US 11,722,815 B2
Implantable microphone management
James Roy Easter, Boulder, CO (US); and Maekele Gebrekidan, Boulder, CO (US)
Assigned to Cochlear Limited, Macquarie University (AU)
Filed by Cochlear Limited, Macquarie University (AU)
Filed on Apr. 12, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/228,173.
Application 17/228,173 is a division of application No. 15/629,289, filed on Jun. 21, 2017, granted, now 10,973,626, issued on Apr. 13, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0329935 A1, Oct. 13, 2022
Int. Cl. H04R 1/42 (2006.01); H04R 25/00 (2006.01)
CPC H04R 1/42 (2013.01) [H04R 25/407 (2013.01); H04R 25/48 (2013.01); H04R 2225/41 (2013.01); H04R 2430/01 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
capturing at a first temporal location first sound originating external to a recipient with an implanted microphone system implanted in the recipient while the implanted microphone system has a first transfer function;
subsequent to the first temporal location, at a second temporal location, experiencing a first event that causes the first transfer function to change to a second transfer function different from the first transfer function; and
during a first temporal period beginning after the first temporal location, while continuing to experiencing the first event, automatically changing the transfer function of the microphone system at least back towards the first transfer function via pressure management within the implanted microphone system.