H04R25/606

CROS HYBRID BINAURAL HEARING AID SYSTEM
20220360921 · 2022-11-10 ·

The present application discloses systems and methods for determining one or more configuration settings for a first hearing prosthesis based on configuration data associated with a second hearing prosthesis. In some embodiments, determining the one or more configuration settings for the first hearing prosthesis may include determining an acoustic operating range associated with the first hearing prosthesis based on whether a configured gain at one or more frequencies for the second hearing prosthesis meets or exceeds a target gain at the one or more frequencies. Some embodiments may also include storing the determined configuration settings in a tangible computer readable memory associated with the first hearing prosthesis.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUPPRESSING SOUND LEAKAGE

A speaker comprises a housing, a transducer residing inside the housing, and at least one sound guiding hole located on the housing. The transducer generates vibrations. The vibrations produce a sound wave inside the housing and cause a leaked sound wave spreading outside the housing from a portion of the housing. The at least one sound guiding hole guides the sound wave inside the housing through the at least one sound guiding hole to an outside of the housing. The guided sound wave interferes with the leaked sound wave in a target region. The interference at a specific frequency relates to a distance between the at least one sound guiding hole and the portion of the housing.

Compact hearing aids

The present disclosure relates to compact hearing aids, components thereof, and support systems therefor, as well as methods of insertion and removal thereof. The compact hearing aids generally include a sensor, such as a microphone, an actuation mass, an energy source for providing power to the compact hearing aid, a processor, and an actuator enclosed in a housing that is designed to be inserted through the tympanic membrane during a minimally-invasive outpatient procedure. In operation, the microphone receives sound waves and converts the sound waves into electrical signals. A processor then modifies the electrical signals and provides the electrical signals to the actuator. The actuator converts the electrical signals into mechanical motion, which actuates the actuation mass to modulate the velocity or the position of the tympanic membrane.

BONE CONDUCTION-BASED CLAMPING DEVICE AND PROCESSING METHOD
20230099026 · 2023-03-30 ·

The present disclosure provides a bone conduction-based clamping device and processing method. The device includes a handle, a clamping structure provided on one side of the handle, and a sound generating processor provided inside the handle. A user puts food into his mouth cavity by clamping the food with the clamping structure, and a vibration signal generated by the sound generating processor is transmitted to the food by the clamping structure and then transmitted to the user’s auditory system by an oral tissue or teeth of the user, thereby avoiding the pressing feeling caused by wearing in a pressing manner. Putting the clamping structure into the user’s mouth cavity can also reduce sound leakage, improve sound quality and protect privacy. In addition, the food can be replaced by the clamping structure, thereby guaranteeing hygiene and health, improving the usage rate of the device, and realizing multi-user sharing.

Bone conduction speaker and compound vibration device thereof

The present disclosure relates to a bone conduction speaker and its compound vibration device. The compound vibration device comprises a vibration conductive plate and a vibration board, the vibration conductive plate is set to be the first torus, where at least two first rods inside it converge to its center; the vibration board is set as the second torus, where at least two second rods inside it converge to its center. The vibration conductive plate is fixed with the vibration board; the first torus is fixed on a magnetic system, and the second torus comprises a fixed voice coil, which is driven by the magnetic system. The bone conduction speaker in the present disclosure and its compound vibration device adopt the fixed vibration conductive plate and vibration board, making the technique simpler with a lower cost; because the two adjustable parts in the compound vibration device can adjust both low frequency and high frequency area, the frequency response obtained is flatter and the sound is broader.

HEADPIECES AND IMPLANTABLE COCHLEAR STIMULATION SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE SAME

A headpiece including a housing, a headpiece magnet carried by the housing, and a headpiece antenna carried by the housing.

Horizontal abutment extender

An apparatus is provided that includes an elongate body, a first connector, and a second connector. The first connector has a first axis and is configured to be repeatedly attached to and detached from a percutaneous implant of a bone conduction acoustic prosthesis system. The second connector has a second axis and is configured to be repeatedly attached to and detached from a component of the acoustic prosthesis system, the component external to the recipient. The first axis and the second axis are offset from one another along a first direction.

Hearing system to be worn at a user's head

A hearing system is disclosed comprising a support unit, and at least one abutment unit, wherein the support unit supports the at least one abutment unit. The at least one abutment unit has a contact surface. The support unit is configured to be placed at a user's head such that the contact surface of the at least one abutment unit contacts the user's head in an area surrounding one of the user's ears, in particular, in an area of one of the user's mastoid bones. The at least one abutment unit comprises a contact element, the contact element being configured to transmit vibrations generated by a vibration generating unit towards the contact surface. The contact element is made of a fiber-reinforced plastic material.

Systems and methods for suppressing sound leakage

A speaker comprises a housing, a transducer residing inside the housing, and at least one sound guiding hole located on the housing. The transducer generates vibrations. The vibrations produce a sound wave inside the housing and cause a leaked sound wave spreading outside the housing from a portion of the housing. The at least one sound guiding hole guides the sound wave inside the housing through the at least one sound guiding hole to an outside of the housing. The guided sound wave interferes with the leaked sound wave in a target region. The interference at a specific frequency relates to a distance between the at least one sound guiding hole and the portion of the housing.

MECHANICAL PROSTHESIS WITH RECIPIENT PHYSIOLOGICAL AND PROSTHESIS STATUS ACQUISITION CAPABILITIES
20230032069 · 2023-02-02 ·

A hearing prosthesis system, including a direct acoustic cochlear stimulator (DACS) sub-system, and an electrophysiology measurement sub-system, wherein at least a portion of the DACS sub-system and at least a portion of the electrophysiology measurement sub-system are configured to be permanently implanted in a recipient underneath skin of the recipient.