Embodiments herein relate to devices and related systems and methods for detecting falls. In an embodiment, a hearing assistance device is included having a first control circuit and a first motion sensor. The first motion sensor can be disposed in a fixed position relative to a head of a subject wearing the hearing assistance device. A first microphone and a first transducer for generating sound can be in operational communication with the first control circuit. The first control circuit can be configured to evaluate data from one or more sensors to detect a possible fall of a subject in physical contact with the hearing assistance device. The device can be configured to wirelessly transmit data regarding a possible fall to another device including an indication of whether the possible fall was detected binaurally or monoaurally. Other embodiments are included herein.

A hearing system comprising a hearing device, the hearing device being adapted for being worn by a user, the hearing system comprising an audio input unit configured to receive a multitude of audio signals comprising sound from a number of localized sound sources in an environment around the user, and a sensor unit configured to receive and/or provide sensor signals from one or more sensors, said one or more sensors being located in said environment and/or form part of said hearing system, and a first processor configured to generate and update over time data representative of a map of said environment of the user, said data being termed map data, said environment comprising a number of, stationary or mobile, landmarks, said landmarks comprising said number of localized sound sources, and said map data being representative of the physical location of said landmarks in the environment relative to the user, wherein the audio input unit comprises a microphone array comprising a multitude of microphones for picking up sound from said environment and providing respective microphone signals comprising sound from said number of localized sound sources and providing at least some of said multitude of audio signals, and wherein the hearing system comprising a head worn frame or structure whereon at least some, such as all, of said multitude of microphones are located.

Presented herein are directed to techniques for using objective measurements to determine a combined efficiency of an implantable actuator and a mechanical coupling of the implantable actuator to an auditory structure of an ear of a recipient. In particular, the implantable actuator is activated so as to deliver, via the mechanical coupling, mechanical stimulation to the auditory structure to effect a pressure change in an inner ear of the recipient. At least one stimulation device, that is separate from the implantable actuator, is configured to deliver secondary stimulation to the recipient to also effect a pressure change in the inner ear of the recipient. Objective measurements are performed to intra-operatively capture auditory evoked responses of the recipient in response to the mechanical stimulation and in response to the secondary stimulation. These auditory evoked responses are analyzed to determine a vibratory coupling efficiency.

A hearing device comprises a first microphone for provision of a first microphone input signal, and a second microphone for provision of a second microphone input signal; a voice detector module for processing the first and second microphone input signals, the voice detector module configured to detect own-voice of a user; a processor for provision of an electrical output signal; and a receiver for providing an audio output signal, wherein the voice detector module is configured to determine a direction parameter indicative of a direction of a sound source based on first and/or second microphone input signal; determine whether a direction criterion based on the direction parameter is satisfied; determine a first distance parameter indicative of a distance to the sound source; determine whether a distance criterion based on the first distance parameter is satisfied; and provide a voice detector output.

One or more processing circuits may obtain context information associated with a user of one or more hearing instruments, wherein the context information is based on a first set of sensor data generated by a plurality of sensors of the one or more hearing instruments and a second set of sensor data generated by a plurality of sensors of a computing device communicatively coupled to the one or more hearing instruments. The one or more processing circuits may determine, based on at least a portion of the context information, an auditory intent of the user for a given auditory context. The one or more processing circuits may associate the auditory intent with one or more actions, such as actions to adjust one or more settings of the one or more hearing instruments. The one or more processing circuits may invoke the one or more actions associated with the auditory intent.

A processing system determines, based on a set of input datapoints, a current state of charge (SOC) of a battery of a hearing instrument. Additionally, the processing system determines a predicted agenda of the hearing instrument, the predicted agenda comprising one or more future time segments. The processing system estimates, based on the current state of charge and the predicted agenda of the hearing instrument, an amount of time remaining until the future SOC of the battery of the hearing instrument reaches a threshold.

Presented herein are techniques for monitoring the sensory outcome of a recipient of a sensory prosthesis in an ambient environment that includes one or more controllable network connected devices. The sensory outcome of the recipient in the environment is used to make operational changes to the one or more controllable network connected devices in order to create an improved environment for recipient.

A system, including a first microphone of a non-body carried device and a processor configured to receive input based on sound captured by the first microphone and analyze the received input to determine whether the sound captured by the first microphone is indicative of an attempted communication between humans, which humans are located in a structure where the microphone is located, upon a determination that the sound is indicative of an attempted communication between humans, evaluate the success of that communication.

A method for processing an audio signal includes generating a user hearing profile and calculating, based on the user hearing profile, at least one set of audio content-specific DSP (digital signal processing) parameters for one or more sound personalization algorithms. One or more of the calculated sets of content-specific DSP parameters are associated with a content-identifier for their respective specific content. In response to an audio stream on an audio output device, the audio stream is analyzed to determine at least one content type. Based on the determined content type, corresponding content-specific DSP parameters are outputted to the audio output device, based at least in part on their content identifier. An audio signal is processed on the audio output device by using a given sound personalization algorithm parameterized by the corresponding content-specific DSP parameters.

A computing system comprising one or more electronic computing devices receives data from a hearing-assistance device. The computing system determines, based on the data received from the hearing-assistance device, a cognitive benefit measure for a wearer of the hearing-assistance device. The cognitive benefit measure being an indication of a change of a cognitive benefit of the wearer of the hearing-assistance device attributable to use of the hearing-assistance device by the wearer of the hearing-assistance device. The computing device outputs an indication of the cognitive benefit measure.