A method for determining an acoustic mass of an earpiece to be plugged into an ear of a user comprises: receiving user data comprising at least an audiogram of the user; and inputting the user data into a machine learning algorithm and determining the acoustic mass by the machine learning algorithm.
An illustrative cochlear implant system includes an electrode lead having an array of electrodes, a cochlear implant coupled with the electrode lead and configured to be implanted within a recipient together with the electrode lead, and a processing unit communicatively coupled to the cochlear implant. The processing unit is configured to direct the cochlear implant to apply stimulation to the recipient by way of the array of electrodes. The processing unit is further configured to detect, by way of one or more electrodes included in the array of electrodes, a cortical potential produced by the recipient. Based on the detected cortical potential, the processing unit is configured to determine a fitting parameter associated with the cochlear implant system. Corresponding systems and methods are also disclosed.
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Custom manufacture of hearing aids and of parts of hearing aids Hearing aids and structural parts thereof Research and development in the field of hearing aids and their parts; Custom design services of hearing aids and their parts; Scientific research in the field of hearing aids and their parts Providing medical information in the field of hearing health care and hearing health topics; Providing medical information in the field of treatment for hearing loss, hearing impairments and hearing disorders; Services of an audioprosthetist, namely, providing hearing aid fitting services, audiological consulting, performing hearing tests, and conducting audiological examinations and measurements
Hearing aids and structural parts therefor; Medical hearing instruments and parts of such devices; wireless transmitters and receivers for use with hearing aids; Ear plugs for hearing protection; ear muffs for hearing protection; Parts of acoustic apparatus for the hearing-impaired, namely, cerumen protection systems; Hearing protection devices, namely, ear plugs consisting of an ear piece including filters and structural parts for the aforementioned goods; Acoustic filters for hearing protection; Cases for hearing protection ear plugs
5.
HEADPIECE CONFIGURATIONS OF A COCHLEAR IMPLANT SYSTEM
An exemplary headpiece includes a headpiece coil comprising a plurality of windings configured to produce a combined output signal that is transcutaneously transmitted to an implant coil of a cochlear implant, the combined output signal configured to control an operation of the cochlear implant. The headpiece further includes a plurality of drivers, each driver of the plurality of drivers coupled to a respective winding of the plurality of windings and configured to drive the respective winding to generate the combined output signal.
A hearing device including a housing shell housing an electronics package of electronic components and having an antenna mount that supports and/or encloses an antenna protruding from the housing shell. The housing shell may further include an earpiece that is configured to be inserted into an ear canal of a user, which protrudes in a substantially opposite direction of the antenna mount. The antenna mount can be a rounded fin-shape.
An illustrative cartridge includes a transparent vial, at least partially filled with a curable liquid printing material, a cap sealing the vial, and at least one solid structure submerged in the liquid printing material.
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An ear tip is described for retaining a hearing device or a hearing device part in an ear canal of a user wearing the hearing device or the hearing device part. The ear tip includes a sealing element with a sound channel providing for a sound path between a sound inlet opening for receiving an acoustic signal from an output unit of the hearing device or the hearing device part and a sound outlet opening for releasing the acoustic signal to the ear canal of the user wearing the hearing device or the hearing device part, and a first filtering element arranged in the sound channel between the sound inlet opening and the sound outlet opening.
There is provided a method of providing assistive listening to a user of an audio receiver device, comprising: detecting, by a Broadcast Assistant device, proximity of the Broadcast Assistant device to a synchronizer device, and receiving, by the Broadcast Assistant device via a wireless protocol different from a Bluetooth protocol, information required for identifying an audio source device from a synchronizer device upon detection of proximity to the synchronizer device, retrieving, by the Broadcast Assistant device, via a wireless protocol different from the Bluetooth protocol, synchronization information required for synchronizing the audio receiver device to the audio source device to receive an Auracast stream; synchronizing, by the Broadcast Assistant device, to an Auracast periodic advertising of the audio source device; providing, by the Broadcast Assistant device, the synchronization information to the audio receiver device; and synchronizing the audio receiver device to the audio source device.
An exemplary assembly may be adapted for insertion into a cochlea. The assembly may comprise a tubular element and an electrode lead having a flexible body and one or more electrode contacts located on the flexible body. The tubular element may comprise a lumen that extends along a length of the flexible body; and a plurality of fiber windings that wrap around and extend along the length of the tubular element. The plurality of fiber windings may include a first section having a first winding configuration and second section having a second winding configuration. In response to application of pressure within the lumen, the first section is configured to move in a first manner based on the first winding configuration and the second section is configured to move in a second manner based on the second winding configuration such that the electrode lead is steerable during insertion into the cochlea.
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Microphones; wireless headsets; batteries for hearing aids;
charging cases for hearing aids; remote controls; software
for controlling, operating, configuring, setting and
adjusting hearing aids; downloadable computer software for
use with hearing aids. Hearing aids; Hearing protection devices; ear plugs (ear
protection devices). Retail services in the field of hearing aids and hearing
protection devices; Providing commercial information and
advice for consumers in the choice of products and services
in the field of hearing aids and hearing protection devices. Services of an audioprosthetist, in particular the
adaptation of hearing aids, audiological consulting,
performing hearing tests, conducting audiological
examinations and measurements.
