Auditory feedback device
OwnerNils Peter Mickelson, Raymond C. Millerinventors
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Abstract
An auditory feedback device is provided for singers or the hearing-impaired to better hear their own voice. The device uses sound guides with reflective surfaces shaped to reflect sounds from the user's mouth to the user's ear.
Claims14
An auditory feedback device comprising an elongated sound guide with an acoustically reflective surface, said acoustically reflective surface shaped about an axis of symmetry and extending from a user's ear to said user's mouth to reflect and focus sound emanating from said user's mouth via direct acoustic paths of equal length with no phase distortion caused by unequal travel times into said user's ear, whereby said user may hear his or her own voice more clearly.
A method of providing personal auditory feedback comprising aligning with a user's ear and mouth an elongated acoustically reflective surface shaped about an axis of symmetry and extending from said user's ear to said user's mouth and of a shape predetermined to reflect and focus sound emanating from said user's mouth via direct acoustic paths of equal length with no phase distortion caused by unequal travel times into said user's ear.
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