Surgery – Truss – Pad
Patent
1980-12-22
1983-08-23
Brown, Thomas W.
Surgery
Truss
Pad
128784, H04R 122, H04R 2500
Patent
active
044005903
ABSTRACT:
A hearing aid system using a pre-aligned, multichannel, intra-cochlear electrode array for electrically stimulating predetermined locations of the auditory nerve within the cochlea of the ear with selected frequency components of an external sound signal having magnitudes adjusted according to the requirements of the particular user.
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Brown Thomas W.
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