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HEARING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SUPPLYING AUDIO SIGNALS TO A USER WEARING SUCH HEARING DEVICE

  • US 20080013744A1
  • Filed: 07/13/2006
  • Published: 01/17/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/13/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for supplying audio signals to a user wearing a hearing device at or in an ear, said hearing device comprising a sound attenuation portion for attenuating ambient sound before reaching an ear drum of said user, the method comprising:

  • producing an audio signal at a controlled level by audio signal producing means;

    providing sound corresponding to said audio signal produced by said audio signal producing means to an ear canal of said user by a loudspeaker which is included in said attenuation portion and which is oriented towards said user'"'"'s ear canal;

    capturing audio signals by a microphone, which is included in said attenuation portion and which is oriented towards said user'"'"'s ear canal, from said sound provided by said loudspeaker to said user'"'"'s ear canal;

    wherein a level of said audio signal produced by said audio signal producing means is controlled according to said audio signals captured by said microphone.

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