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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2014
Applicant:
Starkey Laboratories, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Inventor:
Thomas A. Scheller, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Assignee:
Starkey Laboratories, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/00 (2006.01); H03G 9/02 (2006.01); H03G 7/00 (2006.01); H03G 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/50 (2013.01); H03G 7/002 (2013.01); H03G 9/025 (2013.01); H04R 25/356 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and device for compensating sensorineural hearing loss in a manner that allows dysfunction of the inner and outer hair cells to be separately compensated is described. The disclosed techniques involve providing separately adjustable compression pathways for the received sound.