How the SOUNDBRIDGE works:
Sounds are picked up by the microphone of the audio processor.
The audio processor converts sound into electrical signals.
These signals are transmitted through the skin to the implanted part.
The implant transmits the signals to the FMT (Floating Mass Transducer).
The FMT converts the signal into mechanical vibrations that directly stimulate a middle ear structure (e.g., the ossicular chain) causing it to vibrate.
These vibrations then conduct sound to the inner ear where they are passed on to the brain and are perceived as sound.