Separate inner and outer hair cell loss compensation
US8873782B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 20, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 28, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 20, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04R25/356
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and device for compensating sensorineural hearing loss in a manner that allows dysfunction of the inner and outer hair cells to be separately compensated is described. The disclosed techniques involve providing separately adjustable compression pathways for the received sound.
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