CONTACT HEARING SYSTEM WITH WEARABLE COMMUNICATION APPARATUS

摘要

Contact hearing devices for use with a wearable communication apparatus are disclosed to provide the user with an open ear canal to hear ambient sound and sound from an audio signal. The disclosed devices and systems have an advantage of providing sound to user from the audio signal, in many embodiments without creating sound that can be perceived by others. The contact hearing device can also be used to amplify ambient sound to provide a hearing assistance to users with diminished hearing. The wearable information apparatus can be configured to couple wirelessly to the contact transducer assembly, such that the wearable information apparatus can be removed while the contact transducer assembly remains placed on the user.

主权项

1. A wearable communication apparatus, comprising:
a support structure configured to be wearable by a user; a contact transducer assembly configured to produce vibrations of an eardrum; and a circuitry at least partially positioned on the support structure and configured to drive the contact transducer assembly with an audio signal from an output transducer coupled to the circuitry.