Implanted Wireless Headphones
So, I've come to the conclusion that I'd really like to be able to exploit the fact that my ears have a large number of sensitive mechanoreceptors. I've been working on a bunch of software, such as my WiseStream app, and am sure that audio is a great way of getting data into our brains.
In my testing, I've just been using Bluetooh headsets, but I'd really like something more permanent. Hearing aids basically do what I want, I think, but cost thousands of dollars. I want to do this grinder-style.
Rich's ear magnets are great, though the fidelity could be better and the coil is external.
Thoughts?
In my testing, I've just been using Bluetooh headsets, but I'd really like something more permanent. Hearing aids basically do what I want, I think, but cost thousands of dollars. I want to do this grinder-style.
Rich's ear magnets are great, though the fidelity could be better and the coil is external.
Thoughts?
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With a retainer for recharging?
I'm going to look into that dental implant, @NuclerFantasies.
How are retainers even made, anyway?
Also, what do you mean by the way Grindhouse is doing batteries?
Yeah, actually, having it be discreet is actually somewhat important to me, too. I'm all for spearheading the future, but I'd like to have the option of keeping my pursuits secret.
What's the range of induction-powered things?
EDIT: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rectenna
Wearing headphones connected to my Elektrosluch 2, and playing music through from my computer through my "Spy Coil", I can hear it even if they're separated by a distance equivalent to my height, nearly six feet.
So cool.
If I could power a tiny wireless speaker this way, I'd be so good.
Maybe a skull implant? Like these, but entirely subdermal:
https://www.google.com/search?q=bone+anchored+hearing+aid&tbm=isch
Anyone have any thoughts?
http://www.cochlear.com/wps/wcm/connect/us/home/treatment-options-for-hearing-loss/bone-conduction-implants/baha-4-attract-system/baha-4-attract-system
But with a wireless link to it, and without the magnet. Thoughts?
Looks like power is still going to be the biggest problem. As usual. Damn.
Osseointegration looks like it's well-studied. I wonder how small of a battery I can get. It's basically just a Bluetooth bone-conduction headset, implanted into the skull.
Another idea is to use the induction piece to communicate with the implant and tell it when it's okay to pair with other devices, etc. The best would be if I could talk to it with just NFC.
EDIT: So, this thing looks neat:
http://www.gizmag.com/bone-conduction-implant/25791/pictures#1
http://www.gizmag.com/bone-conduction-implant/25791/pictures#3
http://www.gizmag.com/bone-conduction-implant/25791/pictures#4
If I could fit a battery in there, I think we'd be golden. I need to figure out the pros and cons of that method compared to anchoring it to the bone:
I'm code-naming the project Soundborg.
Also, thinking about power, I've heard Bluetooth chips drain batteries like nobody's business. I'm open to making a wearable (a pendant, maybe?) with a larger battery that could pair with Bluetooth devices and forward the audio to the implant via FM radio or something, if it would keep the power requirements for the implant itself down.
I'm really into the idea of bone-anchoring. The stability it offers seems meaningful to me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZJAJM_9kOw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ystTc_eKevQ
@Cassox, would you mind elaborating more on your thoughts on DIY-ing it?
The implant (BI300, far left) gets screwed into the temporal bone, and then has the internal magnet (BIM400) attached to it.
The sound processor (far right) is, as far as I'm concerned, unnecessary; this is an augment, not a repair.
My plan is to create a BI300-compatible replacement for the BIM400 that contains a battery, induction charging coil, wireless audio receiver, and PZT (piezoelectric transducer). Then, I'll acquire a BI300 and find a surgeon.
Thoughts? Criticisms? Ideas on where to obtain a BI300 and the specs for the BIM400?
EDIT: Surgery Quick Start Guide: http://www.cochlear.com/wps/wcm/connect/9c7cb76b-57b8-4907-9b70-3772a4ec4b67/baha-attract-surgery-quick-guide.pdf?MOD=AJPERES
Also, (according to https://auth.cochlear.com/wps/wcm/connect/70a12d4b-74f6-480f-81f1-522828a67ad8/BUN228+ISS2+JAN14+Baha+Attract+System+Datasheet.pdf?MOD=AJPERES) the BIM400 is 27mm in diameter and has a depth of 2.4mm.
I recently needed to get a dental implant, and had the initial work done not along ago. I spoke with my dentist today, about it, and we are going to see if it is possible to work a magnet into the abutment/screw part of the final implant. There really isn't a whole ton of room to work with, while keeping the implant safe to use as a tooth, which is why the focus is just on getting a good magnet in, then I could use an external coil.
http://www.sonitusmedical.com/product/soundbite-in-detail.cfm
http://www.medel.com/int/bci-the-implant