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Hearing aids. Services of an audioprosthetist, in particular the
adaptation of hearing aids, audiological consulting,
performing hearing tests, conducting audiological
examinations and measurements; Providing information
relating to hearing loss, hearing impairments and disorders,
and their treatment; providing medical and audiological
information in the field of hearing, hearing aids and
hearing aid services.
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SCALAR TRANSLOCATION DETECTION FOR AN ELECTRODE LEAD OF A COCHLEAR IMPLANT SYSTEM
An illustrative method includes detecting, by way of a first electrode on an electrode lead while the first electrode is positioned at a first location in a cochlea of a patient, a first evoked response to acoustic stimulation applied to the patient; detecting, by way of a second electrode on the electrode lead while the second electrode is positioned at a second location in the cochlea, a second evoked response to the acoustic stimulation; and determining, based on an amplitude change between the first and second evoked responses, that a scalar translocation of the electrode lead from one scala of the cochlea to another scala of the cochlea has occurred.
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Hardware and software for cochlear implants and hearing
aids; software for fitting, programming, controlling,
testing and monitoring hearing aids, cochlear implants and
associated speech processors. Medical devices; Cochlear implant systems and parts of
cochlear implant systems; hearing aids and parts of hearing
aids.
A sound processing device is communicatively coupled to a cochlear implant. The sound processing device may obtain an audio signal represented in a time domain and comprising a series of audio frames. Based on the audio signal, the sound processing device may generate a set of input spectrum signals in a frequency domain, and, based on one or more of these input spectrum signals, may determine an analytic signal that can be used to generate an envelope signal and a fine structure signal for a particular channel. For each audio frame of the series, the envelope signal may include more than one envelope value and the fine structure signal may include more than one phase value. The sound processing device may transmit, to the cochlear implant, a series of stimulation frames generated based on these envelope and fine structure signals. Corresponding systems and methods are also disclosed.
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SKELETON HOUSING AND METHOD FOR TAKING AN EAR IMPRESSION
Described herein is a skeleton housing for taking an ear impression of a part of an ear canal of a human ear, the skeleton housing having a shape fitting into a concha of the ear, the skeleton housing comprising a hollow permeable shell permitting a viscous impression material to flow through, the skeleton housing comprising a medial opening positioned to face toward or into the ear canal when the skeleton housing is inserted in the concha. Also described herein is a method of producing an ear impression using the skeleton housing and a method of producing a customized extension such as an ear tip.
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A cochlear implant including a housing, an antenna within the housing, a stimulation processor within the housing operably connected to the antenna and an electrode array, operably connected to the stimulation processor, including a flexible array body, a plurality of electrically conductive contacts on the flexible array body, a plurality of flexible projections that extend outwardly from the flexible array body, and a vibration device.
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Cochlear Implant System and Method for Detecting Electrode Migration Using Electrically Evoked Compound Action Potentials
A system may include an electrode migration detection unit adapted to detect electrode migration associated with an electrode array relative to a cochlea of a patient by comparing presently captured signals and/or data derived from the presently captured signals to previously captured signals and/or data derived from the previously captured signals, the presently captured signals and the previously captured signals induced by applying auditory nerve stimulation signals to one or more electrodes of the electrode array. The system may further include an alarm unit adapted to output an alarm signal based on the electrode migration detection unit detecting the electrode migration.
A magnet system including a non-magnetic spacer, a hermetically sealed case, and at least one magnet located within the hermetically sealed case as well as associated cochlear implants and associated methods.
There is provided a method for authenticating a user of a binaural hearing system comprising two hearing devices, the method comprising: registering the binaural hearing system with a relying party as a single authenticator for authenticating the user, thereby generating authentication data; synchronizing the two hearing devices regarding the authentication data; and using either one of the two hearing devices as the single authenticator by utilizing the authentication data to authenticate the user to the relying party in response to a request by the relying party.
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There is provided a method for streaming a multichannel audio signal comprising a first channel (L) and a second channel (R) from an audio source device to a binaural hearing system comprising a first hearing device worn at first ear of a user and a second hearing device worn at a second ear of the user.
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(1) Batteries for hearing aids; digital audio receivers used for streaming audio data to hearing aids; downloadable computer software for streaming audio data to hearing aids; downloadable software as a medical device [SaMD] for calibrating and changing the settings of a cochlear implant based on personalized patient data; hearing aid battery chargers; microphones; remote controls for hearing aids; software for the control, operation, configuration, adjustment and adaptation of hearing aids; wireless headsets
(2) Cochlear implants comprised of artificial materials; hearing aids; medical hearing instruments and parts of such devices
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Retail store services featuring hearing aids and hearing protection devices; Providing commercial information and advice in the field of hearing aids and hearing protection devices Services of a hearing aid acoustician, namely, fitting hearing aids, providing audiological advice, carrying out hearing tests, and carrying out audiological examinations and measurements
29.
