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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2009
Applicant:
David L. Basinger, Loveland, CO (US);
Inventor:
David L. Basinger, Loveland, CO (US);
Assignee:
Cochlear Limited, Macquarie University, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An implantable hearing instrument is provided that reduces the response to unnaturally high vibrations (e.g., due to a patient's own voice), without necessarily or substantially affecting the response to desired signals. The implantable hearing instrument system is operative to selectively alter/lower the gain of signals that have a magnitude above a predetermined threshold. Signals having unnaturally large amplitudes (e.g., due to a patient's own voice) are amplified less than desired signals, so that a patient may experience a more representative sound.