Presented herein are techniques for performing automated Electrocochleography (ECoG) testing using ambient sound signals received by a hearing prosthesis during normal operation (i.e., outside of a clinical setting). In particular, the hearing prosthesis analyzes ambient sound signals to identify portions of the sound signals that are conducive/suitable to the performance of an ECoG measurement (i.e., an ECoG measurement structure). When an ECoG measurement structure is identified, the hearing prosthesis itself performs an ECoG measurement using one or more implanted electrodes.

Presented herein are techniques that make use of objective measurements obtained in response to acoustic stimulation signals. More specifically, at least one measure of outer hair cell function and at least one measure of auditory nerve function are obtained from a tonotopic region of an inner ear of a recipient of a hearing prosthesis. The at least one measure of auditory nerve function and the least one measure of outer hair cell function are then analyzed relative to one another.

A method comprising: conducting a hearing test for a user over a communication link established between a network entity in a communication network and a user device of a user; wherein the hearing test comprises providing audio stimuli to the user device at a plurality of test frequencies over the communication link, and monitoring responsiveness to the audio stimuli received from the user device; generating a hearing profile based on results of the hearing test; and storing the hearing profile and information associated with the user in a memory of a network entity, such that the hearing profile is available for modifying of audio signals to the user device.

A system for providing audio output. The system includes a device, e.g. a mobile phone connectable to one or more earphones. The device includes a computing platform having a processor; an audio unit configured to generate one or more output signals of arbitrary amplitude to the earphone(s); and at least one microphone configured to record the ambient power level during signal output. The user indicates his/her hearing of the output signals whereby a proportionality constant is recorded for each frequency of the output signals. The processor is configured to: analyze the proportionality constant for each frequency of one or more feedback signals from the earphone(s) to yield calibration data; adjust the amplitude or frequency based on the calibration data; generate one or more audiograms resulting from a hearing test; and adjust the device power level according to the received one or more audiograms.

Presented herein are objective techniques for determining the upper limit of the dynamic range (i.e., the comfort level) of implanted stimulating contacts through the use of electrocochleography (ECoG) measurements to indirectly detect the onset and duration of a recipient's stapedius reflex. In particular, stimulation is delivered to a recipient's cochlea to trigger the onset of the stapedius reflex and the resulting acoustic impedance change is detected by monitoring the acoustically evoked ECoG.

Herein disclosed is a system that may be implemented within a headphone to facilitate hearing testing. Implementation of the system in the headphone may include implementation of tone generation circuitry and sound pressure level measurement circuitry being implemented in the headphone limiting the amount of calibration for accurate measurement when performing a hearing test.

A device for stimulation of a patient with acoustic stimulation signals includes a stimulation unit for generating acoustic stimulation signals and a control unit for controlling the stimulation unit. The control unit is configured so that it determines a bandwidth of an auditory filter with a frequency of a predetermined tone as a center frequency, wherein this bandwidth is a reference bandwidth. The control unit determines a frequency of a first acoustic therapy signal such that a measure of coverage between the reference bandwidth around the frequency of the predetermined tone and a first bandwidth of an auditory filter with the frequency of the first acoustic therapy signal as a center frequency assumes a predetermined first value, and controls the stimulation unit such that the stimulation unit generates the first acoustic therapy signal.

A method for detection of an evoked response signal in noise including: generating a plurality of stimuli; receiving a noisy signal related to an evoked response to the plurality of stimuli; divide the noisy signal into a plurality of responses to the plurality of stimuli; estimate a statistic matrix for the plurality of responses; shrink the statistic matrix; calculate weights based on an inverse of the shrunk statistic matrix; apply weights to the plurality of responses to construct a final response; and output the final response. An apparatus having an input device configured to receive data related to a plurality of stimuli; and a processor configured to: receive a noisy signal and divide the noisy signal into a plurality of responses; estimate a statistic matrix; shrink the statistic matrix; calculate weights based on an inverse of the shrunk statistic matrix; and apply weights to the plurality of responses to construct a final response.

In one embodiment, a computer program product includes a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith. The program instructions are executable by a processing circuit to cause the processing circuit to receive collected data from one or more data collection devices, the collected data being aggregated over at least one month and comprising audio data including first voice input of a user of the one or more data collection devices. The program instructions also cause the processing circuit to store the audio data to a computer readable storage medium; determine an identity of the user based on comparing second voice input to the first voice input; and analyze the audio data for indications of hearing loss in the user over the period of time. The analysis includes determining a user's emotion during production of the audio input.

A lead for active implantable medical devices comprising a chip, notably for electrode multiplexing. The lead includes an insulating supporting tube interposed in a flexible elongated tube, with a central bore coaxial with the lumen of the lead. The supporting tube comprises on its surface at least one crossing conductive strip extending in the axial direction. A chip on a flexible substrate is disposed with a bent or curved conformation in a receptacle of the supporting tube isolated from the conductive strip. An electrode, e.g., for cardiac sensing/pacing, carried by the supporting tube is electrically connected to an outer conductive pad of the chip. The conductive strip is connected (i) at each end, face to face to a conductive connection, housed in the sheath, and (ii) in a central region, to an inner conductive pad of the chip.