The Japanese have always been known for their innovative and zany inventions, but the latest craze to come from the East has caught the attention of people from around the globe and it’s called ‘ringtone therapy’. A company named ‘The Japanese ringing tone laboratory’ has developed a range of specialized ringtones for your mobile phone, which they claim can help people to deal with several illnesses and emotional conditions. One of the conditions that these tones can alleviate is hay fever; the idea is that a sufferer of this condition holds his or her hand set in the normal way and plays the ringtone on loud. The frequency of the sound resonates at a level strong enough to shake the tiny pollen particle from the person’s nostrils. If your phone is a more up to date version, you also have the option of adjusting the vibration rate to fit to your facial type, so that the treatment is more affective.

It doesn’t end here; there is a list of ringtones that are supposedly able to help with different forms of ailment. Do you feel a little overweight? 30 minutes of listening to a specific selection of sound is can substantially reduce your waistline and loosen your belt buckle. Are you a woman feeling less than adequate in the chest region? Well not to worry, Dr.Hideto Tomabechi, one of the first researchers involved in the project believes that women are more sensitive to certain frequencies of sound and he has designed a ringtone that can stimulate growth.

However far fetched these claims may sound to you, millions of Japanese and other people from around the world are buying these ringtones in large numbers. Mr. Matsumi Suzuki head of the Japan ringing tone laboratory, admits that there has been limited testing, but comments that there must be some positive affect from his products otherwise why would so many people be purchasing and using them?