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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2006
Applicants:
Samuel L. Thomasson, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Scott Raymond Fink, Apache Junction, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Samuel L. Thomasson, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Scott Raymond Fink, Apache Junction, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Zounds Hearing, Inc., Tempe, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/121 (2013.01); H04R 25/30 (2013.01); H04R 25/70 (2013.01); H04R 25/558 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hearing aid having a plurality of frequency bands is calibrated by evaluating the response of the hearing aid in each band and programming the hearing aid to produce a specific sound pressure level in each band, thereby providing a calibrated instrument that can be used for both evaluation and compensation of hearing loss. The sound pressure levels are preferably the same for each band. The evaluation step is preferably performed at the center frequency of each band.