US Patent Issued on Sept. 22 for "Tinnitus neck tapper" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,740,917, issued on Sept. 22.

"Tinnitus neck tapper" was invented by Bengt Johansson (Norco, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Improvements for a tinnitus therapy device to reduce tinnitus to a person. The device wraps at least partially around the neck to provide stimulation to the muscles and nerves in the neck to provide stimulation that reduces "ringing in the ears". The device provides intermittent tapping to one side, both sides, alternating sides or at some pattern. The device is adjustable to position the tapping to the optimal location. The device only applies external forces and is self-controlled or controlled by a therapi...