143results about "Earmuffs" patented technology

The invention relates to the technical field of tinnitus therapeutic apparatuses, and discloses an external auditory canal noninvasive acoustic-electric combined stimulation tinnitus therapeutic apparatus, which comprises an earmuff, the inner wall of the earmuff is fixedly connected with a power supply device, and the surface of the earmuff is provided with a wearable part; the wearable part comprises a fixing frame, the surface of the fixing frame is fixedly connected with the surfaces of earmuffs, protective pads are fixedly connected to the ends, away from the fixing frame, of the earmuffs, through holes are formed in the ends, close to the fixing frame, of the earmuffs, and a sliding plate is fixedly connected to the top of the fixing frame. The elastic piece is hung on the neck of a tinnitus patient so that the tinnitus patient can carry the earmuff, convenience is brought to the tinnitus patient during use, when the tinnitus patient needs to use the earmuff, the earmuff is placed on the ear of the tinnitus patient, the protective pad at the end of the earmuff can make contact with the face of the patient, and the wearing comfort of the tinnitus patient is improved; after the earmuff is placed on the ear of a tinnitus patient, the earmuff can be fixed to the ear of the tinnitus patient through the elasticity of the elastic piece, and the wearing stability of the tinnitus patient is improved.

The utility model provides a visual ear canal cleaning and nursing instrument. The visual ear canal cleaning and nursing instrument comprises a head-mounted structure and a nursing device, the nursing device comprises a visual assembly and a nursing assembly. The visual assembly comprises a barrel, a camera shooting unit arranged in the barrel and a light supplementing unit used for supplementing light. The camera shooting unit is arranged close to the opening and is used for shooting so as to observe the condition in the cavity; the number of the light supplementing units is multiple, and the multiple light supplementing units are arranged on the camera shooting unit in a surrounding mode. The nursing assembly comprises a cleaning unit used for cleaning the cavity, and the cleaning unit is arranged close to the visual assembly. Compared with the prior art, the visual ear canal cleaning and nursing instrument is worn on the head to liberate the two hands, and other things can be done during nursing; the visual assembly is used for shooting the interior of the cavity, a user can conveniently observe and know the condition in the cavity, and the cleaning unit is used for cleaning the cavity, so that the user can observe the condition in the cavity before and after cleaning and master the nursing result.

The utility model provides a visual ear canal cleaning and nursing instrument. The visual ear canal cleaning and nursing instrument comprises a head-mounted structure and a nursing device, the head-mounted structure comprises a connecting shell; the nursing device comprises a visual assembly, a nursing assembly and a liquid storage assembly, and the visual assembly is connected with one end of the connecting shell and comprises a cylinder, a camera shooting unit and a light supplementing unit; the number of the light supplementing units is multiple, and the multiple light supplementing units are arranged on the camera shooting unit in a surrounding mode. The nursing assembly comprises a cleaning unit used for cleaning the cavity, and the cleaning unit is arranged close to the visual assembly; the liquid storage assembly is arranged at the end, away from the visual assembly, of the connecting shell, the liquid storage assembly communicates with the nursing assembly, and the liquid storage assembly is detachably connected with the nursing assembly. Compared with the prior art, the visual ear canal cleaning and nursing instrument can be worn on the head of a user, cleaning and nursing of ear canals are achieved while the two hands are liberated, and the user can adopt different liquid medicine or cleaning liquid according to needs through detachable connection of the liquid storage assembly.

The present invention falls within the field of articles for daily use, and particularly relates to a sleep noise-proof structure provided on an eye-shrouding member being an eye patch or a sleeping cap and having an eye shield for shrouding the eyes, wherein the sleep noise-proof structure comprises two wires and two earplugs, the wires have a first end and a second end, and the first end is fixedly connected to the front side of the eye shield, and the second end is connected to an earplug. Since the earplug is connected to the front side of the eye shield with a wire, not only the problem of loss of the earplug can be prevented, but also the ear cannot be tightened and the overall comfort can be increased for a better experience.

