A hearing device is configured to be worn in an ear of a user, and is configured to provide an audio signal to the user. The hearing device comprises a circuit assembly. The circuit assembly comprises a printed circuit board assembly. The printed circuit board assembly comprises a first circuit board, a second circuit board, and a third circuit board between the first and second circuit boards. The circuit assembly comprises a battery, wherein the printed circuit board assembly is folded about the battery; and an antenna comprising an antenna element, the antenna being configured for emission and reception of electromagnetic radiation at a wavelength (λ); wherein the antenna element has a first end connected to a feed, wherein the feed is provided in a portion of the first or third circuit board which is adjacent an interconnection between the first and third circuit boards.

Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to systems and methods for improving functional hearing. In one aspect, the system may include a housing configured to fit within an ear of a user. The housing may include a speaker, an amplifier, a transmitter, and a power supply. Additionally, the housing may include a memory storing instructions and at least one processor configured to execute instructions. The instructions may include receiving an audio input and amplifying the audio input. The instructions may include outputting the amplified audio input from a speaker. The instructions may include converting the audio input into a visual representation of the audio input and transmitting the visual representation to at least one display.

A hearing instrument charger device for charging an individually shaped hearing instrument, includes: a charger casing; a charger power supply within the charger casing; a first charger coil connected to the charger power supply; charger electronics for controlling charging of the hearing instrument; and a holder configured for receiving the hearing instrument, the holder located within the charger casing; wherein the holder for the hearing instrument has a shape that is specific for the individually shaped hearing instrument, such that when the individually shaped hearing instrument is received in the holder, a second charger coil of the individually shaped hearing instrument is in an operative position for receiving charging power from the first charger coil of the hearing instrument charger device.

A method (of treating a patient who has tinnitus) includes: providing to the patient a series of tones including at least a single tone which is at least a half-octave outside a tinnitus frequency of the patient; and applying vagus nerve stimulation to the patient to induce a period of plasticity in a cortex of the patient that is transitory and that represents a transitory opportunity for learning to occur; and wherein the at least a single tone occurs during the transitory opportunity for learning.

The present disclosure relates to methods and devices for a hearing system. A method, performed by a hearing device of a hearing system comprising a hearing device system and an external device, the hearing device system comprising the hearing device and a user accessory device with a user application installed thereon is disclosed, the method comprising receiving, from the user accessory device, secure hearing system data, the secure hearing system data comprising a data type identifier; determining a data type of the secure hearing system data based on the data type identifier; determining hearing system data by applying a security scheme to the secure hearing system data based on the data type; and operating the hearing device according to the hearing system data.

A hearing aid and related systems and methods. In one implementation, a hearing aid system may comprise a wearable camera configured to capture images from an environment of a user, a microphone configured to capture sounds from the environment of the user, and a processor. The processor may be programmed to receive images captured by the camera; receive audio signals representative of sounds captured by the microphone; operate in a first mode to cause a first selective conditioning of a first audio signal; determine, based on analysis of at least one of the images or the audio signals, to switch to a second mode to cause a second selective conditioning of the first audio signal; and cause transmission of the first audio signal selectively conditioned in the second mode to a hearing interface device configured to provide sound to an ear of the user.

A hearing aid and related systems and methods. In one implementation, a hearing aid system may comprise a wearable camera configured to capture images from an environment of a user, a microphone configured to capture sounds from the environment of the user, and a processor. The processor may be programmed to receive images captured by the camera; receive audio signals representative of sounds captured by the microphone; operate in a first mode to cause a first selective conditioning of a first audio signal; determine, based on analysis of at least one of the images or the audio signals, to switch to a second mode to cause a second selective conditioning of the first audio signal; and cause transmission of the first audio signal selectively conditioned in the second mode to a hearing interface device configured to provide sound to an ear of the user.

A method for correcting a synthesized speech set for hearing aid according to an aspect of the present invention includes the steps of outputting first synthesized speech for testing on the basis of first synthesized speech data for testing correlated with a first phoneme label in a synthesized speech set for testing, accepting a first answer selected by a user, outputting second synthesized speech for testing on the basis of second synthesized speech data for testing correlated with a second phoneme label in the synthesized speech set for testing, accepting a second answer selected by the user, and correlating first synthesized speech data for hearing aid with the second phoneme label instead of second synthesized speech data for hearing aid in a synthesized speech set for hearing aid, in a case in which the first answer matches the second phoneme label and also the second answer does not match the second phoneme label.

The disclosure is directed to methods for transmitting vibrations via an electronic and/or transducer assembly through a user or wearer's tooth, teeth, jaw, and/or other bones. The disclosure is further directed to a system for transmitting vibrations via an electronic and/or transducer assembly through a user or wearer's tooth, teeth, jaw and/or other bones. The disclosure is further directed to an oral apparatus for implementation of methods and systems described herein.

A hearing aid comprises a) at least one input transducer for providing at least one electric input signal representing said sound; b) an output transducer for providing stimuli perceivable to the user as sound; c) a feedback control system configured to minimize feedback from said output transducer to said at least one input transducer, and to at least provide a feedback corrected version of said at least one electric input signal; and d) an audio signal processor configured to apply one or more processing algorithms to said feedback corrected version of said at least one electric input signal, and to provide a processed signal in dependence thereof. The feedback control system is based on a machine learning model receiving input data at least representing said at least one electric input signal; and said processed signal; and providing said feedback corrected version of the at least one electric input signal as an output. A method of training a machine learning model is further disclosed.