"The only way to find out is to try it." dgn58, Are you going to try it?

Deltardart

I just wrote to . Richard Salvi and Larry Roberts, I want them to tell me about Dr. Winkler, and if they know anything about the TIPA program

I also wrote back to Dr. Winkler, and ask him why nobody seems to be buying the program

I mean come on, why isn't there any comments on the internet about somebody who has recently tried TIPA

Is does not make any sense. And yes I would love to try it, I just want more answers first.

Dgn its been around several years .. there are no testimonials, and ive never heard of any one having any more success with this sound therapy than they would using their own MP3 player .. save your money ... it don't work ......as the guy sayes , it does not work with all tinntitus patients .. notice there are no percentages listed

So there is a TIPA app in the itunes store but I dont want to create an account with a credit card so I will have to wait.
http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/tipa-tinnitus-application/id454930645?mt=8
it says the app is free. I just dont trust my card number with apple.

As far as i know the cost is about $ 50 Bucks ..

Why on earth should something that helps with tinnitus work only on apple products? this is targeted marketing at its finest by people who have no soul.

In all fairness I do benefit from RI(residual inhabituation)on a daily basis. 100% of the time I wake up to very loud severe tinnitus. My daily routine is always the same. I will have a cup of coffee to clear the head and get the buzz that a cup of coffee gives.

I put my headphones on and listen to music on my MP3 player at a volume that does not cover my tinnitus. After 10-15 minutes I will increase the volume to where it does cover my tinnitus. After 15-20 minutes when I take my headphones off the tinnitus is greatly reduced.

With luck my tinnitus will stay at that level for the rest of the day. When it doesn't I will listen to my player for the rest of the day with the volume greatly reduced and this is enough to mask my tinnitus. Problems with this is i'm unable to talk to people or listen to the television.

This is where the Moses/Lang Masking CD helps. Track #3 on the CD pretty much matches my tinnitus. I will listen to that and that allows me to talk to people. One thing that I did find out years ago is the brand of headphones that I use does make all the difference in the world.

I use the Sony MDR-W08's. So with the TIPA program I can see why they tell you to use a certain headphone. As far as using only a iPod I have always used Sansa's or Coby MP3 players(that's what i'm using now)and they seem to work just fine.

I bought the Tipa product through Apple iTunes recently. The app is a free to download to your iPod, iPhone. Once the app is on your device you purchase "Playpacks" of 50 plays from within the app. It is very easy and simple to use. I have only used it 3 times. I have not had any results positive or negative so far. I can hear some mixing of the tones with the tinnitus and the tinnitus tone changes while I am listening. No residual inhibition for me at this point. Of course if i get any positive effect I will post it heard and everywhere. But I'm not holding my breath.
DarkSon, For what it's worth,I have been buying through the iTunes store for years, apps, music, books, etc. Never had a problem with them. As far as I can tell your credit card # is as safe with Apple as it can be.

I totally understand about the credit card and Apple. I thought I was safe with T-Mobil and ended up having charges on my card somewhere in Kansas, so I am a little hesitant. And I emded up finding a code online for the Itunes store. Pretty cool, but I dont have anything that will play the app so it was all in waste. I wouldnt have the $50.00 anyways.

Thanks, J! Please keep us posted. I don't have any Apple products (yet) to try it, so I appreciate you keeping us updated.

Delta, thanks for sharing your technique. I have tried (at the suggestion by a friend with T) to take showers with a thick shower cap on (covering my ears) so that the water hitting it is VERY loud. After about 15-20 minutes, when I get out, my T will often by lower and sometimes (not always) stay lower for some time--but never all day. (My T tends to get louder as the day goes on, so I usually do this in the evening, and it will help anywhere from a 10 minutes to several hours.)

PS McCartyJ, are you using the special earphones from TIPA?

McMudo, No I am not. I'm using Bose QC15, a better quality headphone that the Sennheiser that is recommended. I emailed Tipa and got the response that follows. It seems that there are any number of ways that the product could fail. I remain skeptical.
Hi Jim,

The TIPA signal is extremely sensitive to degradation. If you do not have the correct headphones it does not work. Sennheiser HD280PRO are the only headphones I have tested that work. (I have no connection with Sennheiser). I have not tested Bose headphones but the noise cancellation headphones may damage the TIPA signal.

The only way to find out is to try them. If you do not get residual inhibition, try the Sennheisers.

Regards

Peter

I am going to give it a try. I got the correct speakers, And I using download TIPA tomorrow.

I can assure you it does depend on what headphones you use. If the TIPA system calls for the Sennheiser headphones I would stick with them. As much masking that I have done over the years I have tried many,many headphones. My wife bought me a set of the Bose $95 headphones a couple of years ago and they were a bust. For some reason they simply did not deliver the masking sound to where it would mask my tinnitus. For my masking the best headphone hands down is the Sony MDR-W08 model.

They rest inside you ear and there so light you don't know you have them on. Cost is less than $10. They simply work better for me when it comes to masking so if it were me I would stick with what the TIPA system says to use.

I just checked and the Sennheiser headphones cost $100 where the Bose are $300. I don't mean to stick my nose in here but I want this TIPA program to work. I'm proof that sound therapy does work without question.