An exemplary interactive hearing services kiosk includes one or more walls configured to define a space; a first door providing access to the space; one or more media devices; one or more user display screens, at least one of the one or more user display screens is located on the outside of at least one of the one or more walls of the kiosk so as to define an outside display screen; and a controller. The controller may be configured to display, via the outside display screen, one or more prompts that are associated with one or more hearing services and receive input that is responsive to the one or more prompts. The input may include at least one response via the one or more media devices. The controller may be configured to validate the input and generate one or more recommendations based on a validated input.

A method and device for self-testing a user's hearing. The disposable hearing test device includes a cardboard box containing a sound card with a sound processor, a speaker, and a battery. The sound processor includes a memory containing a digital audio rendition of each of N (e.g. 10) words, and N pressure-activated word buttons. The box has N word pressure regions, each of which when pressed activates a corresponding word button and causes the sound processor to play an audio version of one of the words. The user activates the battery and presses each of the pressure regions in turn, causing the words to be played at a pre-determined volume via the speaker. The user then counts the number of correctly recognized words and if the number is less than a threshold, the user is informed of a possible hearing problem.

An optimization system for testing a patient's hearing comprises a controller, an ear piece, and a memory. The controller: provides a series of tones to the ear piece; receives feedback from the patient between each tone; generates a data point to be used in an audiogram after receiving each feedback; after each data point is generated, computes a statistical distribution based on the generated data points; identifies an area of the statistical distribution most in need of additional data; and selects a subsequent tone to provide in the series of tones. Each feedback indicates whether the respective tone was detected or not detected, and each data point is based on the respective feedback. Each subsequent tone provided in the series of tones is a tone represented in the area of the statistical distribution most in need of additional data at the time of selection.

The invention relates to a test to measure the ability of a subject to discriminate between speech sounds. The speech sounds may be selected from the worlds most widely spoken languages to enable the test to be carried out irrespective of the language spoken by the subject. Speech sounds may be presented in sequences, such as triplets. The subject would then be required to detect which speech sound in each sequence is different from the others. The test may be provided on a computer or similar device, in an embodiment a tablet computer, enabling the subject to conduct a self-assessment. The test may be performed on hearing aid users to determine the likelihood of a hearing aid user obtaining better test results after receiving one or two cochlear implants.

This method for acquiring a spatial map of auditory perception of a subject comprises a plurality of successive test sequences, each test sequence comprising steps of: a) calibration (1002) of the subject's position, by displaying instructions to the subject, using a head-mounted visual display system worn by the subject, in order to acquire a reference position of the subject, the subject's position being measured using a video motion capture system by measuring the spatial coordinates of a first optical marker worn by the subject, b) choosing (1004) spatial coordinates of a target location of a sound source, said target cation being located around the subject, c) emitting (1006) a predefined sound, using a sound source placed at said target location, d) in response to acquisition instructions generated by the subject using an acquisition interface, acquiring (1008) an estimated location of said sound source, by using the video motion capture system to measure the spatial coordinates of a second optical marker held and pointed by the subject towards a perceived location of the sound source.

A remote testing and fitting system for hearing and method of using the same that includes a kit having hearing aids, foam tip inserts, a video scope and a bone oscillator. The hearing aids, video scope and bone oscillator are all connected to a software application that is downloaded to an electronic device. The software application is adapted to conduct both hearing tests and fitting procedures for the hearing aids.

A computer-implemented method includes sending, by one or more processors of one or more computing devices, first instructions to a patient electronic device causing the patient electronic device to display a first graphical user interface that facilitates a hearing test between a patient and a provider of the hearing test. The computer-implemented method further includes sending, by the one or more processors, second instructions to a provider electronic device causing the provider electronic device to display a second graphical user interface that facilitates the hearing test.

A hearing device system for testing a user's hearing capability, comprises: a processing unit configured to determine a plurality of tones and an order of the tones; an acoustic output transducer configured to output audio signals; a tone generator configured to output the tones, where a first set of the plurality of tones will be audible to the user and a second set of the plurality of tones will be inaudible to the user; and a user interface or a communication unit configured to receive an indication from the user indicating an audible tone being perceived; wherein one of the tones comprises a new tone, and wherein the processing unit is configured to determine the new tone based on: whether a predefined number of preceding tones were audible or inaudible to the user, and an estimated probability of whether the new tone will be audible or inaudible to the user.

A method for evaluating hearing of a user comprising: generating a baseline hearing profile for the user comprising a set of gain values based on a volume setting, each gain value in the set of gain values corresponding to a frequency band in a set of frequency bands; accessing a soundbite comprising a phrase characterized by a frequency spectrum predominantly within one frequency band; playing the soundbite amplified by a first gain in the frequency band; playing the soundbite amplified by a second gain in the frequency band; receiving a preference input representing a preference of the user from amongst the soundbite amplified by the first gain and the soundbite amplified by the second; and modifying a gain value, corresponding to the frequency band, in the baseline hearing profile based on the preference input to generate a refined hearing profile compensating for hearing deficiency of the user.

A speculum of an otoscope may include a housing and a seal. The seal may include a surface sized and shaped to interface with an external auditory meatus. In some examples, the seal comprises one or more compressible members deformable to interface with the external auditory meatus. The seal may be configured to retain a volume of fluid within a lumen of the speculum in response to one or more of a negative pressure change or a positive pressure change.