AU637722B2 - A method of supressing noise in hearing aids - Google Patents

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AU637722B2
AU637722B2 AU85866/91A AU8586691A AU637722B2 AU 637722 B2 AU637722 B2 AU 637722B2 AU 85866/91 A AU85866/91 A AU 85866/91A AU 8586691 A AU8586691 A AU 8586691A AU 637722 B2 AU637722 B2 AU 637722B2
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Beat Scharen
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Bernafon AG
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03G—CONTROL OF AMPLIFICATION
    • H03G3/00—Gain control in amplifiers or frequency changers
    • H03G3/20—Automatic control
    • H03G3/30—Automatic control in amplifiers having semiconductor devices
    • H03G3/34—Muting amplifier when no signal is present
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
    • H04R25/35—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception using translation techniques
    • H04R25/356—Amplitude, e.g. amplitude shift or compression
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
    • H04R25/50—Customised settings for obtaining desired overall acoustical characteristics
    • H04R25/502—Customised settings for obtaining desired overall acoustical characteristics using analog signal processing

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  • Control Of Amplification And Gain Control (AREA)
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AU85866/91A 1990-10-30 1991-10-16 A method of supressing noise in hearing aids Expired AU637722B2 (en)

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CH344590A CH681188A5 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1990-10-30 1990-10-30
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CH (1) CH681188A5 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)

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EP0240798A1 (en) * 1986-03-31 1987-10-14 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Hearing aid noise suppression system
AU594071B2 (en) * 1986-01-29 1990-03-01 Telex Communications Inc. Automatic gain control for hearing aid

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EP0179530A1 (en) * 1984-10-22 1986-04-30 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. Noise-dependent volume control having a reduced sensitivity to speech signals
AU594071B2 (en) * 1986-01-29 1990-03-01 Telex Communications Inc. Automatic gain control for hearing aid
EP0240798A1 (en) * 1986-03-31 1987-10-14 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Hearing aid noise suppression system

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US8121323B2 (en) 2001-04-18 2012-02-21 Semiconductor Components Industries, Llc Inter-channel communication in a multi-channel digital hearing instrument

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CH681188A5 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1993-01-29
EP0483701A3 (en) 1993-01-20
EP0483701A2 (de) 1992-05-06
AU8586691A (en) 1992-05-07

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