Voice control device for treatment of hearing-impaired patient

Abstract

The present invention provides a voice control device for the treatment of a hearing-impaired patient, the device comprising a chair main body on which a hearing-impaired patient can sit during treatment and provided with a backrest part, and a voice control part that comprises: a support member fixed to the backrest part and formed in a curved shape so as to surround the circumference of the head of a hearing-impaired patient when the patient is seated on the chair main body; voice-transmission speakers provided at the ends of the inner surface of the support member and for transmitting the voice of a practitioner to the patient; and a plurality of noise-blocking speakers installed on the outer surface of the support member at regular intervals along the circumferential direction thereof and for blocking external noise from being transmitted to the patient, and thus when a hearing-impaired patient undertakes treatment it is possible to communicate with the hearing-impaired patient in a hospital outpatient treatment environment which a plurality of patients attend, the voice of a doctor providing treatment can be transmitted without anything being worn on the body, and the situation where a loud voice travels to the outside of a treatment room when voice information is transmitted to a hearing-impaired patient is prevented, thus sensitive information of the patient can be protected.

Description

Voice control device for treating hearing impaired patients

[0001] The present invention relates to a voice control device for treating hearing-impaired patients, and more particularly, to a voice control device for treating hearing-impaired patients, which enables communication with hearing-impaired patients in an outpatient treatment environment of a hospital where many patients visit, while transmitting the doctor's voice without being worn on the body, and protects the patient's sensitive information by preventing loud sounds from being transmitted outside the treatment room while transmitting voice information to the hearing-impaired patient.

[0002] Hearing loss is a condition in which hearing is impaired or lost due to various causes. The ear is comprised of the outer ear (from the auricle to the eardrum), the middle ear (from the eardrum to the entrance of the cochlea), and the inner ear (inside the cochlea). Problems in any of these areas can result in hearing loss.

[0003] Hearing loss is divided into hearing loss due to disorders of the outer and middle ear (conductive hearing loss) and hearing loss due to disorders of the inner ear and auditory nerve system (sensorineural hearing loss). Hearing loss due to disorders of the outer and middle ear can be recovered when the disorders are treated, but hearing loss due to disorders of the inner ear and auditory nerve system often does not recover even when the disorders are treated, causing great inconvenience to patients.

[0004] In addition, when these hearing-impaired patients visit the hospital and receive treatment, it is difficult to communicate with the medical staff, which causes inconvenience. To solve this problem, hearing-impaired patients have been wearing separate headphones to communicate with the medical staff and receive treatment while maintaining a conversation with the medical staff through these headphones.

[0005] Therefore, in conventional cases, hearing-impaired patients have to sit on an examination chair and wear headphones, which can cause pain in the ears. In addition, since the conversation takes place while wearing headphones in the patient's ears, the patient has to speak in a louder voice than usual, which can lead to the leakage of personal and sensitive information of the hearing-impaired patient to other patients or medical staff nearby.

[0006] The purpose of the present invention, which has been devised in consideration of the above points, is to provide a voice control device for treating hearing-impaired patients, which enables communication with hearing-impaired patients in an outpatient treatment environment of a hospital where many patients visit, while transmitting the doctor's voice without being worn on the body, and protects the patient's sensitive information by preventing loud sounds from being transmitted outside the treatment room while transmitting voice information to the hearing-impaired patient.

[0007] In order to achieve the above object of the present invention, a voice control device for treating a hearing-impaired patient is characterized by including a voice control unit comprising a support member formed in a curved shape to wrap around the head of a hearing-impaired patient, a voice transmission speaker provided on an inner plate end of the support member to transmit the voice of a doctor to the patient, and a plurality of voice blocking speakers installed on an outer plate surface of the support member at a predetermined interval along the circumference of the support member to block external voices from being transmitted to the patient; and a fixing means for fixing the voice control unit to one side of a chair on which a hearing-impaired patient sits so that the voice control unit can be placed around the head of the hearing-impaired patient during treatment.

[0008] Here, the fixing means may include an extension member having one end fixed to one side of the support member and the other end formed to extend to a certain length, and a clamp member provided at an end of the extension member to fix the extension member to one side of the chair.

[0009] In addition, the extension member can be bent to adjust the position where the voice control unit is placed, and can be formed as a corrugated tube made of a metal material capable of supporting the weight of the voice control unit.

[0010] In addition, the above extension member may be formed by assembling a plurality of extension pieces that can be slidably moved in a mutually overlapping and deployable manner so that the height can be adjusted.

