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Moderate to severe conductive hearing losses. Particularly useful for conductive losses compounded by congenital or secondary obstruction of auditory air conduction mechanisms

The EC-1000 Second Ear ' is a bone conduction-type hearing aid. Unlike conventional products which depend upon acoustic coupling through air, the EC-1000 Second Earl is based on bone conduction technology. Sound is transmitted directly through the bones of the skull to the cochlea, bypassing the outer and middle ear. The EC-1000 Second Ear offers an innovative tone control system, providing flexible audio control adjustments. Also, features such as a voice filter which when selected, reduces additional exterior sound. As an added feature an auxiliary input jack allows the user to connect Search Eas ® directly to TV, CD players, portable radios, tape players or even telephones. State of the art nickel-metal-hydride rechargeable battery technology is used for maximum battery life while minimizing size and weight. Transducer The EC-1000 Second Ear consists of a transducer unit, a shirt pocket sized audio processor/driver module and a wire cable for connecting the transducer with the audio processor/driver. The transducer is a convenient sized unit that is held against the head and is driven electrically to transmit audio vibrations to the underlying bones of the skull. It is a lowimpedance device, similar to a loudspeaker. Audio Processor/Driver The audio processor/driver module connects the transducer through the wire cable and usually would be carried in the users pocket. The wire cable connecting the audio processor/driver and the transducer can be placed comfortably at sensitive location such as behindear. The audio processor/driver module is completely self-contained and is battery powered. It also has a built-in microphone for picking up sound. A rechargeable battery pack is the power source. Battery Pack The battery pack can be charged in place in the unit or snapped out for easy exchanging. By purchasing a spare battery pack, the user can be using one battery while charging the other, guaranteeing uninterrupted use of the EC-1000. The user should be able to obtain 24 to 48 hours of operation in normal use from fully charged batteries. Volume setting and environmental conditions affect battery life.