Hi Brian,If I recall correctly, Oliver Sacks described somewhat of a similar approach in a case study desribed in his book Musicophilia. I think it had something to do with trying to bend the tonal components a little.Best regards,Kim WhiteEnvironmental noise researcherRIVM, The NetherlandsHi Brian,I think this is part of the stepped care (or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Tinnitus) methodology developed by Rilana Cima of Maastricht University. She refers to it as 'exposure techniques'. I have attached her 2012 paper.Kind greetings,Peter van HengelOp di 3 aug. 2021 om 06:16 schreef Brian Gygi <bgygi@xxxxxxxxx>:I have had tinnitus for over 30 years, and just recently I found a method that actually mitigates it to some extent (as opposed to masking it). It involves listening to my tinnitus, separating out the tonal components. I find when I do this, the tinnitus lessens noticeably in severity, and becomes highly lateralized.
I have not found anything on the Web relating to this, so I was wondering if anyone on the list knew of any research or therapies in this area. It has a lot of advantages: it's non-invasive, easy to implement and free!
Many thanks,Brian Gygi, Ph.D.