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COCHLEAR TRAUMA MANAGEMENT DURING AN ELECTRODE LEAD INSERTION PROCEDURE
An illustrative cochlear trauma management system determines, intraoperatively during an insertion procedure to introduce an electrode lead of a cochlear implant system into a cochlea of a recipient, an electrical potential evoked in response to acoustic stimulation applied to the recipient as part of a diagnostic test. The system estimates a depth of the electrode lead within the cochlea for the diagnostic test and accesses recipient attribute data that represents a hearing attribute of the recipient. The recipient attribute data is generated based on preoperative analysis of the recipient. Based on the electrical potential and the recipient attribute data, the system intraoperatively determines a likelihood that the electrode lead is inflicting trauma on the cochlea at the estimated depth. The system then performs an action based on the likelihood that the electrode lead is inflicting the trauma on the cochlea. Corresponding systems and methods are also disclosed.
Described herein are a protective element configured to be connected to an electroacoustic transducer or a sound tube included in a hearing device, the protective element comprising a 3D-shaped membrane that has two or more first portions having a first thickness that are configured to transmit sound and two or more second portions having a second thickness. The first thickness is less than the second thickness such that a rigidity of the 3D-shaped membrane is greater at the two or more second portions than at the two or more first portions. At least two of the two or more second portions are spaced from one another along a circumference of the 3D-shaped membrane by at least one of the two or more first portions.
The disclosure relates to a method of operating a hearing device configured be worn at an ear of a user, the method comprising receiving an audio signal; processing the audio signal by at least one audio processing algorithm to generate a processed audio signal; and outputting, by an output transducer included in the hearing device, an output audio signal based on the processed audio signal so as to stimulate the user's hearing. The disclosure further relates to a hearing device configured to perform the method.
The disclosure relates to a method of operating a hearing device configured to be at least partially inserted into an ear canal of a user, the method comprising receiving an input audio signal; amplifying the input audio signal; and outputting, by an output transducer included in the hearing device, an output audio signal based on the amplified audio signal so as to stimulate the user's hearing.
A processing chip for processing audio signals using at least one deep neural network in a hearing device includes a first compute unit having a hardware architecture adapted for processing one or more convolutional neural network layers of the at least one deep neural network, a second compute unit having a hardware architecture adapted for processing one or more recurrent neural network layers of the at least one deep neural network, a shared memory unit for storing data to be processed in respective layers of the at least one deep neural network, the shared memory unit comprising a memory controller configured for running on a memory controller clock frequency that is higher than a compute unit clock frequency of both the first compute unit and the second compute unit, and a data bus system for providing access to the shared memory unit.
An exemplary system comprises a memory storing instructions and a processor configured to execute the instructions to perform a process. The process may comprise directing stimulation to be applied to a recipient of a hearing system, the stimulation configured to elicit an evoked response within the recipient, directing a cochlear implant included in the hearing system to continuously record, during an acquisition time window and using at least one electrode electrically coupled to the cochlear implant, data representative of the evoked response, and directing the cochlear implant to stream, by way of a back telemetry channel, the data to a computing device external to the recipient during the acquisition time window while the cochlear implant is continuously recording the data.
A cochlear implant alignment system includes a sound processor configured to generate, based on a signal strength of a wireless back telemetry signal generated by a cochlear implant implanted within a recipient, a Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) signal and at least one physical computing device configured to: receive the RSSI signal from the sound processor, and present, based on the RSSI signal received from the sound processor, an alignment indication to assist a user in aligning a headpiece with the cochlear implant, the alignment indication visually or audibly indicating a threshold degree of alignment and a plurality of additional degrees of alignment of the headpiece with the cochlear implant, wherein the threshold degree of alignment is sufficient to achieve a communication lock between the headpiece and the cochlear implant and wherein the plurality of additional degrees of alignment are each too poor to achieve the communication lock.
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36.
COCHLEAR IMPLANTS HAVING MRI-COMPATIBLE MAGNET APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS
A system including a cochlear implant with a cochlear lead including a plurality of electrodes, an antenna, a stimulation processor operably connected to the antenna and to the cochlear lead, and a magnet apparatus, adjacent to the antenna, including a case defining a central axis, a frame within the case and rotatable relative to the case about the central axis of the case, and only two elongate diametrically magnetized magnets that are located in the frame, that are separated from one another by a fixed non-zero distance, that each define a longitudinal axis and a N-S direction, and that are rotatable about the longitudinal axis relative to the frame, and an external device including an axially magnetized disk-shaped positioning magnet and an antenna adjacent to the axially magnetized disk-shaped positioning magnet.
A magnet assembly in accordance with at least one of the present inventions may include a case defining a central axis and including first and second end walls and a side wall, with an inner surface, between the first and second end walls, a frame within the case and rotatable about the central axis of the case, a plurality of diametrically magnetized magnets that are located in the frame, that each define a longitudinal axis and a N-S direction, and that are rotatable about the longitudinal axis relative to the frame, and a ring, defining an outer surface, between the frame and the case side wall and offset from the case side wall such that a first air gap is located between the inner surface of the case side wall and the outer surface of the ring.
