CA1202111A - Hearing aids - Google Patents

Hearing aids

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Publication number
CA1202111A
CA1202111A CA000413971A CA413971A CA1202111A CA 1202111 A CA1202111 A CA 1202111A CA 000413971 A CA000413971 A CA 000413971A CA 413971 A CA413971 A CA 413971A CA 1202111 A CA1202111 A CA 1202111A
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variable gain
hearing aid
output
amplifier
milliseconds
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CA000413971A
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French (fr)
Inventor
Roger F. Laurence
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Reynolds & Lawrence Industries Ltd
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Reynolds & Lawrence Industries Ltd
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03G—CONTROL OF AMPLIFICATION
    • H03G9/00—Combinations of two or more types of control, e.g. gain control and tone control
    • H03G9/02—Combinations of two or more types of control, e.g. gain control and tone control in untuned amplifiers
    • H03G9/025—Combinations of two or more types of control, e.g. gain control and tone control in untuned amplifiers frequency-dependent volume compression or expansion, e.g. multiple-band systems
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; ELECTRIC HEARING AIDS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00—Electric hearing aids
    • H04R25/35—Electric hearing aids 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; ELECTRIC HEARING AIDS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00—Electric hearing aids
    • 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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  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Neurosurgery (AREA)
  • Otolaryngology (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Tone Control, Compression And Expansion, Limiting Amplitude (AREA)
  • Adornments (AREA)
  • Medicines Containing Material From Animals Or Micro-Organisms (AREA)
  • Finger-Pressure Massage (AREA)
  • Circuit For Audible Band Transducer (AREA)
  • Medicines Containing Plant Substances (AREA)
  • Pharmaceuticals Containing Other Organic And Inorganic Compounds (AREA)
  • Amplifiers (AREA)
CA000413971A 1981-10-20 1982-10-20 Hearing aids Expired CA1202111A (en)

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GB8131600 1981-10-20
GB8131600 1981-10-20

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US (1) US4517415A (https=)
EP (1) EP0077688B1 (https=)
JP (1) JPS59196700A (https=)
AT (1) ATE14361T1 (https=)
AU (1) AU559786B2 (https=)
CA (1) CA1202111A (https=)
DE (1) DE3264784D1 (https=)
DK (1) DK153350B (https=)
GB (1) GB2108805B (https=)
IN (1) IN157200B (https=)
ZA (1) ZA827685B (https=)

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EP0077688A1 (en) 1983-04-27
GB2108805A (en) 1983-05-18
DE3264784D1 (en) 1985-08-22
JPS59196700A (ja) 1984-11-08
IN157200B (https=) 1986-02-08
AU559786B2 (en) 1987-03-19
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