Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for controlling a hearing instrument to relieve tinitus, hyperacusis, and hearing loss
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Application No.: US15049988Application Date: 2016-02-22
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Publication No.: US09883300B2Publication Date: 2018-01-30
- Inventor: Björn Ohl , Dorthe Hofman-Bang , Marianne Philipsson , Jacob Anders Roug , Jesper Nøhr Hansen , Gary Jones
- Applicant: OTICON A/S
- Applicant Address: DK Smørum
- Assignee: Oticon A/S
- Current Assignee: Oticon A/S
- Current Assignee Address: DK Smørum
- Agency: Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP
- Priority: EP15156168 20150223
- Main IPC: H04R25/00
- IPC: H04R25/00 ; H03G3/02 ; H03G3/30

Abstract:
A hearing instrument and a method for operating a hearing instrument for relieving tinnitus, hyperacusis, and/or hearing loss is provided. The hearing instrument and/or the method includes receiving and manipulating an audio signal at a signal processor to create a manipulated audio signal, providing a tinnitus relief sound having an operational level based on a present volume level from an audio signal, and generating an output signal based on the manipulated audio signal and the tinnitus relief sound.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160249145A1 HEARING INSTRUMENT Public/Granted day:2016-08-25
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