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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2017
Applicant:
Regents of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
Hubert H. Lim, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Cory D. Gloeckner, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Yezihalem Mesfin, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Assignee:
Regents of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/12 (2006.01); G10K 11/175 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61N 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/75 (2013.01); A61B 5/128 (2013.01); A61N 1/0456 (2013.01); A61N 1/0476 (2013.01); A61N 1/36034 (2017.08); A61N 1/36036 (2017.08); G10K 11/175 (2013.01); G10K 2210/1081 (2013.01); G10K 2210/116 (2013.01); H04R 25/554 (2013.01); H04R 2225/021 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for treating hearing loss and/or tinnitus or enhancing hearing to sounds or sound features such as in a noisy environment are disclosed. An apparatus includes a hearing aid and associated electrodes for electrically stimulating a portion near, on or in the ear, where the electrical stimulation is synchronized with a sound input and/or sound output of the hearing aid.