Systems, Devices, Components and Methods for Bone Conduction Hearing Aids
Various embodiments of systems, devices, components, and methods are disclosed for hearing devices and systems.
1 . A hearing system, comprising:
an external audio processor comprising a magnetic spacer, and
an implantable array of a plurality of magnets;
wherein the magnetic spacer and implantable array are configured to permit the audio processor to be magnetically coupled to a skull of a patient when the implantable array is implanted in the patient's skull, and further wherein a position of the audio processor on the patient's skull may be modified by the patient in accordance with a geometry of the plurality of magnets in the array.
2 . A hearing system, comprising:
an external audio processor comprising a microphone, an electromagnetic (EM) transducer, and an accelerometer configured to sense mechanical vibrations generated by the transducer;
wherein the audio processor further comprises feedback control means for actively cancelling noise associated with the mechanical vibrations and removing or cancelling same from signals measured by the microphone, such means employing output signals from the accelerometer to actively cancel such noise.
3 . A hearing system, comprising:
an external audio processor comprising a magnetic spacer;
an implantable array of a plurality of magnets;
wherein the magnetic spacer is configured to permit a thickness thereof or a magnetic strength or force associated therewith to be adjusted by a patient.