A communication device for a hearing protection system comprising one or more hearing protection devices. The communication device comprises a processing unit, a memory, and an interface. The interface comprises a first hearing protection device interface comprising a first connector for connection of a hearing protection device. The interface comprises a second hearing protection device interface comprising a second connector for connection of a hearing protection device. The first connector and the second connector are of the same connector type.

A communication device (4, 4A) for a hearing protection system (3, 3A) comprising one or more hearing protection devices (2A, 2B). The communication device comprises a processing unit, a memory, and an interface. The interface comprises a first hearing protection device interface (40A) comprising a first connector (40C) for connection of a hearing protection device. The interface (20) comprises a second hearing protection device interface (40B) comprising a second connector (40C) for connection of a hearing protection device. The first connector and the second connector are of the same connector type.

An acoustic aural development system. A medical device is worn by an infant while the infant is in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and is in communication with an acoustic processing station. The device and station protect the child's hearing by active acoustic filtering, while, at the same time, provides aural stimulation for development. Acoustic filtering is done at the acoustic processing station to reduce power and electronics required by the wearable medical device.

The application relates to the technical field of industrial earmuffs, and provides an industrial noise reduction earmuff with working condition self-adaptive adjustment, which comprises a supporting block arranged on a safety cap shell, an adjusting unit arranged on the outer surface of the supporting block and used for adjusting the sealing effect of the earmuff and the human body, an earmuff shell fixedly connected to the bottom of the adjusting unit, a decibel detector fixedly connected to the outer side of the earmuff shell, a detection ring connected to the decibel detector through an electric wire, sound-absorbing cotton placed in the interlayer of the earmuff shell, and an air inflation air bag fixedly connected to the inner side of the earmuff shell; a first adjusting unit and a second adjusting unit arranged on the inner wall of the earmuff shell; the sound-absorbing cotton can absorb part of the noise from the outside, and the detection ring can detect the size of the external noise so as to drive the adjusting unit, the first adjusting unit and the second adjusting unit to work, and the noise reduction effect is self-adjusted according to the actual working condition.

Hearing protection device (10, 10′, 10″) with an indication unit (40a, 40b) and a detection unit (30, 30′, 30″) to send a first detection signal, to assign a distance value based on a second detection signal of an external device (50, 50) representing the physical distance to the external device (50, 50) and to control the indication unit (40a, 40b) to provide an indication to the user (100) if the assigned distance value is at or below a predetermined threshold distance value. Thus, a collision may easily and reliably be prevented by providing an indication to the user (100), so that the risk of missing relevant sound of a moving person or object is overcome. A collision warning system comprising such a hearing protection device (10, 10′, 10″) and an external device is also provided. Furthermore, a method of retrofitting a hearing protection device (10′″) with such a detection unit (30, 30′, 30″) is provided.

Disclosed is an annular ear cushion (100, 100') for an earphone (210, 210') configured to be worn at an ear of a user. The ear cushion (100, 100') is configured to abut the head of the user along an annular contact surface (110, 110') of the ear cushion (100, 100') and to abut or face a housing (220, 220') of the earphone (210, 210') along an annular attachment surface (120) of the ear cushion (100, 100') when the user is wearing the earphone (210, 210') in its intended position, thereby reducing the level of sound entering the ear canal of the user from the environment. The ear cushion (100, 100') further comprising an annular exterior surface (130, 130') and an annular interior surface (140) each extending from the contact surface (110, 110') to the attachment surface (120) and facing respectively the environment and the ear canal of the user when the user is wearing the earphone (210, 210') in its intended position. The ear cushion (100, 100') further comprising a foam core (150) having a first acoustic impedance, and a cover (160) having a first portion (162) extending across the exterior surface (130, 130') and a second portion (164) extending across the contact surface (110, 110'). The first portion (162) of the cover (160) has a second acoustic impedance that is greater than the first acoustic impedance, wherein that at least one first subportion (166) of the second portion (164) of the cover (160) has a third acoustic impedance that is smaller than the second acoustic impedance.

