Patent ID: 8363872

Claim:
A magnetized hearing-aid earpiece inductive coupling system comprising: a hearing-aid earpiece comprising an earpiece controller and a magnetized assembly, said magnetized assembly including a first inductive coil, said earpiece controller controlling a plurality of adjustable settings of said hearing-aid earpiece, said earpiece controller being communicatively coupled with said first inductive coil; and a hearing-aid programming device comprising a magnetized coupler, said magnetized coupler including a second inductive coil; wherein said magnetized assembly and said magnetized coupler are configured to hold said first and said second inductive coils in proximity to one another via an attractive magnetic force; and wherein when in said proximity, said first and said second inductive coils are configured to inductively communicatively couple said earpiece controller with said hearing-aid programming device, enabling said hearing-aid programming device to instruct said earpiece controller to adjust said plurality of adjustable settings.