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Open ear hearing aid system

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  • US 8,483,419 B1
  • Filed: 07/02/2010
  • Issued: 07/09/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A hearing aid system, comprising:

  • a receiver comprising a housing to be positioned in an open ear configuration within an ear canal, said housing comprising a speaker and having an arm extending from said housing, and a portion of said arm contacting said ear canal to suspend the receiver in the ear canal and away from the ear canal walls to effect said open ear configuration; and

    a microphone sampling position, said sampling position located remote from the ear canal and the speaker positioned therein, wherein sound from the microphone sampling position is amplified in accordance with hearing loss programming and passed via electrical connection around a portion of the external ear and through the ear canal opening to the speaker that is positioned within the ear canal in an open ear configuration for delivery of audible sound to the unoccluded ear canal, wherein said microphone sampling position and an amplifier are positioned within a behind the ear unit.

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