An in-ear hearing protection device is provided. The in-ear hearing protection device includes a microphone (410) configured to receive an ambient sound. The in-ear hearing protection device also includes a processor (420) configured to perform an attenuation function on the received ambient sound to provide an attenuated sound. The in-ear hearing protection device also includes a speaker (440) configured to broadcast the attenuated sound. The in-ear hearing protection device also includes a communication module (430) configured to receive a second attenuation function detail from a second in-ear protection device. The processor is configured to calculate a first attenuation function detail and compare the first and second attenuation function details. The performed attenuation function is based on one of the first and second attenuation function details.

An in-ear hearing protection device is provided. The in-ear hearing protection device includes a microphone (410) configured to receive environmental sound. The in-ear hearing protection device also includes a processor (420) configured to perform an attenuation function on the received environmental sound to provide an attenuated sound. The in-ear hearing protection device also includes a speaker (440) configured to play the attenuated sound. The in-ear hearing protection device also includes a communication module (430) configured to receive second attenuation function details from a second in-ear protection device. The processor is configured to calculate first attenuation function details and compare the first attenuation function details to the second attenuation function details. The attenuation function performed is based on one of the first attenuation function details and the second attenuation function details.

This invention provides a head positioning device for neurosurgical testing, belonging to the technical field of neurosurgical medical equipment. It includes a housing, with a first electric slide rail nested at the front end of the housing. A head fixation mechanism is installed at the output end of the first electric slide rail. A second electric slide rail is laterally installed at the front end of the housing. The head fixation mechanism is used to position and fix the patient's head. A noise reduction mechanism is installed at the front end of the housing, positioned below the head fixation mechanism. This noise reduction mechanism is used to fix the ears on both sides of the patient's head and reduce noise to alleviate the patient's anxiety. This invention solves the problems of physical sound insulation and psychological stress by fixing the patient's ears on both sides through the noise reduction mechanism. The bite fixation mechanism allows the patient's mouth to bite down on the bite device and supports the patient's jaw, preventing slight head movement and effectively improving the stability of the test data.

An ear plug includes an elongated body sized and shaped to be partially inserted into an ear canal of a wearer, in which the body includes a negative Poisson's ratio (NPR) polymer foam material having a Poisson's ratio of between 0 and −1. A mouth guard includes an arc-shaped element sized to be received into a mouth of a wearer. The arc-shaped element has an outer wall, an inner wall, and a biting wall connecting the outer wall and the inner wall. The outer wall, the inner wall, and the biting wall define a channel that is sized to receive upper teeth of the wearer or lower teeth of the wearer. The outer wall, the biting wall, or both includes a negative Poisson's ratio (NPR) material having a Poisson's ratio between 0 and −1.

A communication apparatus, a communication system, a related method, and a server device is disclosed. The communication apparatus comprises a communication device, a sensor interface device comprising a sensor interface configured to connect with a plurality of sensor devices including a first sensor device and a second sensor device, a memory, and a processing unit. The processing unit is configured to: obtain first sensor data via a first sensor interface of the sensor interface; obtain second sensor data via a second sensor interface of the sensor interface; and determine user data based on the first sensor data and the second sensor data.

A communication device for a hearing protection apparatus comprising a hearing protection device is disclosed. The communication device comprises a processing unit, a memory, a radio interface, and a hearing protection device interface. The communication device also comprises a modular button assembly comprising a wireless interface. The processing unit of the communication device is configured to obtain a first input from the hearing protection device and / or transmit a first output to the hearing protection device via the hearing protection device interface. The radio interface comprises a radio connector that comprises terminals for wired connection to a radio unit. The processing unit is configured to obtain a second input from the radio unit and / or transmit a second output to the radio unit via the radio interface.

The present disclosure relates to an ear protection system (200) for a medical imaging device. The ear protection system comprises an ear protection device (210) adapted to be fitted around or in an ear of a patient (P) to be imaged and comprising at least a first communication interface (211) and at least one sensor device (212) adapted to determine a measurement of noise passing through the ear protection device (210) towards the ear of the patient. The system (200) further comprises a controllable signal emitter (230) adapted to output a proxy signal representing an expected imaging device noise and to be measured by the at least one sensor device (212), and a patient assistance device (220) adapted to assist the patient in fitting the ear protection device (210) and comprising at least a second communication interface. During a preparation phase of the patient prior to an imaging phase using the medical imaging device, the ear protection device (210) and the patient assistance device (220) are communicatively connected to each other via the first and second communication interfaces and the patient assistance device (220) generates an assistance instruction for the patient depending on an evaluation of the proxy signal and the measurement of noise passing through the ear protection device (210) determined by the sensor device (212).

