Patent ID: 8699734
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: A61N,H04R

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: processing, by an electro-acoustic stimulation (EAS) system associated with a user, sounds sensed by a first microphone coupled to a cochlear implant portion of the EAS system; applying, by the EAS system, electrical stimulation representative of the sounds sensed by the first microphone by way of a plurality of electrode contacts located in a basal region of a cochlea of the user; processing, by the EAS system, sounds sensed by a second microphone coupled to a hearing aid portion of the EAS system; broadcasting, by the EAS system by way of a speaker, amplified sound signals representative of the sounds sensed by the second microphone into an ear canal of the user; and acoustically separating, by the EAS system, the second microphone from the speaker to avoid feedback within the hearing aid portion of the EAS system.