A hearing system includes an input unit for obtaining an input audio signal, a processing unit for processing the input audio signal to obtain an output audio signal, and an output unit for outputting the output audio signal. The processing unit comprises: a first audio signal path having a noise cancellation unit for obtaining a target audio signal from the input audio signal, the noise cancellation unit comprising a neural network for contributing to obtaining the target audio signal, a second audio signal path bypassing the noise cancellation unit, and a mixing unit for mixing the target audio signal from the first audio signal path with audio signals from the second audio signal path for obtaining the output audio signal. The mixing unit is configured to adjust a contribution of the target audio signal to the output audio signal based on a user-set noise cancellation strength.
A hearing system includes an input unit for obtaining an input audio signal, a processing unit for processing the input audio signal to obtain an output audio signal, and an output unit for outputting the output audio signal. The processing unit includes a first audio signal path having a noise cancellation unit for obtaining a target audio signal from the input audio signal, the noise cancellation unit comprising a neural network for contributing to obtaining the target audio signal, a second audio signal path bypassing the noise cancellation unit, and a mixing unit for mixing the target audio signal from the first audio signal path with audio signals from the second audio signal path for obtaining the output audio signal, wherein the second audio signal path comprises a delay compensation unit for compensating processing times in the first audio signal path.
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A microphone assembly includes at least three microphones to capture an input audio signal; an audio signal processing unit for processing the input audio signals to generate an output audio signal with a directivity; an audio source direction estimation unit; and a control unit. The audio source direction estimation unit includes first and second direction of arrival estimation modules for estimating first and second angles of incidence between an audio source and first and second axes defined by first and second pairs of the microphones, respectively; and an elevation estimation module for estimating an angle of elevation of the audio source with regard to a microphone plane based on the estimated first angle of incidence and the estimated second angle of incidence. The control unit uses the estimated angle of elevation to control a directivity parameter of the audio signal processing unit.
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hearing aids Hearing aid services; medical information; providing information in the fields of hearing health care and hearing health topics; providing medical information in the field of audiology and mental health; providing information in the field of treatment and testing for hearing loss, hearing impairments and disorders; hearing test services; hearing aid fitting services; consultancy relating to hearing tests
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hearing aids Hearing aid services; medical information; providing information in the fields of hearing health care and hearing health topics; providing medical information in the field of audiology and mental health; providing information in the field of treatment and testing for hearing loss, hearing impairments and disorders; hearing test services; hearing aid fitting services; consultancy relating to hearing tests
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hearing aids Hearing aid services; medical information; providing information in the fields of hearing health care and hearing health topics; providing medical information in the field of audiology and mental health; providing information in the field of treatment for hearing loss, hearing impairments and disorders; hearing aid fitting services
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hearing aids Hearing aid services; medical information; providing information in the fields of hearing health care and hearing health topics; providing medical information in the field of audiology and mental health; providing information in the field of treatment and testing for hearing loss, hearing impairments and disorders; hearing test services; hearing aid fitting services; consultancy relating to hearing tests
47.
COCHLEAR IMPLANT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTRICAL COCHLEA STIMULATION
An exemplary cochlear implant system comprises an electrode array comprising a plurality of stimulation electrodes; a frequency filtering unit configured to divide an input audio signal into a plurality of input signal channels; and a stimulation control unit configured to generate from the plurality of input signal channels a dedicated stimulation signal for each of a plurality of stimulation channels, each stimulation channel being associated with one of the electrodes. The stimulation control unit is further configured to provide at least a subgroup of electrodes with stimulation signals, each of which is windowed in such a manner that at a time only to one of the electrodes of the subgroup, or only to non-adjacent electrodes of the subgroup, an active window is awarded during which the respective electrode is supplied with stimulation current. The stimulation signals of the electrode subgroup comprise (i) analog waveforms or wavelets which each correspond to a waveform of the input signal of a respective input signal channel associated with the respective stimulation channel, or (ii) pulse trains having an amplitude modulated by an amplitude of a waveform of the input signal of a respective input signal channel associated with the respective stimulation channel.
The disclosure relates to a hearing system comprising a first hearing device including a first sensor configured to provide first sensor data; a second hearing device including a second sensor configured to provide second sensor data indicative of a displacement of the second hearing device and/or a property detected on the user at the location of the second hearing device; and a processing unit communicatively coupled to the first and second sensor. The disclosure further relates to a method of operating the hearing system and a computer-implemented method.
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An assistive listening device includes a microphone arrangement for capturing an input microphone audio signal; a microphone signal processing unit for processing the input microphone audio signal so as to generate a processed microphone audio signal; a USB interface for connecting to a communication device, the USB interface comprising a USB audio input port to receive a USB input audio signal from the communication device and a USB audio output port to transmit a USB output audio signal to the communication device; a USB audio signal processing unit for processing the USB input audio signal so as to generate a processed USB input audio signal; a wireless interface for transmitting an output audio signal via a wireless link to a hearing device; and a control unit for selecting one of a first, second and third streaming mode and for operating the assistive listening device according to the selected streaming mode.
