Switching structures for hearing assistance device
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1. A hearing aid comprising:
- an input system, the input system including a plurality of filters;
an output system;
a signal processing circuit electrically connecting the input system to the output system; and
a magnetically-actuatable switching circuit between the plurality of filters and the signal processing circuit, the magnetically-actuatable switching circuit connected to the plurality of filters, the magnetically-actuatable switching circuit including at least a first position and a second position, the first position of the switching circuit electrically connecting a first of the filters to the signal processing circuit, the second position of the switching circuit connecting a second of the plurality of filters to the signal processing circuit.
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Abstract
A hearing aid is provided with a switch that automatically, non-manually, controls a configuration of the hearing aid in the presence of a magnetic field. In an embodiment, the switch in the hearing aid is configured to control a filtering configuration of the hearing aid in the presence of a magnetic field.
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20 Claims
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1. A hearing aid comprising:
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an input system, the input system including a plurality of filters; an output system; a signal processing circuit electrically connecting the input system to the output system; and a magnetically-actuatable switching circuit between the plurality of filters and the signal processing circuit, the magnetically-actuatable switching circuit connected to the plurality of filters, the magnetically-actuatable switching circuit including at least a first position and a second position, the first position of the switching circuit electrically connecting a first of the filters to the signal processing circuit, the second position of the switching circuit connecting a second of the plurality of filters to the signal processing circuit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A hearing aid comprising:
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an input system to provide an electrical signal; a plurality of filters to provide multiple filtering configurations; and a switching circuit having a magnetic sensor, the switching circuit structured to switch to a filtering configuration of the electrical signal based on a magnetic field sensed by the magnetic sensor, the switching circuit including at least a first position and a second position, the first position of the switching circuit electrically connecting a first of the plurality of filters to the input system, the second position of the switching circuit connecting a second of the plurality of filters to the input system. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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providing an electrical signal from an input system of a hearing aid; and switching to a filtering configuration of the electrical signal based on a magnetic field sensed by a magnetic sensor of a switching circuit of the hearing aid, the filtering configuration being one of multiple filtering configurations associated with a plurality of filters of the hearing aid, wherein the switching includes changing the switching circuit from a first position to a second position, the first position of the switching circuit electrically connecting a first of the plurality of filters to the input system, the second position of the switching circuit connecting a second of the plurality of filters to the input system. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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