Implantable Electonic Tinnitus Detector in the Works

I think Carl will like this one. It is a .pdf describing an implantable device which would monitor brain signals and modulate magnetic stimulations in order to tame automatically tinnitus. It is based partially on the works of De Ridder and Vanneste who think they have found way to measure tinnitus intensity (loudness) by EEG in 2009.

Here's the paper: http://elca.et.tudelft.nl/~shiseni/publications/hiseni_serdijn_td.pdf

(Old link defunct, new one added above by Markku. Thanks Daedalus for informing!)

 

This is really interesting, thanks for posting this Daedalus another great find!

 

But when is it coming for use by everyone? I am an impatient patient, I want to see all this awesome new gear in action already

 

Cool. Bionic.

 

My god this would be excellent. I hate tinnitus:-(

 

Are they using something like this for other neuro applications (e.g., like epilepsy)? If so, it would speed up the testing process.