ALARM SYSTEM FOR HEARING IMPAIRED INDIVIDUALS HAVING HEARINGASSISTIVE IMPLANTED DEVICES

    公开(公告)号:CA2659601A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-05-15

    申请号:CA2659601

    申请日:2007-11-08

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: An alarm system for certain hearing impaired individuals having implanted hearing assistive devices contains a device for detecting an alarm conditio n, and a transmitter which is tuned to a resonant frequency of an implanted passive energy portion of a cochlear implant or similar device. Upon detecti on of an alarm condition, the transmitter transmits an alarm signal at the r esonant frequency, causing the implanted device to resonate even in the abse nce of the externally worn hearing assistive portion. Resonance is perceived by the hearing impaired individual as a buzzing or other abnormal noise, al erting the individual to the alarm condition.

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