A magnet apparatus including a case defining a central axis, a frame, defining a receptacle, within the case and rotatable about the central axis of the case, a magnet holder within the receptacle and including a plurality of tubes that together define an integral structure, and a plurality of elongate diametrically magnetized magnets that are respectively located in the plurality of tubes, the magnets defining a longitudinal axis and a N-S direction and being rotatable about the longitudinal axis relative to the tubes.
An illustrative electroacoustic hearing system includes a loudspeaker and a processor configured to: direct the loudspeaker to present a sound to a recipient by way of a length of tubing extending from the loudspeaker to an ear tip disposed at an ear canal of the recipient, the directing configured to cause the sound to have a target sound pressure level at the ear canal; obtain a detected sound pressure level of the sound as the sound is presented at the ear canal, the detected sound pressure level obtained from a probe microphone disposed within the ear tip; identify a discrepancy between the detected and target sound pressure levels of the sound as the sound is presented at the ear canal; and direct, based on the identified discrepancy, a remedial action to be performed to compensate for the discrepancy.
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Microphones; wireless headsets; batteries for hearing aids;
charging cases for hearing aids; remote controls; software
for controlling, operating, configuring, setting and
adjusting hearing aids; downloadable computer software for
use with hearing aids. Hearing aids; Hearing protection devices; ear plugs (ear
protection devices). Retail services in the field of hearing aids and hearing
protection devices; Providing commercial information and
advice for consumers in the choice of products and services
in the field of hearing aids and hearing protection devices. Services of an audioprosthetist, in particular the
adaptation of hearing aids, audiological consulting,
performing hearing tests, conducting audiological
examinations and measurements.
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COCHLEAR IMPLANTS INCLUDING ELECTRODE ARRAYS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME
A method of forming a cochlear implant electrode array includes positioning a contact array assembly, which includes at least one carrier and a plurality of contacts on the at least one carrier, in a mold, removing at least a portion of the at least one carrier from the mold without removing the plurality of contacts from the mold, and introducing resilient material into the mold after the at least a portion of the at least one carrier has been removed to form a flexible body.
A method includes providing a hearing device with a key, which is a secret asymmetric private key or a secret shared symmetric key, and storing the key on the hearing device; logging data related to a usage of the hearing device and storing the logged usage data on the hearing device; signing the stored logged usage data, using the key stored on the hearing device; transmitting the signed stored logged usage data from the hearing device to a data lake separate from the hearing device; verifying the signature of the signed logged usage data received from the hearing device by using the public key that corresponds to the private key stored on the hearing device or by using a secret shared symmetric key corresponding to the shared secret symmetric key stored on the hearing device; and, if the signature is verified, processing the signed logged usage data.
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57.
Systems and Methods for Facilitating Implementation of a Musician Performance Mode by a Hearing Device
An exemplary method includes a hearing system determining, while a hearing device is operating according to a musician performance mode, an input sound classification associated with sound in an environment while a user of the hearing device is participating in a musical performance, selecting, based on the input sound classification, a first musician sound processing pattern from a plurality of musician sound processing patterns, and directing the hearing device to process the sound in accordance with the first musician sound processing pattern.
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Microphones; wireless headsets; batteries for hearing aids;
charging cases for hearing aids; remote controls; software
for controlling, operating, configuring, setting and
adjusting hearing aids; downloadable computer software for
use with hearing aids. Hearing aids; Hearing protection devices; ear plugs (ear
protection devices). Retail services in the field of hearing aids and hearing
protection devices; Providing commercial information and
advice for consumers in the choice of products and services
in the field of hearing aids and hearing protection devices. Services of an audioprosthetist, in particular the
adaptation of hearing aids, audiological consulting,
performing hearing tests, conducting audiological
examinations and measurements.
59.
MULTI-SERVICE DATA COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A HEARING DEVICE AND AN ACCESSORY
Illustrative communication interfaces and protocols for multi-service data communication between a hearing device and an accessory are described herein. For example, an example hearing system may include a hearing device configured to be worn by a recipient, an accessory configured to interoperate with the hearing device while worn separately by the recipient, and a communication interface between the hearing device and the accessory. The communication interface may include two physical conductors configured to carry differential signaling generated in accordance with a frame protocol that defines a data frame configured to communicate a first dataset and a second dataset. The first dataset is associated with a first data service performed in accordance with a first quality-of-service. The second dataset is associated with a second data service performed in accordance with a second quality-of-service different from and incompatible with the first quality-of-service. Corresponding systems and methods are also disclosed.
A hearing system comprises at least one hearing device having an input unit for obtaining an input audio signal, a processing unit for processing the input audio signal to obtain an output audio signal, and an output unit for outputting the output audio signal. The hearing system further comprises an estimation unit for estimating a signal property of the input audio signal. The processing unit comprises a first audio signal path having a noise cancellation unit for obtaining a target audio signal from the input audio signal, a second audio signal path bypassing the noise cancellation unit and a mixing unit for mixing the target audio signal with audio signals from the second audio signal path for obtaining the output audio signal. The mixing unit is configured to adjust the contribution of the target audio signal to the output audio signal.
