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US 10,518,101 B2Granted
Apparatus and method for the prophylaxis of hearing impairment or vertigo
OwnerArneborg Ernst, Dietmar Bastainventors
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Abstract
The invention relates to an irradiation apparatus for the prophylaxis of hearing impairment and/or vertigo, to a system of functionally connected apparatus components which interact with each other, and a method that uses the irradiation apparatus for the prophylactic irradiation of the inner ear with photons in order to prevent hearing impairment and/or vertigo in a wearer of the irradiation apparatus.
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An irradiation apparatus for prophylaxis of hearing impairment and/or vertigo comprising:
- a photon emitter having an output power configured for irradiating an inner ear at a wavelength between 600 nm and 1200 nm,
- a device configured to measure acoustic signals of surroundings, wherein the device determines a sound pressure level, and
- an automated control unit, wherein
- the automated control unit is configured to control the output power of the photon emitter based on the measured sound pressure level in a range between 0.1 mW and 1000 mW, wherein the photon emitter is configured so that the output power is:
- a constant function of the sound pressure level up to a sound pressure level limiting value, and
- a monotonically increasing function from the sound pressure level limiting value.
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