Patent ID: 8189838

Claim:
A hearing assist device comprising an oral denture for placement within a mouth of a user, further comprising: outwardly extending stainless steel support braces; a hearing aid embedded therein said denture; and, a power source in electrical communication therewith said hearing aid via embedded interconnecting wiring; wherein said hearing aid is located at a generally intermediate position of said denture and further comprising: an input transducer comprising sound-conditioning circuitry; an amplifier in electrical communication with said input transducer; a pair of output transducers located on opposing sides of said denture adjacent to upper rear molars of teeth or facial bone structure; and, a volume control means in electrical communication with said hearing aid and said pair of output transducers located on an underside portion of said denture; wherein said input transducer produces an electrical output signal which is amplified by said amplifier; wherein said amplifier provides a mechanical and an electrical attachment means thereto said pair of output transducers via said outwardly extending support braces; wherein said pair of output transducers convert said electrical output signal into output vibrations; and, wherein said volume control means further comprises a rotary-type adjustment component for providing a volume adjustment means to increase or decrease a volume level when contacted by said user; wherein said denture is placed therein an upper palate portion of said mouth of said user; wherein said device is in contact with said facial bone structure of a head of said user via mechanical connection thereof said support braces and teeth or said bone structure if no teeth are present; wherein said hearing aid intercepts ambient sound waves that pass through an area of said mouth; wherein said ambient sound waves are conditioned electronically, amplified, and converted into said output vibrations; and, wherein said output vibration are conducted thereinto said teeth and facial bone structure, travel through said facial bone structure thereto an auditory system of said user, and processed and interpreted by said user into an audible signal.