H04R25/75

MANAGING AUDIO CONTENT DELIVERY
20230081796 · 2023-03-16 ·

Embodiments are directed to a method and an electronic device (100) for managing audio content delivery by an audio content delivery device (100). The method includes detecting, by the audio content delivery device (100), a buzzing sound in a user's ear during output of an audio content. The audio content delivery device (100) categorizes the buzzing sound, for example, as a subjective buzzing or an objective buzzing. Further, the audio content delivery device (100) computes a user experience score and generates a modified audio content based the user experience score. The modified audio content is based on the buzzing sound and the audio content. The audio content delivery device (100) outputs the modified audio content depending on the user experience score.

Device for treating a tinnitus affliction
11606654 · 2023-03-14 ·

The invention relates to a device for the treatment of a tinnitus condition, comprising a pressure point body which is dimensioned so that it can be secured to or in the vicinity of the auricle, characterized in that said pressure point body has a fastening element and a pressure element, whereby the position of the auricle is changed and/or the middle ear is deformed.

Method of generating sounds for reducing an effect of tinnitus and tinnitus control instrument performing the same

A method of generating sounds for reducing an effect of tinnitus is disclosed. The method includes the following steps: acquiring a sound frequency of a tinnitus sound of a user, and playing a plurality of pure tones within a frequency range during a playback time, wherein the plurality of pure tones include a plurality of first pure tones and a plurality of second pure tones; the plurality of first pure tones and the sound frequency are located at a first frequency area, and the plurality of second pure tones are located at a second frequency area; the first frequency area covers X Hz, where 100≤X≤12000, the second frequency area covers the remaining portion of the frequency range excluding the first frequency area, and the plurality of first pure tones accounts for M % of the plurality of pure tones, where 50<M≤90.

Methods, systems, and devices for treating tinnitus with VNS pairing

A method of treating tinnitus comprising measuring a patient's hearing, determining the patient's hearing loss and the patient's tinnitus frequency using the measurements of the patient's hearing, programming a clinical controller with the measurements of the patient's hearing, selecting a plurality of therapeutic tones, where the therapeutic tones are selected to be at least a half-octave above or below of the patient's tinnitus frequency, setting an appropriate volume for each of the plurality of tones, repetitively playing each of the plurality of therapeutic tones, and pairing a vagus nerve stimulation pulse train with each playing of a therapeutic tone, thereby reducing the patient's perception of tinnitus.

METHOD OF OPERATING A HEARING INSTRUMENT
20230164496 · 2023-05-25 ·

A method for operating a hearing instrument, wherein a biometric parameter of a wearer of the hearing instrument is acquired by a sensor of the hearing instrument and/or an electrical input signal is generated from an ambient sound by at least one microphone of the hearing instrument, and the presence of a specific ambient acoustic situation is detected from a plurality of different ambient acoustic situations by an analysis of the input signal, based on the acquired biometric parameter or the detected ambient acoustic situation a critical stress level of the wearer is determined, and then, in accordance with the critical stress level thus determined, a parameter of a signal processor of the hearing instrument is adjusted to a predefined parameter value.

IMPLANTABLE TINNITUS THERAPY
20230110745 · 2023-04-13 ·

Presented herein are techniques for providing tinnitus relief to recipients via an implantable arrangement. In accordance with embodiments presented herein, an implantable medical device, such as implantable tinnitus therapy device, auditory/hearing prosthesis, etc., comprises one or more implantable sensors configured to be implanted in a recipient. The one or more implantable sensors are configured to detect body noises of the recipient. The implantable medical device is configured to classify/categorize the one or more body noises and set, select, or otherwise determine a tinnitus therapy for the recipient based on the classification of the one or more body noises.

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MULTIMODAL STIMULATION
20230113744 · 2023-04-13 ·

A system for providing multimodal stimulation to a user includes a tactile device including a set of tactile actuators. Additionally, the system can include and/or interface with a user device, a remote computing system, and/or any other devices. A method for multimodal stimulation functions to provide therapy to a user for tinnitus or other conditions, and includes any or all of: receiving a set of inputs; determining a set of outputs; providing the set of outputs to a user; and adjusting any or all of the set of outputs.

Earpiece advisor
11651238 · 2023-05-16 · ·

An earpiece in embodiments of the present invention may have one or more of the following features: (a) an earpiece housing, (b) at least one speaker, (c) a plurality of sensors disposed within the earpiece housing, and (d) a processor disposed within the earpiece housing and operatively connected to the plurality of sensors and the at least one speaker, wherein the processor is configured to use an artificial intelligence framework to evaluate sensor input from the plurality of sensors to provide advice to the user.

Hearing training device

A hearing training device, is provided, including: a wearable device configured for being worn on the head of a user; a playing device arranged on the wearable device; an acupoint stimulation device, served as a physiotherapy device, comprising a plurality of acupoint stimulation mediums arranged on the wearable device, respectively configured for stimulating a plurality of acupoints on the head of the user and related to hearing, and arranged at the positions of the wearable device corresponding to the acupoints respectively; and a control device being in signal connection with the playing device and storing at least one music file, wherein the control device controls the playing device to play the music file, a beat is formed in an audio track of the music file, and the beat decreases with time, and is fixed until the beat is between 10 Hz and 15 Hz.

SYSTEM FOR CONFIGURING A HEARING DEVICE

A system is disclosed for configuring a hearing device. The system includes an audiogram processing component arranged to process image data indicative of an image of an audiogram associated with a person so as to produce audiogram data indicative of the audiogram, and a hearing device configuration component arranged to produce hearing device configuration data based on the audiogram data. The configuration data is indicative of configuration settings for a hearing device that will cause the hearing device to assist the hearing of the person.