Abstract: A device for interacting with hearing capabilities of a patient is disclosed. Said device comprising a control unit (11), at least one electrode (1) adapted to stimulate nerves of the patient contactable to the control unit (11), wherein the control unit (11) is adapted to electrically stimulate at least one auditory nerve of the patient; and an acoustic loudspeaker (2) connectable to the control unit (11). The device is adapted to acoustically stimulate at least one of the ear of the patient by emitting acoustic sound with the loudspeaker (2) for acoustic masking, and to electrically stimulate at least one nerve of the patient based on the acoustic masking.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for determining a stimulus based on a masking model of human hearing are disclosed. An example method includes receiving a signal that includes information indicative of one or more spectral components of a sound. The example method also includes determining a masking curve that includes information indicative of one or more masking spectral components. The masking curve is determined according to a masking model of human hearing that accounts for at least an effect due to temporal masking. The example method further includes generating a stimulus based on a difference between the one or more spectral components and the one or more masking spectral components. The stimulation allows a recipient to perceive at least a portion of the sound.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for determining a stimulus based on a masking model of human hearing are disclosed. An example method includes receiving a signal that includes information indicative of one or more spectral components of a sound. The example method also includes determining a masking curve that includes information indicative of one or more masking spectral components. The masking curve is determined according to a masking model of human hearing that accounts for at least an effect due to temporal masking. The example method further includes generating a stimulus based on a difference between the one or more spectral components and the one or more masking spectral components. The stimulation allows a recipient to perceive at least a portion of the sound.