Device for coupling hearing aid to telephone
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1. A portable device for coupling a hearing aid to a telephone, comprising:
- signal processing circuitry interfaced between a telephone base unit and a telephone handset, and a hearing aid communication device connected to the signal processing circuitry, wherein the device simultaneously provides an output to the hearing aid communication device while providing an audio output to the telephone handset.
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Abstract
A portable device for coupling hearing aids to a telephone, whereby the hearing aid/telephone user simultaneously receives a signal transmitted from the device to the user'"'"'s hearing aid(s) while receiving an audio signal via the telephone handset. The device may inductively couple the telephone to the user'"'"'s hearing aid(s), or the device may use some other method of wireless communication to couple the telephone to the user'"'"'s hearing aid(s).
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1. A portable device for coupling a hearing aid to a telephone, comprising:
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signal processing circuitry interfaced between a telephone base unit and a telephone handset, and a hearing aid communication device connected to the signal processing circuitry, wherein the device simultaneously provides an output to the hearing aid communication device while providing an audio output to the telephone handset. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A portable device for coupling a hearing aid to a telephone, comprising:
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signal processing circuitry interfaced between a telephone base unit and a telephone handset, wherein the signal processing circuitry includes an induction loop amplifier, and an induction loop connected to the signal processing circuitry, wherein the device simultaneously provides an amplified output to the induction loop while providing an audio output to the telephone handset. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A portable device for coupling a hearing aid to a telephone, comprising:
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signal processing circuitry interfaced between a telephone base unit and a telephone handset, wherein the signal processing circuitry includes an induction loop amplifier, an external power amplifier connected to the induction loop amplifier, and an induction loop connected to the external power amplifier, wherein the device simultaneously provides an amplified output to the external power amplifier while providing an audio output to the telephone handset. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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