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of over-ear active noise cancellation (ANC) headphones, and provides an ear cup and an over-ear ANC headphone. The ear cup includes a sound-absorbing member and soft rubber. The soft rubber is provided on an outer surface of the sound-absorbing member and has a Shore hardness of 0 A to 95 A. A noise cancellation effect of the ear cup can be effectively improved by placing a layer of soft rubber with the Shore hardness of 0 A to 95 A on the outer surface of the sound-absorbing member.

The present disclosure provides communication systems and devices for use in noise environments, such as during magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In some embodiments, a communication headrest is provided that consists of a headrest that supports a patients' head, an optional bone conduction microphone, and one or more vibration actuators. The headset makes contact with noise-isolating earplugs worn by the subject such that vibrations generated by the vibration actuators are transferred through the earplug, via acoustic conduction, to enable the patient to hear audio content while the earplugs provide passive noise protection by occluding the ear canal. In other embodiments, active earplug devices are provided in which an acoustic transducer is contacted and supported by a noise isolating earplug, such that when the earplug is inserted into the ear canal, the acoustic transducer is brought into acoustic conductive communication with tissue surrounding the ear canal, facilitating acoustic communication through bone conduction.

The invention relates to a device for treating a tinnitus afflicition and / or reducing stress, comprising an upper bracket (1), a lower bracket (2) and a pressure point body (3), wherein the upper and lower brackets are connected to each other by means of a plug-in connection (4).

Earmuffs with a joint are provided to create a biased pressure distribution about a perimeter of the cup. The earmuffs may include a pivot joint. The pressure distribution creates a wedging pressure (e.g., on a top edge) on the cups that hold the earmuffs on the user's head, for example, when the user rotates the headband behind the head. The bias pressure is also used to adjust the seal formed between the pad and the user's head. Adjustments to the moment created by separating the joints from the cup's apex enable a user to selectively adjust the seal according to the user's preference. A cam is added to the headband to change the hoop stress distributed at the joints and further adjust the compressive forces generated to hold the earmuffs against the user's head.

This disclosure concerns eye masks. An eye mask may comprise an eye component positionable over at least orbital regions of a face of a user and configured to block light to eyes of the user; an face-contacting structure connected to or contiguous with the eye component; and a positioning and stabilising structure for attaching the eye mask to the user's face; wherein the positioning and stabilising structure comprises a rear portion configured to contact a posterior portion of the user's head in use, wherein the rear portion includes a ribbed textile structure.

The invention belongs to the technical field of nursing equipment after nasal plastic surgery, and particularly discloses a wearable cold and hot compress device for nasal surgery, which comprises two earmuffs, a bracket and a fixing component, and is characterized in that the two earmuffs are respectively attached to ears on two sides of the head of a patient; the two ends of the support are rotatably connected to the outer circumferential faces of the two earmuffs respectively, the support comprises a hoop piece and two supporting pieces, racks are arranged at the ends, away from the earmuffs, of the supporting pieces, containing cavities are formed in the two ends of the hoop piece respectively, positioning pieces buckled with the racks are arranged on the inner walls of the containing cavities, and the positioning pieces achieve resetting through elastic pieces and press and fix the racks. The racks of the two supporting pieces can stretch out and draw back in the containing cavities in the two ends of the hoop piece respectively. By arranging the sunken groove matched with the nose outline, it is ensured that the two sides of the nose bridge are tightly attached to the side walls of the sunken groove, and all swelling high-incidence areas are covered; the two horizontally symmetrical storage cavities are designed in the application bag, cold and hot media can be stably contained, medium energy is evenly transmitted to an operation area along the sunken grooves, and local cold and hot concentration or missing is avoided.