A hearing device charger including a charger housing and a hearing device support post, associated with the charger housing, including a top wall, with a top recess that extends a first distance in a first direction from an open end to a closed end and is configured to receive a portion of the hearing device housing, and a side wall that extends away from the top wall in the first direction and defines a support post outer perimeter and a support post outer recess that extends inwardly from the support post outer perimeter and extends a second distance away from the top wall in the first direction that is greater than the first distance and is configured to receive the hearing device removal handle. A transmitter coil may be associate with the hearing device support post, and a power supply may be operably connected to the transmitter coil.
A hearing device charger for use with a hearing device including a charger housing, a transmitter coil, a power supply operably connected to the transmitter coil, and a hearing device support, defining a central axis and associated with the charger housing and the transmitter coil, configured to rotate the transmitter coil relative to the charger housing.
H02J 50/90 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power involving detection or optimisation of position, e.g. alignment
H02J 7/00 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
H02J 50/00 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power
H02J 50/10 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using inductive coupling
A processing chip for processing audio signals using at least one deep neural network (DNN) in a hearing device comprises a first compute unit having a hardware architecture adapted for processing one or more convolutional neural network layers of the at least one DNN, a second compute unit having hardware architecture adapted for processing one or more recurring neural network layers of the at least DNN, a control unit for directing the first and second compute units when to compute a respective layer of the at least one DNN, a shared memory unit of storing data to be processed in respective layers of the at least one DNN, and a data bus system for providing access to the shared memory unit for each of the first and the second compute unit.
An exemplary hearing device may comprise an in-the-ear (“ITE”) component comprising a shell that is custom formed of a soft material by additive manufacturing to fit at least partially within an ear canal of the user. The shell may include a compressible region provided along an outer surface of the shell that is configured to contact a wall of the ear canal. The compressible region may be deformable due to a cavity that is located within the shell in the compressible region and that is configured to deform and/or compress when the ear canal deforms while the ITE component is inserted within the ear canal of the user.
A hearing system having a hearing device, including a receiver antenna assembly with a receiver core having a relatively high magnetic permeability and a receiver coil wound around the receiver core, operably connected to a rechargeable power source, and a hearing device charger, including a transmitter antenna assembly, with a transmitter core having a relatively high magnetic permeability and a transmitter coil wound around the transmitter core, operably connected to a power supply. The respective configurations of the hearing device and the hearing device charger may be such that when the hearing device is in a charging position on the hearing device charger, the receiver core and the transmitter core together provides a closed loop path for magnetic flux.
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Hearing aids; hearing protection devices; ear plugs (ear
protection devices). Services of an audioprosthetist, in particular the
adaptation of hearing aids, audiological consulting,
performing hearing tests, conducting audiological
examinations and measurements; Providing information
relating to hearing loss, hearing impairments and disorders,
and their treatment; providing medical and audiological
information in the field of hearing, hearing aids and
hearing aid services.
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DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USE DURING A PROCEDURE ASSOCIATED WITH A COCHLEAR IMPLANT
An illustrative system includes a computing module comprising: a display screen, and a processor configured to execute an application and direct the display screen to display a graphical user interface associated with the application; and a base module configured to attach to the computing module, the base module housing an interface unit configured to be communicatively coupled to the processor and to a cochlear implant while the base module is attached to the computing module, the base module comprising an audio output port; wherein the interface unit is further configured to generate acoustic stimulation and deliver the acoustic stimulation to a recipient of the cochlear implant by way of the audio output port and a sound delivery apparatus that has a distal portion configured to be placed in or near an entrance to an ear canal of the recipient.
A method informs a user of a hearing device about a current hearing benefit with the hearing device. The method is performed by a hearing system including the hearing device, which is worn by the user. The method includes: acquiring a sound signal with a microphone of the hearing device, processing the acquired sound signal with the hearing device via a current audio processing profile and outputting the processed sound signal to the user; detecting a presence of a acoustic object in the sound signal; when the presence of a acoustic object is detected, estimating a current perception magnitude value for the current audio processing profile and a corresponding reference perception magnitude value for a reference audio processing profile; and notifying the user with a message, when a deviation between the current perception magnitude value and the reference perception magnitude value exceeds a threshold.
There is provided a method for sharing data generated by a hearing device, comprising providing an encryption key in the hearing device; providing a decryption key in an external entity separate from the hearing device; generating data by a sensor of the hearing device, encrypting the data with the encryption key and storing the encrypted data on the hearing device; reading the encrypted data from the hearing device; and decrypting the read encrypted data with the decryption key in the external entity, wherein a user authorizes access to the sensor generated data by the external entity.
