Tinnituszentrierte Musiktherapie (TIM) by Dr. Annette Cramer

This iphone app is created in cooperation with (german) Dr. Annette Cramer, who invented
TIM - a music therapy especially for tinnitus patients - and she has a master degree and over 10 years
of experience in this tinnitus-music-treatment-area.

The price is 16 EUR (in the german app store).

I tried it and i like it.
The app is about 3 years old and has a very good customer-reputation.

As a first step, the app allows to create a profile of your individual tinnitus, for each ear separately.
In a second step you play your tinnitus profile together with relaxing music.
If you repeat this procedure - at least - 15 Minute a day the tinnitus gets lowered.

This is just a short explanation, please read the manual.
Regards, Martin

 

Is this just for tonal t or can it be usd with any type of tinnitus?

 

That sounds identical to the original Neuromonics treatment, I'm sure that they matched your T and played the tone back with classical music behind for relaxation.

It can be difficult for us to match our own tinnitus accurately, and of course it can change without us realising so it'll need regular checking and would benefit from independent help / checking. I spend a lot of my life with music and have had musical training and I still struggle sometimes - I can match somebody else much easier than myself.

But for €16 it seems reasonable enough and is at least based on a relatively plausible theory.

 

Hi All,

I've used the app, and it irritated my tinnitus. I loved all the features the app offers; it is truly customizable. My problem was probably an inability to match my sound. This is especially true if you have a whistling type tinnitus that appears to be comprised of several sounds that you (or I) can't tease out very well. I also have a single tone tinnitus that I can hear when my other sounds (whistle) are quiet. I might've been able to match the single tone.

Perhaps, if I had worked longer with the app my results would've been better. My suggestion is to slowly expose yourself, and, if you fluctuate, be careful when you're loud. Once when I used the app, my tinnitus just crazy loud, but I was having a bad day and this might've affected my response. Anyway, the damage was not permanent, and I might try again to slowly acclimate myself.

I did have problems with it playing my iTunes. It would not play many songs and would not repeat them. Again, this might just be a settings/technical issue.

 

Thanks Eric.

Unfortunately, you are so right. This just means we need to find alternative methods. There's more than one way to skin a cat--so to speak! And we'll keep looking for them.

 

Hello Martin, I just read that you have used tinnitus help. For me it was the most helpful application against my tinnitus, which I have since 2013. And it is very easy to match the tinnitus sound. I still use it, when it is necessary. And it works immediately!

 

Hello Adam, it is for every type of tinnitus, even humming or tinnitus over 8 Khz. And even, if you have different tinnitus on both ears

 

is the app localized into English?

 

Yes, and there is also an introduction in english

 

All your posts here are about this "musiktherapie", you sure you aren't trying to drum up new business for your own product??

 

No, music therapy is not a new product and not a new therapy. But it can help, if you find a music therapist who treats tinnitus patients. As far as I can see audio therapies are (besides behavioral therapy) the most successful therapies against tinnitus, because they influence the ears and the auditive cortex directly.