Earmuffs with a joint are provided to create a biased pressure distribution about a perimeter of the cup. The earmuffs may include a pivot joint. The pressure distribution creates a wedging pressure (e.g., on a top edge) on the cups that hold the earmuffs on the user's head, for example, when the user rotates the headband behind the head. The bias pressure is also used to adjust the seal formed between the pad and the user's head. Adjustments to the moment created by separating the joints from the cup's apex enable a user to selectively adjust the seal according to the user's preference. A cam is added to the headband to change the hoop stress distributed at the joints and further adjust the compressive forces generated to hold the earmuffs against the user's head.

The invention relates to the technical field of ear post-operation protection, in particular to an ear reconstruction post-operation protection device and a protection method thereof.The device comprises a pillow and further comprises a lateral deviation supporting mechanism, the lateral deviation supporting mechanism is arranged in an embedded guide groove in one side of the top of the pillow and provided with a reset magnetic disc, and earmuffs are attracted to the reset magnetic disc and connected with the pillow. The protection device is used for being worn on a postoperative ear of a patient to provide reset and righting force for lateral deviation of the head of the patient, and solves the problems that an existing protection device is prone to being attached to the ear for a long time, the ear is stuffy and sweat, a cover body structure is cumbersome in design and material selection, poor in wearing comfort level and lack of pressure-bearing deformation capacity, hard damage is caused to the ear after extrusion, and the use cost is low. The problems that in the prior art, the patient cannot recover automatically in time, the follow-up protection effect is affected, meanwhile, self-adaptive adjustment cannot be conducted according to deflection of the head of the patient, the ears of the patient are prone to being rubbed, recovery of the ears of the patient is not facilitated, the patient feels uncomfortable when sleeping, and the sleep quality of the patient is affected are solved.

The invention belongs to the technical field of sound insulation earmuffs. In order to solve the problems that the examination time is prolonged, the examination efficiency is reduced and the noise reduction effect is poor due to noise reduction of an existing nuclear magnetic resonance noise reduction protection device, the invention provides a medical nuclear magnetic resonance noise reduction protection device which comprises an MRI examination bed, an examination pillow, two noise reduction enhancing earmuffs and an earmuff attaching assembly. And each enhanced noise reduction earmuff is connected with the examination pillow and the ear fitting assembly. The distance between the two noise reduction earmuffs can be automatically adjusted through the earmuff attaching assembly according to the head weights of different patients, manual adjustment of the distance between the noise reduction earmuffs is not needed, the examination efficiency is improved, the noise reduction earmuffs can be further attached to the ears of the patients in the use process, the ear canals can be blocked, and the examination efficiency is improved. Double noise reduction sealing of the ear and the ear canal is achieved, and the noise reduction effect of the whole device is improved.

A noise reduction earpad (100), a noise reduction earmuff, and a noise reduction headphone, and the noise reduction earpad (100) includes: an earpad body (110) and an earpad cover (120), the earpad body (110) is made of a porous flexible material or a foam flexible material and being in a ring shape and being connected to the connection surface (201), the earpad body (110) and the connection surface (201) jointly forming a sealed and soundproof space (101) provided with a chamber structure having an opening; the earpad cover (120) includes a cloth cover (121) covering at least an exposed outer surface of the earpad body (110) and made of a cloth material and a sealed and soundproof film (122) attached to a side surface of cloth cover (121) facing the earpad body (110) and made of a soft rubber, a laying area of the sealed and soundproof film (122) is corresponding to an outer surface of the earpad body (110) facing away from the sealed and soundproof space (110). The assembly of the noise reduction earpad is completed only one assembly step is needed, the assembly steps of the noise reduction earpad are reduced, and the assembly efficiency of the noise reduction earpad is improved.

Media input audio data corresponding to a media stream and microphone input audio data from at least one microphone may be received. A first level of at least one of a plurality of frequency bands of the media input audio data, as well as a second level of at least one of a plurality of frequency bands of the microphone input audio data, may be determined. Media output audio data and microphone output audio data may be produced by adjusting levels of one or more of the first and second plurality of frequency bands based on the perceived loudness of the microphone input audio data, of the microphone output audio data, of the media output audio data and the media input audio data. One or more processes may be modified upon receipt of a mode-switching indication.