AB's T-Mic

[Guest guest]

As you know and can see in my signature, my CI is not AB, however, I have a wide

interest in CIs. I was thinking of the T- mic (and maybe all AB's microphones

are design to fit snuggly in the outer ear/pinna), it is designed perfectly

because, I think, there are a reason why the outer ear have all the curves, to

let sound travel in the way nature designed sound to travel from the outer ear

thru the paths it takes to reach the brain. I wonder if the curves in the outer

ear also haue something to do about the pitch and quality of how our brain

perceive sounds? Ilana Deaf-Blind N24M 8/5/00 Nucleus Freedom 8/5/06

[Guest guest]

Yes Ilana, the shape of the outer ear does play a part in many aspects

of hearing, even perceived volume and intensity.

Those with a strong hearing memory will recall how hearing people often

cup their hands behind the outer ear in a really noisy environment so

they can hear better. This simulates doubling the size of the ear and

also narrowing the direction from which it's receiving sound.

It creates the effect of turing up the volume on sounds in front and

down on noise from the sides or behind.

The ear does this effectively for most environments, but in really

noisy places the hand extends the ears capacity even further to hear

someone at a loud football game or across a noisy restaurant, for

example.

Only the T-Mic fits in that location. The other mic is on the BTE near

the earhook attach point.

Steve

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> As you know and can see in my signature, my CI is not AB, however, I

have a wide interest in CIs. I was thinking of the T- mic (and maybe

all AB's microphones are design to fit snuggly in the outer ear/pinna),

it is designed perfectly because, I think, there are a reason why the

outer ear have all the curves, to let sound travel in the way nature

designed sound to travel from the outer ear thru the paths it takes to

reach the brain. I wonder if the curves in the outer ear also haue

something to do about the pitch and quality of how our brain perceive

sounds? Ilana Deaf-Blind N24M 8/5/00 Nucleus Freedom 8/5/06

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks Steve, I think it's good to learn as much we can! Ilana Deaf-Blind N24M

8/5/00 Nucleus Freedom 8/5/06

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Subject: Re: AB's T-Mic

From: " Steve Fuchs " <SteveF_MS@...>

Date: 14th October 2006 8:53:26 am

Yes Ilana, the shape of the outer ear does play a part in many aspects

of hearing, even perceived volume and intensity.

Those with a strong hearing memory will recall how hearing people often

cup their hands behind the outer ear in a really noisy environment so

they can hear better. This simulates doubling the size of the ear and

also narrowing the direction from which it's receiving sound.

It creates the effect of turing up the volume on sounds in front and

down on noise from the sides or behind.

The ear does this effectively for most environments, but in really

noisy places the hand extends the ears capacity even further to hear

someone at a loud football game or across a noisy restaurant, for

example.

Only the T-Mic fits in that location. The other mic is on the BTE near

the earhook attach point.

Steve

>

> As you know and can see in my signature, my CI is not AB, however, I

have a wide interest in CIs. I was thinking of the T- mic (and maybe

all AB's microphones are design to fit snuggly in the outer ear/pinna),

it is designed perfectly because, I think, there are a reason why the

outer ear have all the curves, to let sound travel in the way nature

designed sound to travel from the outer ear thru the paths it takes to

reach the brain. I wonder if the curves in the outer ear also haue

something to do about the pitch and quality of how our brain perceive

sounds? Ilana Deaf-Blind N24M 8/5/00 Nucleus Freedom 8/5/06

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