H04R2225/49

Hearing device and a method for manufacturing thereof

A hearing device to be worn in or at the ear of a user. The hearing device includes a housing for accommodating an electronic component, wherein the housing includes an electromagnetic wave shielding material and is formed with an indentation. The indentation provides a space at the outer side of the housing, allowing an antenna to be inserted into the indentation. The proposed hearing device achieves improved shielding of the antenna against electromagnetic waves radiated from at least one of the electronic components.

Hearing device comprising an amplifier system for minimizing variation in an acoustical signal caused by variation in gain of an amplifier

The disclosure presents a method and an amplifier system for minimizing variation in an acoustical signal caused by variation in gain of an amplifier, comprising a battery for providing a supply voltage to the amplifier, a digital signal processor for providing the acoustical signal to the amplifier, a controller unit receiving an enablement signal when the supply voltage is in an offset mode, and based on the enablement signal requesting a measured voltage during a time period, and a first analog-to-digital converter configured for measuring the supply voltage to the amplifier when receiving the request from the controller unit or the first analog-to-digital converter is configured for measuring the supply voltage to the amplifier continuously, and where variations in the measured voltage relates to variations in the supply voltage during the time period. Furthermore, the controller unit is configured to predict offset modes (i.e. changes) in the supply voltage based on the enablement signals and a fitting of the measured voltages, and wherein the controller unit is configured to generate a compensating signal based on the fitting and transmit the compensating signal to the digital signal processor, the digital signal processor is then configured to minimize variation in the acoustical signal at the output of the amplifier by compensating the variation in gain of the amplifier based on the compensating signal.

HEARING AID
20210250709 · 2021-08-12 ·

A hearing aid contains a housing having a baseplate and a housing shell, a number of electrical units, and a transmitting and receiving unit for transmitting and receiving electromagnetic waves. The number of electrical units are fastened on the baseplate. The transmitting and receiving unit includes an electronic circuit for generating a transmission signal and an antenna unit coupled thereon, and the antenna unit includes a first antenna arm and a shielding element for shielding the first antenna arm against the number of electrical units.

HEARING AID
20210250710 · 2021-08-12 ·

A hearing aid, in particular constructed as a classical hearing aid, includes a housing having a baseplate and a housing shell, a number of electrical and/or electronic units, and a transmitting and receiving unit for transmitting and receiving electromagnetic waves. The number of electrical and/or electronic units are fastened on the baseplate. The transmitting and receiving unit includes an electronic circuit for generating a transmission signal and an antenna unit coupled thereon. The antenna unit includes a free arm and the transmitting and receiving unit is configured to inductively feed the transmission signal of the electronic circuit into the antenna unit.

Wearable audio device with nulling magnet
11067644 · 2021-07-20 · ·

A wearable audio device with an electro-acoustic transducer that is configured to create audio output. The transducer has a transducer magnet that produces a transducer magnetic field having a magnetic field strength, and a magnetic structure such as a cup that guides the transducer magnetic field. The transducer magnet is on the inside of the magnetic structure. There is a magnetic field sensor outside of the magnetic structure; the magnetic field sensor is constructed and arranged to sense the Earth's magnetic field. A nulling magnet is coupled to or proximate the outside of the magnetic structure and is constructed and arranged to produce a nulling magnetic field that reduces the strength of the transducer magnetic field at the magnetic field sensor.

HEARING DEVICE INCLUDING AN EXTERNAL ANTENNA AND AN INTERNAL PARASITIC ELEMENT
20210204077 · 2021-07-01 · ·

The disclosure presents a method and a hearing device comprising a first portion adapted for being arranged behind an ear of a user for providing a signal, an output transducer for converting the signal to an acoustic output, a coupling element coupling to the first portion, an antenna comprising an external antenna arranged at least externally to the first portion and an internal parasitic element, a feeding unit configured to supply a current to the external antenna, and the feeding unit is further configured to supply the current to the internal parasitic element via a wireless coupling, a wireless interface for receiving and/or transmitting data by means of the antenna, and wherein the coupling element comprises the external antenna.

HEARING AID DEVICE

A hearing aid device for use in bone anchored hearing aid solutions is disclosed. The hearing aid includes at least one user input unit for controlling an operation mode of the hearing aid device, at least one signal line connecting the at least one user input unit with a control unit for controlling the hearing aid device, and an antenna module comprising at least two electrically conductive and electrically connectable layers forming a layered structure. The at least one user input unit is arranged at one of the layers of the antenna module, and the at least one signal line is provided at an inner surface of one of the layers facing one other layer.

HEARING AID, HEARING AID SET AND HEARING AID MODULE
20210195349 · 2021-06-24 ·

A hearing aid has a hearing aid module for supplying electrical energy and has a transmitting and receiving unit for communication with another device. The hearing aid module has an accumulator and a charging circuit for charging the accumulator. The charging circuit is formed for contactless, in particular inductive, charging of the accumulator. The hearing aid module further has a charging conductor loop. The transmitting and receiving unit has a radio conductor loop and the radio conductor loop is integrated into the hearing aid module.

TRANSFORMABLE SPEECH PROCESSOR MODULE FOR A HEARING PROSTHESIS
20210121695 · 2021-04-29 ·

A method for operating an external component of a cochlear implant hearing system. The external component includes a speech processor module operable in a stand-alone mode of operation and a body-worn mode of operation, and a protective case. The method includes operating the speech processor module in the stand-alone mode, determining when the speech processor module is mounted in the case, and operating the speech processor module in the body-worn mode in response to determining that the speech processor module is mounted in the case.

DEVICE WITH COIL
20210160630 · 2021-05-27 · ·

A device is provided. The device includes an antenna for communicating with one or more hearing aids. The device further comprises a coil for receiving a wireless signal. The device comprises a first ground plane connected to the antenna. The device comprises a second ground plane connected to the coil. The first ground plane and the second ground plane are decoupled via a decoupling element so that noise from one ground plane does not propagate to the other ground plane at certain frequencies.