Patent 9485592 was granted and assigned to Sonova on November, 2016 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A hearing instrument to be worn at an ear of a user, having a first part (18) to be located at least in part in the ear canal, a first antenna (22) to be located substantially within the ear canal, a second part (16) to be worn outside the ear canal at the concha and a second antenna (24) to be located outside the ear canal, wherein the first antenna is to be operated by a first transceiver (46) in a first frequency range and the second antenna is to be operated by a second transceiver (38) in a second frequency range which is higher than the first frequency range.