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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2010
Stefan D. Menzl, Jona, CH;
Hans-uelii Roeck, Hombrechtikon, CH;
Logan P. Palmer, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Abhijit Kulkarni, Newbury Park, CA (US);
Manish Vaishya, Valencia, CA (US);
Volkmar Hamacher, Maennedorf, CH;
Stefan D. Menzl, Jona, CH;
Hans-Uelii Roeck, Hombrechtikon, CH;
Logan P. Palmer, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Abhijit Kulkarni, Newbury Park, CA (US);
Manish Vaishya, Valencia, CA (US);
Volkmar Hamacher, Maennedorf, CH;
Advanced Bionics AG, Staefa, CH;
Abstract
An exemplary system includes an electro-acoustic stimulation (EAS) subsystem and a volume control subsystem communicatively coupled to the EAS subsystem. The EAS subsystem is configured to direct a cochlear implant to apply electrical stimulation representative of audio content included in a first frequency band to a patient and to direct a receiver to apply acoustic stimulation representative of audio content included in a second frequency band to the patient. The volume control subsystem is configured to facilitate independent control of a volume associated with the electrical stimulation and a volume associated with the acoustic stimulation. Corresponding systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed.