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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2006
Applicant:
James Mitchell Kates, Niwot, CO (US);
Inventor:
James Mitchell Kates, Niwot, CO (US);
Assignee:
GN Resound A/S, , DK;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A hearing aid includes a microphone for conversion of sound into an input audiosignal, a signal processor for processing the input audiosignal, the signal processor including a compressor, and a receiver for conversion of the processed signal into sound, wherein the compressor is configured to adapt attack and release time constants in response to input signal fluctuations.