(19)
(11) EP 1 304 905 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
13.08.2008 Bulletin 2008/33

(43) Date of publication A2:
23.04.2003 Bulletin 2003/17

(21) Application number: 02079246.1

(22) Date of filing: 09.10.2002
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04R 25/00(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 12.10.2001 DK 200101504

(71) Applicant: GN Resound A/S
2630 Taastrup (DK)

(72) Inventor:
  • Finn, Thoger Moller
    8680 Ry (DK)

(74) Representative: Johansen, Marianne 
Albihns A/S Havneholmen 29 Building 2, 3. floor
1561 Copenhagen V
1561 Copenhagen V (DK)

   


(54) A hearing aid and a method of operating a hearing aid


(57) A hearing aid comprising a housing with a connector enabling an external device to be connected thereto. The connector includes a set of closely spaced electrical terminals operatively connected to one or more internal hearing aid components. The hearing aid also comprises detecting means adapted for determining whether an external device is connected or unconnected to the hearing aid, and the hearing aid is adapted for keeping the set of closely spaced electrical terminals at a substantially equal electrical potential during at least a part of the time periods wherein an external device is unconnected.
The invention also relates to a hearing aid implemented method of operating a hearing aid and a program comprising code adapted for operating a hearing aid.







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