Patent ID: 8885861

Claim:
A device for the combined application of a transcutaneous electrical stimulus to the surface of a portion of the human ear and emission of an acoustic signal into the auditory canal of the ear, wherein the device comprises: at least on electrode head with at least one electrode for the application of the electrical stimulus; a loudspeaker and an output channel for acoustic signals into the auditory canal; a control device by which the application of the electrical stimulus and the emission of acoustic signals can be controlled; the at least one electrode or the electrode head which carries it is designed to allow it to be arranged in the Cymba conchae of the ear; an elastic holding bow is arranged at the electrode head which is designed for encompassing the ear; and a vibration generator by which mechanical vibrations can be applied onto a part of the osseous cranium, wherein the vibration generator is arranged on or integrated within the holding bow.