Patent classifications
H04R2225/39
Methods for controlling a hearing device based on environment parameter, related accessory devices and related hearing systems
Disclosed is a method, performed in an accessory device, for controlling a hearing device, the accessory device comprising an interface, a memory, a display, and a processor. The method comprises determining an environment parameter. The method comprises determining a processing context parameter based on the environment parameter. The method may comprise displaying on the display a first user interface object representative of the processing context parameter.
Advanced hearing prosthesis recipient habilitation and/or rehabilitation
A method of increasing an ability of a recipient of a hearing prosthesis' ability to hear with the hearing prosthesis, including obtaining data indicative of a first characteristic of content, wherein the content is an audio or an audio-visual content, obtaining data indicative of a second characteristic of the content, identifying, based on the first and second characteristics, specific content and using at least one item of the specific content with the hearing prosthesis such that a hearing percept in the recipient is evoked based on the at least one item of specific content.
HEARING AID CALIBRATION DEVICE FOR SEMANTIC EVALUATION AND METHOD THEREOF
The present disclosure relates to a hearing aid calibration device for semantic evaluation that utilizes a sound receiving module to receive a sound signal in an external environment, and a processing module receives the sound signal to compare the sound signal with a plurality of environmental data in an environmental database by executing a detection program, and when the processing module determines that the sound signal does not match any of the environmental data, the processing module executes a semantic evaluation program to generate a processed environmental data. Therefore, the device is able to dynamically adjust the output of the hearing aid according to different environmental noise conditions, which effectively provides hearing aid for the user in different environments.
System, method and computer program for interactively assisting a user in evaluating a hearing loss
A system, method and computer program are configured to interactively assist a user in evaluating and/or configuring a hearing aid. The system is equipped with a display element, with an input unit and with a processing unit. The environmental situations are shown on the display element. Based on a user input, a selected section of the environmental situation is determined and highlighted. A specific hearing situation is presented on the basis of the selection made by the user. An evaluation scale is displayed, allowing the user to enter a hearing value for a self-assessment of his hearing ability for the specific hearing situation, and the hearing value entered by the user is recorded. The above steps are repeated and hearing values are recorded for different specific hearing situations. Based on the hearing values entered by the user, setting values for the hearing aid are determined.
Determining social interaction of a user wearing a hearing device
A method for determining social interaction of a user wearing a hearing device which comprises at least one microphone and at least one classifier. The method comprises: receiving an audio signal from the at least one microphone and/or a sensor signal from the at least one further sensor; identifying, by the at least one classifier, one or more predetermined user activity values by evaluating the audio signal from the at least one microphone and/or the sensor signal from the at least one further sensor; and calculating a user social interaction metric indicative of the social interaction of the user from the identified user activity values, wherein the user activity values are assigned to predefined social interaction levels, and wherein the user social interaction metric is a function of the user activity values weighted with their respective contribution to each of the social interaction levels.
Acoustic feedback event monitoring system for hearing assistance devices
The present disclosure relates to tracking of acoustic feedback events of a hearing assistance device, such as a hearing aid. Information about the acoustic feedback events is stored for analysis. Such information is useful for programming acoustic feedback cancellers and other parameters of a hearing assistance device.
PROSTHESIS STATE AND FEEDBACK PATH BASED PARAMETER MANAGEMENT
A method including obtaining data based on a current and/or anticipated future state of a hearing prosthesis and adjusting a set gain margin of the hearing prosthesis based on the current or anticipated future state of the hearing prosthesis.
HEARING AID COMPRISING A SIGNAL PROCESSING NETWORK CONDITIONED ON AUXILIARY PARAMETERS
A hearing aid adapted to be worn in or at an ear of a hearing aid user and/or to be fully or partially implanted in the head of the hearing aid user is disclosed. The hearing aid comprises a processing unit connected to said input unit and to said output unit, where the processing unit comprises a neural network, and where the processing unit is configured to determine signal processing parameters of the hearing aid based on weights of the neural network. A hearing system and a corresponding method is furthermore disclosed.
Hearing performance and habilitation and/or rehabilitation enhancement using normal things
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.
Hearing device system and method for processing audio signals
A hearing device system and the method for processing audio signals are described. The hearing device system has at least one hearing device having a recording device for recording an input signal, at least one neural network for separating at least one audio signal from the input signal and a playback device for playing back an output signal ascertained from the at least audio signal. A calibration device is connected to the at least one hearing device in the data-transmitting manner. The at least one neural network is customizable and/or replaceable by the calibration device.