H04L 9/32 - Arrangements for secret or secure communicationsNetwork security protocols including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system
G06F 21/62 - Protecting access to data via a platform, e.g. using keys or access control rules
There is provided a method for transmitting audio signals, comprising: establishing a wireless link utilizing Bluetooth LE Audio between an audio signal transmission unit and an audio signal receiver unit; transmitting BIS data PDUs representative of an audio signal via the wireless link from the audio signal transmission unit to the audio signal receiver unit; and providing, by the audio signal transmission unit, a BIG control PDU with time-critical control data to be transmitted to the audio signal receiver unit as part of its payload, wherein a marked CRC value is provided in the standard CRC field of said BIG control PDU which is different from the standard CRC value of said BIG control PDU.
An exemplary system includes a sensor configured to output sensor data and a hearing device comprising a processor. The processor of the hearing device may be configured to detect, based on the sensor data, a triggering event that occurs during use of the hearing device by a recipient of the hearing device. The triggering event may be indicative of possible damage to at least one of the hearing device or the recipient. The processor may further, apply, in response to the detecting of the triggering event, stimulation to the recipient, detect a signal that occurs in response to the stimulation and that is recorded by an electrode associated with the hearing device, compare the signal to a baseline signal recorded by the electrode prior to the triggering event, and determine, based on the comparing of the signal to the baseline signal, an operational effectiveness state of the hearing device.
The disclosure relates to a method of optimizing audio processing in a hearing device configured to be worn at an ear of a user, the method comprising receiving an input audio signal; processing the input audio signal by a plurality of audio processing algorithms executed in a sequence and/or in parallel to generate a processed audio signal; and outputting, by an output transducer included in the hearing device, an output audio signal based on the processed audio signal so as to stimulate the user's hearing.
An illustrative timing-based power control apparatus includes a signal generation circuit and a power control circuit. The signal generation circuit is configured to generate a carrier signal for wireless transmission of output power and output data, the carrier signal associated with a first fundamental component having a particular frequency, a particular phase, and a first amplitude. The power control circuit is configured to generate a time-adjusted version of the carrier signal that maintains an amplitude of the carrier signal and adjusts a timing profile of the carrier signal such that a second fundamental component associated with the time-adjusted version of the carrier signal has the particular frequency, the particular phase, and a second amplitude lower than the first amplitude. The second amplitude may be associated with a target power level for the output power of the wireless transmission. Corresponding systems and methods are also disclosed.
The disclosure relates to a method of operating a hearing device comprising an input transducer and an output transducer, the method comprising classifying an audio signal by attributing at least one class from a plurality of predetermined classes to the audio signal, wherein different audio processing instructions are associated with different classes; and modifying the audio signal by applying the audio processing instructions associated with the class attributed to the audio signal. The disclosure further relates to a hearing device configured to perform the method.
System and methods are presented for detecting an authentic copy of a deep neural network in a device without reverse engineering the device. For example, the device can be a hearing device. A method is presented that includes providing audio signals to a deep neural network located in a hearing device, receiving signals from the deep neural network that are triggered by the transmitted audio signals, and determining whether the received signals were the expected signals. Specifically, the system can determine that an unauthorized entity embedded an unauthorized copy of the deep neural network in a hearing device.
There is provided a method of self-fitting of a binaural hearing system worn by a user. The method comprises: implementing a present fitting configuration in the binaural hearing system; generating a spatialized binaural audio signal representative of a virtual auditory scene including at least a first audio source at a given angular position relative to the user; reproducing the spatialized binaural audio signal via the binaural hearing system to the user; instructing the user to turn the user's head towards the first audio source; measuring the respective head movement of the user via at least one motion sensor; estimating from the measured head movement the user's ability of spatial sound identification with the present fitting configuration of the binaural hearing system; and maintaining or modifying the present fitting configuration based on the estimated user's ability of spatial sound identification.
An illustrative hearing system may include a housing having at least one light source and at least one detector. The at least one light source may be configured to emit a first light having a first excitation frequency and a second light having a second excitation frequency toward tissue at the ear. The at least one detector may be configured to detect intensities of the first light at frequencies offset from the first excitation frequency after the first light has been scattered by the tissue and intensities of the second light at frequencies offset from the second excitation frequency after the second light has been scattered by the tissue. A processing unit may be configured to determine, based on the intensities of the first light and the second light, a glucose value representative of a glucose concentration within the tissue.
An exemplary system includes a memory storing instructions and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory and configured to execute the instructions to perform a process. The process may comprise accessing a hearing loss profile of a user of a hearing device, determining, based on the hearing loss profile of the user, one or more acoustic parameters for voice notifications, and directing the hearing device to apply the one or more acoustic parameters to a voice notification to be presented to the user by way of the hearing device.
An exemplary hearing device includes a memory storing instructions and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory. The processor may be configured to execute the instructions to establish a first pairing relationship between the hearing device and a user interface device, receive, from the user interface device via a communication channel based on the first pairing relationship, user input provided by a user via a user interface of the user interface device, and authenticate, based on the user input, a second pairing relationship between the hearing device and a computing device distinct from the user interface device.
