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Current medical research identified regularlistening to tailor-made notched music as a novel and promisingtherapy for tinnitus patients.In this enjoyable and low-cost approach, patients listen totheir favorite music, from which a certain frequency band -centered around the tinnitus frequency - has been removed. Clinicalstudies show that listening to this so-called notched music for atleast one hour per day during a period of six month cansignificantly reduce the perceived tinnitus loudness.This app allows everybody suffering from tinnitus to createtheir own notched music.It takes an arbitrary piece of music in.mp3-format as input, applies a user-defined notch filter to removea small frequency band around the tinnitus frequency, and storesthe resulting notched music in a different .mp3-file. This app alsoprovides tools that help patients to determine their individualtinnitus pitch and to design tailor-made notch filters that bestfit their needs. In addition, this app visualizes the energyspectrum of the notched music such that patients can easily checkif applying the notch filter produced the desired result.For further scientific evidence please refer tohttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2918775/pdf/cib0303_0274.pdfhttp://www.pnas.org/content/107/3/1207.full.pdfhttp://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0024685http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3002906/pdf/nihms-256457.pdf

www.notched-music.comNot only in industrialized countries a significant fraction ofthe population suffers from tinnitus. Depending on variousparameters such as pitch and loudness, this unwanted perception ofringing or other noise can strongly affect peoples quality oflife.Tinnitus originates from a series of very complex processes, andalthough global efforts are being made to betterunderstand this phenomenon, up to now there does not exist a curefor tinnitus. However, recent scientific publications indicate thatlistening to tailor-made notched music has the potential to atleast decrease tinnitus loudness. In this enjoyable and low-costapproach, patients listen to their favorite music, from which acertain frequency band - typically one octave, centered around thetinnitus frequency - has been removed. Different studies indicatethat patients should listen to notched music for at least one hourper day over a period of at least six month.The Tinnitus Notch Filter app It takes an arbitrary piece ofmusic in .mp3-format as input, applies a user-defined notch filterto remove a small frequency band around the tinnitus frequency, andstores the resulting notched music in an audio file. Possibleoutput file formats are .mp3 and .wav. This app also provides toolsthat help patients to determine their individual tinnitus pitch andto design tailor-made notch filters that best fit their needs. Inaddition, this app visualizes the energy spectrum of the notchedmusic such that patients can easily check if applying the notchfilter produced the desired result. The signal processingprocedures in this app are designed in such way thateven after applying the notch filter good audio quality ispreserved.For further details please refer tohttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2918775/pdf/cib0303_0274.pdfhttp://www.pnas.org/content/107/3/1207.full.pdfhttp://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0024685http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3002906/pdf/nihms-256457.pdf