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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2018
GN Hearing A/s, Ballerup, DK;
Søren Kvist, Vaerlose, DK;
Abstract
A hearing instrument is provided comprising a microphone for reception of sound and conversion of the received sound, a signal processor for processing the received sound into an audio signal compensating a hearing loss of a user, a speaker connected to the signal processor, and a wireless communication unit connected to the signal processor for wireless communication, the wireless communication unit being interconnected with an antenna structure for emission and reception of an electromagnetic field, the antenna structure comprising an antenna element having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is connected to a feed of the antenna structure, and wherein a controllable component is provided in series with the antenna element, the controllable component being configured to change one or more characteristics of the antenna structure.