Embodiments of the present invent include a method of controlling unwanted vibration in a tympanic lens, wherein the tympanic lens comprises a perimeter platform connected to a microactuator through at least one biasing element, the method comprising the step of: damping the motion of the at least one biasing element. In embodiments of the invention, the at least one biasing element is a spring. In embodiments of the invention, the at least one bias spring is coated in a damping material.

The present disclosure relates to a hearing device assembly comprising a behind-the-ear base unit and an in-the-ear transducer module, which communicate via a communication interface and wherein the base unit is configured to detect whether the transducer module comprises a microcontroller.

Various embodiments are directed to an ear-worn electronic device configured to be worn by a wearer. The device comprises an enclosure configured to be supported by or in an ear of the wearer. Electronic circuitry is disposed in the enclosure and comprises a wireless transceiver. An antenna is situated in or on the enclosure and coupled to the wireless transceiver. The antenna comprises a first antenna element, a second antenna element, and a strap comprising a reactive component connected to the first and second antenna elements.

The present disclosure relates to an electronic module for a hearing device. The electronic module comprises at least one electronic component for a hearing device and an embedding material covering the electronic component. The electronic component comprises at least one restricted area which is free from the embedding material. The restricted area is surrounded at least partially by a zone and the zone is covered by an attaching material. The attaching material covering the zone has a mold part formed by molding and freely formed edge facing the restricted area.

The hearing aid includes an end wall having end face adapted to face outwards of an ear canal when the hearing aid is placed in the ear canal, and the hearing aid includes an antenna extending from the end face and having two legs inserted into the end wall and electrically coupled to wireless circuitry arranged inside the hollow housing. Each leg of the antenna is provided with a first coupling part releasably engaging a corresponding second coupling part of the hollow housing, and at least one locking part is movable between a locking position in which the first coupling parts are locked to the corresponding second coupling parts and a release position in which the first coupling parts are free to be removed from the corresponding second coupling parts.

A completely-in-canal hearing aid, including a housing, a receiver, a chip, a battery, a flexible circuit board and a microphone, wherein the housing includes a front section and a rear section; the receiver and the chip are located in the front section; the battery is located in the rear section; the rear section has two opposite surfaces and two opposite side surfaces; the front section has a first central axis parallel to the length of the front section; the rear section has a second central axis located between the two opposite surfaces and between the two opposite side surfaces; the first central axis and the second central axis are different straight lines. The completely-in-canal hearing aid is fine and compact in structure, reasonable and ingenious in design, diversified in function and comfortable to wear.

A hearing aid electrical contact structure and a hearing aid are provided. The hearing aid electrical contact structure includes: a housing, wherein the housing includes a front section and a rear section connected to each other; the rear section is used for accommodating a battery and at least a part of a flexible circuit board; an outer side surface of the rear section has at least two side holes; a conductive contact sheet is assembled in each of the at least two side holes, and the conductive contact sheet is electrically connected to a pad of the flexible circuit board; an outer surface of the conductive contact sheet realizes a transition with the outer side surface of the rear section. The hearing aid electrical contact structure has a smooth surface without any groove structure or convex structure.

A hearing device includes: a first microphone configured to provide a first input signal; a first processor unit configured to provide a processed signal based on the first input signal to compensate for a hearing loss of a user of the first hearing device; a receiver configured to output sound based on the processed signal; and a first sensor configured to provide a first sensor signal for detecting an atrial fibrillation condition of the user. An electronic device includes: a communication interface configured to communicate with a hearing device; and a processing unit configured to obtain, via the communication interface, information associated with an atrial fibrillation condition of a user, the information comprising a sensor data transmitted from the hearing device and/or information indicating the atrial fibrillation condition detected based on the sensor data; wherein the accessory device is configured to output a signal indicative of the atrial fibrillation condition.

Methods of compensating for lost data packets in hearing aid systems wherein a data streaming device streams packets of data to at least two hearing aids are disclosed.

A method and appertaining system for implementing the method is provided for designing hearing aids having flexible parts. Three-dimensional data is provided that is related to both a soft part and a hard part of a hearing aid component into a computer-based system. Additionally, information is entered related to material characteristics for both the soft part and the hard part of the component. A component within the hearing aid shell is placed and moved in a model generated by the system. Forces, stresses, and/or amount of deformation for parts of the component based on the location of the component and at least one of another component and the shell are calculated, and the three-dimensional data model of the shell is revised based upon the calculated degree of deformation, forces, and/or stresses.