Methods and apparatus for processing audio signals
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for transmitting vibrations via an electronic and/or transducer assembly through a tooth or teeth are disclosed herein. The assembly may be attached, adhered, or otherwise embedded into or upon a removable oral appliance to form a hearing aid assembly. Such an oral appliance may be a custom-made device. The electronic and transducer assembly may receive incoming sounds either directly or through a receiver to process and amplify the signals and transmit the processed sounds via a vibrating transducer element coupled to a tooth or other bone structure, such as the maxillary, mandibular, or palatine bone structure.
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Numbers
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- Application
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Titles3
- German
- VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUM VERARBEITEN VON AUDIOSIGNALEN
- English
- METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING AUDIO SIGNALS
- French
- PROCÉDÉS ET APPAREIL POUR TRAITER DES SIGNAUX AUDIO
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