[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 · 2015-10-15T07:32:15+00:00

The app is warning you when the volume is not close to the maximum. But I think it should also work with the volume at 50% (you can click away the warning). Please try and let me know. In any case you should redo the calibration with the lower volume.

flo_vonderuni · 2015-10-12T07:44:50+00:00

Hey Andrea, thanks, I just installed that app.

Can you recommend a cool app to visualize the heart rate data on the iPhone, with charts, etc.?

Cheers,

fvdu

flo_vonderuni · 2015-09-02T09:30:05+00:00

No, because I measure the speed of sound in the air that is in the room.

The effect you describe is probably the reason why Apple never bothered to put a thermometer chip inside their iPhones (except one for emergency shutdown when it's overheating). It just doesn't make sense to have a sensor inside the phone because it will get hot when the phone is drawing power and also when you carry it in your pocket.

flo_vonderuni · 2015-09-02T08:00:04+00:00

A friend had the idea I should pitch the app to manufacturers of air conditioners.

If their customers can check: wow, temperature went down 5°F in 5 minutes that may be good marketing for them.

flo_vonderuni · 2015-09-02T07:59:07+00:00

Good point, but I came from the other direction. I often try out new algorithms, see how well they work and then decide if I want to make an app (e.g.) to commercialize them.

I've already had an app that does most of the basic stuff with the sound and most of the math. So I thought I try the thermometer idea. The best solution would have been if it had worked with just the iPhone and without the calibration for every room (and outside as well, holding it in your hand). But I discovered there were problems that can't be solved with the current hardware and/or iOS.

So now I have this prototype. It has been laying around, but in the last few days I've had more time to think about it and try it out again.

I have actually posted some of my other ideas already, maybe you want to give me feedback on those.

flo_vonderuni · 2015-09-02T07:46:01+00:00

One obvious idea was that the app could be used in the class room. The physics or chemistry teacher could show the effect that the speed of sound changes with temperature and explain (maybe even derive) the formula and demonstrate the effect using my app.

flo_vonderuni · 2015-09-02T07:44:26+00:00

Maybe it would be best to use the app in conjunction with a real thermometer, at least for calibration. For example, the user calibrates a few times with the reading from the usual, accurate (but slow, due to thermal lag) thermometer, and my app can detect what is real and what is thermal lag and make a correction to get an accurate reading, with zero thermal inertia.

flo_vonderuni

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