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Hearing aid with integrated flexible display and touch sensor

  • US 8,885,856 B2
  • Filed: 12/18/2012
  • Issued: 11/11/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A hearing aid, comprising:

  • a hearing aid circuit including a microphone, a receiver, and a processing circuit coupled between the microphone and the receiver;

    a hearing aid housing containing the hearing aid circuit, the hearing aid housing being an in-the-ear (ITE) housing configured for an ITE hearing aid, a behind-the-ear (BTE) housing configured for a BTE hearing aid, or a receiver-in-canal (RIC) housing configured for an RIC hearing aid; and

    a user interface coupled to the processing circuit, incorporated onto the hearing aid housing, and including a bendable display including;

    a display layer configured to dynamically display information indicative of operation of the hearing aid; and

    a sensor layer on the display layer, the sensor layer including a capacitive sensor configured to sense touching.

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