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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2021
Texas Institute of Science, Inc., Richardson, TX (US);
Laslo Olah, Richardson, TX (US);
Texas Institute of Science, Inc., Richardson, TX (US);
Abstract
A hearing aid and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the hearing aid includes a body having various electronic components contained therein, including an electronic signal processor that is programmed with a respective left ear qualified sound range and a right ear qualified sound range. Each of the left ear qualified sound range and the right ear qualified sound range may be a range of sound corresponding to a preferred hearing range of an ear of the patient. The electronic signal processor is also programmed with a tinnitus frequency which is a range of sound corresponding to a sensation of tinnitus in the ear of the patient. Sound received at the hearing aid is converted to the qualified sound range prior to output with the output amplified at 0 dB at the tinnitus frequency or an inverse amplitude signal applied at the tinnitus frequency.