US Patent Issued on Oct. 20 for "Magnetic ear devices for treatment of tinnitus, hearing loss, and vertigo" (Tennessee Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,766,331, issued on Oct. 20.

"Magnetic ear devices for treatment of tinnitus, hearing loss, and vertigo" was invented by Daniel R. Schumaier (Elizabethton, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus directs a magnetic field to an inner ear of a user to improve blood flow and oxygen levels for treatment of one or all of tinnitus, sudden sensorineural hearing loss, and vertigo. The apparatus includes an outer shell having an outer profile that is custom-molded to fit one or more portions of an ear of the user. Magnetic material disposed within the outer shell. A sound tube is disposed within the outer shell and passes through the mag...