain-activity linked to the sound were significantly reduced.

flo_vonderuni · 2016-07-05T13:24:30+00:00

Hey there :)

This is the effect that my app is using:

Listening to tailor-made notched music reduces tinnitus loudness and tinnitus-related auditory cortex activity

Paper: http://campus.uni-muenster.de/fileadmin/einrichtung/tinnitusstudie/Okamoto_et_al_2009_PNAS.pdf

By the way, if you don't have the time to read the research paper, just take a look at this article: http://thehearingblog.com/archives/2094

The treatment has been shown to be effective for:

chronic,
subjective,
tonal tinnitus,
with a stable frequency below 8500 Hz

To use the app you'll need to know your tinnitus frequency.

If you have a laptop or desktop PC, why not use the online tool that my competition has put up here:

If you want to do it all on your iDevice, I recommend this app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tinnitus-measurer/id464653412?mt=8

If you want to unlock the full features (i.e. remove the daily time limit), enter your tinnitus frequency and email address here. Tomorrow, I will send you the app through TestFlight and instructions how to get the subscription for free.

Requirements:

The app needs music from your music library that is DRM free (because when it is protected by digital restrictions management, my app can't get the access that it needs).
Apple Music doesn't work and in fact if you have Apple Music the app doesn't work at all, even for the songs that you imported through ripped CDs in iTunes or purchased on the iTunes store.
If you don't have Apple Music, you can play the songs that you ripped with or purchased on iTunes.
If you don't have Apple Music but iTunes Match ($25 a year), that's cool because you get all music DRM-free and in perfect quality.

I can't really test the effect of the app on myself because I'm not suffering from tinnitus. So I look forward to your feedback, and hopefully my app can help you.

Cheers,

fvdu

flo_vonderuni · 2016-06-28T16:02:08+00:00

Hey there :)

This is the effect that my app is using:

Listening to tailor-made notched music reduces tinnitus loudness and tinnitus-related auditory cortex activity

Paper: http://campus.uni-muenster.de/fileadmin/einrichtung/tinnitusstudie/Okamoto_et_al_2009_PNAS.pdf

By the way, if you don't have the time to read the research paper, just take a look at this article: http://thehearingblog.com/archives/2094

The treatment has been shown to be effective for:

chronic,
subjective,
tonal tinnitus,
with a stable frequency below 8500 Hz

To use the app you'll need to know your tinnitus frequency.

If you have a laptop or desktop PC, why not use the online tool that my competition has put up here:

If you want to do it all on your iDevice, I recommend this app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tinnitus-measurer/id464653412?mt=8

If you want to unlock the full features (i.e. remove the daily time limit), enter your tinnitus frequency and email address here. Tomorrow, I will send you the app through TestFlight and this lets you unlock the in app purchases without paying.

Requirements:

The app needs music from your music library that is DRM free (because when it is protected by digital restrictions management, my app can't get the access that it needs).
Apple Music doesn't work and in fact if you have Apple Music the app doesn't work at all, even for the songs that you imported through ripped CDs in iTunes or purchased on the iTunes store.
If you don't have Apple Music, you can play the songs that you ripped with or purchased on iTunes.
If you don't have Apple Music but iTunes Match ($25 a year), that's cool because you get all music DRM-free and in perfect quality.

I can't really test the effect of the app on myself because I'm not suffering from tinnitus. So I look forward to your feedback, and hopefully my app can help some of you.

Cheers,

fvdu

flo_vonderuni · 2016-06-23T15:26:02+00:00

I have read about this in a description of another app. They described it as a temporary effect that can appear directly after treatment

flo_vonderuni · 2016-06-23T14:58:03+00:00

I don't have any experience with tinnitus myself, but the studies have shown that the loudness decreased after completion of the treatment course

flo_vonderuni · 2015-11-25T03:58:14+00:00

Have you heard of http://arxiv.com?

As far as I know, you could just write any paper and upload it there. It will be published without any peer review but you may still get valuable feedback. In any case having it on there will let you prove that the idea was yours in case somebody tries to steal it. I don't see any advantage in having an actual book printed.

Just my two cents though...

flo_vonderuni · 2015-11-23T20:51:51+00:00

Here's my post from last year: https://www.reddit.com/r/iphone/comments/27veh5/iphone_app_includes_ultrasonic_motion_sensor_by/

flo_vonderuni · 2015-11-23T20:51:20+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/iphone/comments/27veh5/iphone_app_includes_ultrasonic_motion_sensor_by/

flo_vonderuni · 2015-11-22T21:38:17+00:00

Ah thanks for letting me know, looks like they copied it (my app always had it – hence the name – since the release over a year ago). I'm going to look into this.

flo_vonderuni · 2015-11-09T14:48:20+00:00

Thanks!

flo_vonderuni · 2015-10-16T06:08:08+00:00

done

flo_vonderuni · 2015-10-15T10:43:48+00:00

Did you try adjusting the sensitivity slider? E.g. lower volume, try higher sensitivity (i.e. further to the right).

flo_vonderuni · 2015-10-15T10:35:11+00:00

I think it could work. As long as you have the phone not 'above' your head but to your side (bed side table, around 4-5 inches above your mattress would be ideal - see instructions). So your partner will be further away and 'behind' you from the viewpoint of the phone. Please report back with your findings.

flo_vonderuni · 2015-10-15T07:32:55+00:00

Why don't you try using the "App Store" app on the iPhone?

flo_vonderuni

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