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BTE hearing aid with an antenna partition plane

  • US 9,402,141 B2
  • Filed: 06/28/2013
  • Issued: 07/26/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/06/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A hearing aid comprising:

  • a behind-the-ear (BTE) housing;

    a microphone for reception of sound and conversion of the received sound into a corresponding first audio signal;

    a signal processor for processing the first audio signal into a second audio signal compensating a hearing loss of a user of the hearing aid, the signal processor located in the BTE housing;

    a receiver coupled to an output of the signal processor for converting the second audio signal into an output sound signal;

    an antenna; and

    a communication device for wireless data communication, the communication device being interconnected with the antenna;

    wherein the antenna has a first part extending in a first plane that is closer to a first side of the hearing aid than to a second side of the hearing aid, and a second part extending in a second plane that is closer to a second side of the hearing aid than to the first side of the hearing aid, the second side being opposite from the first side, the first plane and the second plane being offset relative to each other; and

    wherein the antenna has a first connection connecting the first part to a first conductor, and a second connection connecting the second part to a second conductor, the first connection being closer to the first side than to the second side of the hearing aid, the second connection being closer to the second side than to the first side of the hearing aid.

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