Abstract: A system and method of treating hyperacusis is presented. The system uses a customizable, patient-specific, in-ear device combining sound attenuation with loudness suppression and a noise generator to expand the dynamic range of a patient. This device is used with novel software and counseling to provide a patient-specific treatment to hypersensitivity to sound.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 24, 2019
Date of Patent:
March 3, 2020
Assignees:
University of South Florida, The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama, SoundsGood Labs, Inc.
Inventors:
David Alan Eddins, Charles Craig Formby, Stephen W. Armstrong
Abstract: A system and method of treating hyperacusis is presented. The system uses a customizable, patient-specific, in-ear device combining sound attenuation with loudness suppression and a noise generator to expand the dynamic range of a patient. This device is used with novel software and counseling to provide a patient-specific treatment to hypersensitivity to sound.
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 24, 2019
Publication date:
December 26, 2019
Applicants:
University of South Florida, The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama, SoundsGood Labs, Inc.
Inventors:
David Alan Eddins, Charles Craig Formby, Stephen W. Armstrong