There is provided an audio transmission device for wirelessly transmitting an audio signal, comprising a first transceiver unit for generating a first RF signal from the audio signal according to a first wireless protocol in a frequency band; and a second transceiver unit for generating a second RF signal from the audio signal according to a second wireless protocol in said frequency band; wherein each transceiver unit is connected to an antenna for wirelessly transmitting the first and second RF signal, respectively, to an audio receiver device.
An exemplary computing device includes a memory storing instructions; and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory and configured to execute the instructions to perform a process. The process may comprise identifying a hearing profile of a user of a hearing device; providing audio content as an input to a machine learning model; generating modified audio content by adjusting a characteristic of the audio content based on an output of the machine learning model and the hearing profile of the user of the hearing device; and transmitting the modified audio content to the hearing device.
There is provided a hearing prosthesis system comprising a hearing implant implantable within a patient and including an implant transceiver coil and an implant attachment magnet device; an external component including an external transceiver coil and an external attachment magnet device, wherein the external component comprises or is connected to a measurement unit for measuring coil coupling strength values indicative of the received coil telemetry coupling strength (“MTEL-RSSI”) when the external transceiver coil and the implant transceiver coil are inductively coupled; and an analyzing unit configured to control the measurement unit, to receive coil coupling strength values measured by the measurement unit and to analyze the received coil coupling strength values.
The disclosure relates to a method of operating a hearing device configured to be worn at an ear of a user. The method comprises receiving input audio signal indicative of a sound detected in the environment; processing the input audio signal; and outputting, by an output transducer included in the hearing device, an output audio signal based on the input audio signal so as to stimulate the user's hearing. The disclosure also relates to a hearing device for operating the method, and a computer-readable medium storing instructions for performing the method.
An illustrative system includes a sound processor configured to be worn by a patient and to direct a cochlear implant implanted within the patient to apply electrical stimulation to the patient; and a conductive contact configured to detect a signal representative of an evoked response generated by a brain of the patient, the conductive contact integrated with the sound processor so as to be located between the sound processor and an external surface of a head of the patient while the sound processor is worn by the patient.
Small meander line antenna for in-the-ear hearing device, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, a hearing device includes a housing configured for insertion in an ear canal of a user; and a face plate of the housing configured to carry electronic components of the hearing device. A meander line antenna is operatively coupled to the electronic components of the hearing devices, where conductive traces of the meander line antenna are at least partially shaped as meandering folds that are configured perpendicularly with respect to a principal plane of the face plate.
An exemplary hearing device includes a housing and a chip package disposed within the housing. The chip package may comprise a printed circuit board, an integrated circuit configured to perform an electronic function associated with the hearing device, and a plurality of solder bumps on a bottom surface of the integrated circuit. The plurality of solder bumps may provide conductive connectivity between the integrated circuit and the printed circuit board. The plurality of solder bumps may comprise a first group of solder bumps located within a center region of the bottom surface of the integrated circuit and a second group of solder bumps located within a peripheral region of the bottom surface, the peripheral region surrounding the center region. All signals required for the integrated circuit to perform the electronic function may be provided by way of the first group of solder bumps.
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(1) Transmitters, receivers and microphones, all solely for use with hearing aids and in the field of assistive hearing , none for use in association with digital set-top boxes for cable television services and none for use in association with cable television services and network services
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(1) Ear plugs for medical purposes; ear plugs for protection against noise; hearing aids; hearing protection earpieces (1) Services of an audioprosthetist, in particular the adaptation of hearing aids, audiological consulting, performing hearing tests, conducting audiological examinations and measurements; providing information relating to hearing loss, hearing impairments and disorders, and their treatment; providing medical and audiological information in the field of hearing, hearing aids and hearing aid services
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Hearing aids; hearing protection devices, namely, wireless earbuds for noise reduction and hearing protection, noise filters and housings for hearing aids, and ear plugs for noise reduction; ear plugs for hearing protection Services of an audioprosthetist, namely, providing hearing aid fitting services, audiological consulting, performing hearing tests, and conducting audiological examinations and measurements; providing information relating to hearing loss, hearing impairments and disorders, and their treatment; providing medical and audiological information in the field of hearing, hearing aids and hearing aid services
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Recorded software for controlling, operating, configuring, adjusting and fitting of hearing aids; recorded hearing aid operating software Hearing aids and parts of such devices
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
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Recorded software for controlling, operating, configuring, adjusting and fitting of hearing aids; recorded hearing aid operating software Hearing aids and parts of such devices
A magnet assembly including a case defining a central axis, a magnet frame within the case and rotatable about the central axis of the case, first and second elongate magnets, located within in the frame, that are diametrically magnetized, that each define a longitudinal axis and a N-S direction, that are rotatable about the longitudinal axis relative to the frame, that are separated from one another by a fixed non-zero distance that is perpendicular to at least one of the longitudinal axes, and that are not mechanically biased to respective N-S rotational orientations, and a third elongate magnet, located between the first and second elongate magnets, that defines a longitudinal axis and a N-S direction that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, and that is mechanically biased to a predetermined N-S rotational orientation.
