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For many treatment methods, accurate estimation of Tinnitus (ringing in ears) concerning sound type, level, and bandwidth or frequency is inevitable. The proposed way of obtaining Tinnitus parameters is described in this paper. The method employs sound synthesis, aimed at obtaining sound which is closest to perceived Tinnitus. The proposed method assumes running a designed application on a multimedia PC provided with a special graphical user interface to facilitate sound generation and identification. Emphasis is put on issues related to the implementation of the proposed diagnostic procedure. The method was verified during preliminary tests in which people suffering from Tinnitus participated. The obtained results are presented and discussed in this paper.
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Suchomski, P., Odya, P., Kotus, J., Czyżewski, A. (2011). An Approach to Determining Tinnitus Acoustical Characteristic. In: Czachórski, T., Kozielski, S., Stańczyk, U. (eds) Man-Machine Interactions 2. Advances in Intelligent and Soft Computing, vol 103. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23169-8_24
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