Patent ID: 8121298
Filing Date: 2012-02-21
Classification: H04R

Abstract:
1. A hearing aid that is mounted on the left and right ears, respectively, and generates a notification sound that notifies the user of a state change, comprising: a first hearing aid and a second hearing aid mounted on the left and right ears, respectively, wherein the first and second hearing aids each have: a communication unit configured to communicate between the first and second hearing aids; an operating unit configured to change the operating state of the first and second hearing aids; a notification sound generator configured to generate the notification sound when the operating state of the first and second hearing aids is changed due to operating of the operating unit; and a notification sound generation delay unit configured to control the notification sound generator of the second hearing aid or the first hearing aid so as to delay by a specific amount the timing at which a notification sound is generated by the notification sound generator in the first hearing aid or the second hearing aid, on the basis of delay time information received through the communication unit.