Abstract: A device for transmitting sound waves between a signal source and a user's ears, wherein the sound waves bypass the air. The invention generally comprises a signal source configured to produce signals representative of sound, and a sound-transmitting element operatively associated with the signal source to which the signal source can transmit such signals for transmission through the sound-transmitting element to a user's mouth, from which the signals are conducted by teeth and bones to the user's ears to be perceived as sound. The signal source generally comprises an source that may produce sound waves directly or indirectly with the assistance of a transducer. The sound-transmitting element generally comprises any element that may transmit signals representative of sound upon contact with a user's mouth and may include edible substances, eating utensils, and writing implements, among others.

Abstract: A device and method for transmitting sound waves between a signal source and a user's ears, wherein the sound waves bypass the air. The invention generally comprises an edible substance and a signal source operatively associated with the edible substance and configured to produce sound waves for transmission through the edible substance to a user's mouth, from which they are conducted by teeth and bones to the user's ears to be perceived as sound. The signal source may produce sound waves directly, or it may do so with the assistance of a transducer. The invention provides for the construction of a nearly limitless number of novel amusement devices that simultaneously combine appeal to taste and sound.