Toilet

Paruresis is a type of phobia in which the sufferer is unable to urinate in the (real or imaginary) presence of others, such as in a public restroom. It is a type of "stage fright" condition bought on by a busy public restroom and the issue is perceived as embarrassing. 7% of the population suffer this affliction. Most sufferers say that "it's the silence" of a bathroom that disables their ability to pee. If the public bathroom has background noises like hand dryers, flushing cisterns, plumbing sounds or a hand basin tap flowing, etc. a lot of sufferers are usually able to pee.

This android application called "Toilet" has just those types of sounds, that can be played just like music, by the touch of a button. Paruresis sufferers can emulate 12 restroom sounds played at any volume with this app thus eliminating the silence and enabling the Paruretic to pee. We hope this technology will help paruretics everywhere alleviate the physical pain and psychological suffering this condition can cause.