INDEPENDENT VOLUME CONTROL IN ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC STIMULATION SYSTEMS
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a first sound processor included in a first auditory prosthesis system associated with a first ear of a patient, the first sound processor including a first volume control facility; and
a second sound processor included in a second auditory prosthesis system associated with a second ear of the patient, the second sound processor including a second volume control facility;
whereinthe first volume control facility adjusts, in response to actuation of the first volume control facility by a user, a first volume level perceived by the patient when electrical stimulation is applied by either the first auditory prosthesis system or the second auditory prosthesis system, andthe second volume control facility adjusts, in response to actuation of the second volume control facility by the user, a second volume level perceived by the patient when acoustic stimulation is applied by either the first auditory prosthesis system or the second auditory prosthesis system.
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Abstract
An exemplary system includes 1) a first sound processor included in a first auditory prosthesis system associated with a first ear of a patient, the first sound processor including a first volume control facility, and 2) a second sound processor included in a second auditory prosthesis system associated with a second ear of the patient, the second sound processor including a second volume control facility. The first volume control facility adjusts, in response to actuation of the first volume control facility, a first volume level perceived by the patient when electrical stimulation is applied by either the first auditory prosthesis system or the second auditory prosthesis system. The second volume control facility adjusts, in response to actuation of the second volume control facility, a second volume level perceived by the patient when acoustic stimulation is applied by either the first auditory prosthesis system or the second auditory prosthesis system.
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20 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a first sound processor included in a first auditory prosthesis system associated with a first ear of a patient, the first sound processor including a first volume control facility; and a second sound processor included in a second auditory prosthesis system associated with a second ear of the patient, the second sound processor including a second volume control facility; wherein the first volume control facility adjusts, in response to actuation of the first volume control facility by a user, a first volume level perceived by the patient when electrical stimulation is applied by either the first auditory prosthesis system or the second auditory prosthesis system, and the second volume control facility adjusts, in response to actuation of the second volume control facility by the user, a second volume level perceived by the patient when acoustic stimulation is applied by either the first auditory prosthesis system or the second auditory prosthesis system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system comprising:
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a first sound processor included in a first auditory prosthesis system associated with a first ear of a patient, the first sound processor including a first volume control facility; and a second sound processor included in a second auditory prosthesis system associated with a second ear of the patient, the second sound processor including a second volume control facility; wherein the first volume control facility adjusts, in response to actuation of the first volume control facility by a user, an overall volume level perceived by the patient when electrical stimulation or acoustic stimulation is applied by either the first auditory prosthesis system or the second auditory prosthesis system, and the second volume control facility adjusts, in response to actuation of the second volume control facility by the user, a balance between a first volume level perceived by the patient when the electrical stimulation is applied by either the first auditory prosthesis system or the second auditory prosthesis system, and a second volume level perceived by the patient when the acoustic stimulation is applied by either the first auditory prosthesis system or the second auditory prosthesis system. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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