Patent ID: 9712933
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: H04R

Claim:
1. A listening device for a hearing impaired person being subjected to a tinnitus, the listening device comprising an input transducer configured to provide an electric input signal comprising audio; a controllable filter for filtering the electric input signal received from the input transducer, the controllable filter being configured to output a filtered electric input signal such that signal energy of the electric input signal is reduced in at least a part of a frequency range of the electric input signal; a signal processor connected downstream of the controllable filter and configured to process the filtered electrical input signal according to a processing algorithm and to output a processed electric signal; an output transducer connected downstream of the signal processor and configured to convert the processed electric signal to an acoustic output signal to be presented to the hearing impaired person wearing the listening device; and a programmable timer configured to provide a timer signal to an activator, wherein the activator is coupled to the controllable filter and configured to activate and deactivate the controllable filter in dependence on a detection signal and the timer signal.