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US 2018/0000686 A1Published application
External Ear Canal Pressure Regulation System
AssigneeNocira, LLC
InventorsDavid George, George Buckler, David Brice Sullivan
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Abstract
An external ear canal pressure regulation device including a fluid flow generator and an earpiece having a first axial earpiece conduit fluidicly coupled to the fluid flow generator, whereby the earpiece has a compliant earpiece external surface configured to sealably engage an external ear canal as a barrier between an external ear canal pressure and an ambient pressure.
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A method of regulating external ear canal pressure, comprising:
- sealably engaging an earpiece with an external ear canal of an ear as a barrier between an external ear canal pressure and an ambient pressure, said earpiece coupled to a pressure regulation device operable to generate a pressure differential between said external ear canal pressure and said ambient pressure, wherein said pressure differential comprises a pressure differential amplitude;
- selecting a pre-selected pressure differential amplitude;
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- operating said pressure regulation device, said pressure regulation device:
- generating said pressure differential amplitude;
- sensing said pressure differential amplitude;
- comparing said pressure differential amplitude to said pre-selected pressure differential amplitude;
- compensating variance occurring between said pressure differential amplitude and said pre-selected pressure differential amplitude;
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- maintaining said pressure differential amplitude at said pre-selected pressure differential amplitude.
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