an automated method for treating tinnitus by habituation through use of neurological feedback , comprising the steps of connecting a subject through a set of attached headphones to an electronic sound player that is connected to a pc workstation presenting sound examples by software to the subject who can refine them by manipulating a series of controllers on the player , making an electronic recording of the sound in a digital music format , storing the recording in the computer , transferring a copy of the electronic sound file to the subject &# 39 ; s electronic music player , generating an eec signature of the subject &# 39 ; s brain activity in response to the presented sound , sound using the customized sound to stimulate the auditory system while the brain activity is recorded , wherein the computer continuously monitors for the feedback signatures and drives the sound stimuli appropriately .