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Implantable hearing aid with tinnitus masker or noiser

  • US 6,394,947 B1
  • Filed: 12/21/1999
  • Issued: 05/28/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/21/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An at least partially implantable hearing aid for rehabilitation of an inner ear hearing disorder comprising a microphone which outputs an audio signal, an implantable electromechanical output converter for direct mechanical inner ear stimulation via a coupling element, an electronic signal processing and amplification unit which is located in an audio signal processing electronic hearing aid path from the microphone to the implantable electromechanical output converter and which receives said audio signal, a power unit for electrically powering the hearing aid, and an electronic module for rehabilitation of tinnitus which generates tinnitus masking or noiser signals and feeds them into said audio signal processing path in a manner driving said electromechanical output converter.

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