[0011] In addition, the support member may be provided with a length adjustment part that allows the length of the support member to be adjusted so that the speaker for voice transmission can be placed in an area close to the ear of a hearing-impaired patient.

[0012] In addition, the length adjustment part may be composed of a plurality of sliding pieces that are installed so as to be able to slide and move relative to each other so that the support member can be deployed and overlapped to a certain length.

[0013] In addition, a microphone is installed on the doctor's desk in the examination room where the doctor is located, and the microphone is connected to an amplifier to amplify the voice signal and then transmit the voice through the voice transmission speaker in a wired or wireless manner.

[0014] In addition, the voice signal, which has undergone a reverse sound wave through the condenser, is transmitted to the voice-blocking speaker side, thereby maintaining the sound pressure difference between the inner and outer spaces of the support member, so that the voice of the doctor can be clearly transmitted to the hearing-impaired patient.

[0015] As described above, the voice control device for treating hearing-impaired patients according to the present invention enables communication with hearing-impaired patients in an outpatient treatment environment of a hospital where many patients visit, while transmitting the doctor's voice without being worn on the body, and has the effect of protecting the patient's sensitive information by preventing loud sounds from being transmitted outside the treatment room while transmitting voice information to the hearing-impaired patient.

[0016] Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the structure of a voice control device for treating hearing-impaired patients according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0017] Figure 2 is a diagram showing a state in which a voice control device for treating a hearing-impaired patient according to one embodiment of the present invention is installed on a chair and a hearing-impaired patient is receiving treatment.

[0018] Figure 3 is a perspective view showing the structure of a voice control device for treating hearing-impaired patients according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[0019] Figure 4 is a diagram showing a state in which a voice control device for treating a hearing-impaired patient according to another embodiment of the present invention is installed on a chair and a hearing-impaired patient is receiving treatment.

[0020] FIG. 5 is a plan view illustrating the structure of a voice control unit of a voice control device for treating hearing-impaired patients according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0021] Hereinafter, a voice control device for treating a hearing impaired patient according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the attached drawings.

[0022] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the structure of a voice control device for treating a hearing-impaired patient according to one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a state in which the voice control device for treating a hearing-impaired patient according to one embodiment of the present invention is installed on a chair and a hearing-impaired patient is receiving treatment, FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the structure of a voice control device for treating a hearing-impaired patient according to another embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a state in which the voice control device for treating a hearing-impaired patient according to another embodiment of the present invention is installed on a chair and a hearing-impaired patient is receiving treatment, and FIG. 5 is a plan view showing the structure of a voice control unit of a voice control device for treating a hearing-impaired patient according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0023] As illustrated in these drawings, a voice control device for treating a hearing-impaired patient according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a voice control unit (100) including a support member (110) formed in a curved shape to wrap around the head of a hearing-impaired patient; a voice transmission speaker (120) provided on an inner plate end of the support member (110) to transmit the voice of a doctor to the patient; and a plurality of voice blocking speakers (130) installed on an outer plate surface of the support member (110) at a predetermined interval along the circumferential direction of the support member (110) to block external voices from being transmitted to the patient; and a fixing means (200) for fixing the voice control unit (100) to one side of a chair on which a hearing-impaired patient sits so that the voice control unit (100) can be placed around the head of the hearing-impaired patient during treatment.

[0024] The voice control unit (100) wraps around the head of a hearing-impaired patient while the patient is seated on a chair, thereby blocking external noise and allowing conversation with a medical professional, thereby facilitating treatment.

[0025] In addition, it is preferable that the voice control unit (100) be fixed to one side of the chair by a fixing means (200), so that the height at which the voice control unit (100) is placed can be adjusted to an appropriate height according to the sitting height of the hearing-impaired patient, so that the voice transmission speaker (120) described later can be placed in an area close to the ears of the hearing-impaired patient.

[0026] As described above, the voice control unit (100) is composed of a support member (110) formed in a curved shape to wrap around the head of a hearing-impaired patient during treatment, a voice transmission speaker (120) provided on an inner plate end of the support member (110) to transmit the doctor's voice to the patient, and a voice blocking speaker (130) installed in multiple numbers on an outer plate surface of the support member (110) at a predetermined interval along the circumferential direction of the support member (210) to block external voices from being transmitted to the patient.

[0027] The support member (110) is formed with a curved plate surface so as to have a semicircular cross-section, and is positioned to surround the back and sides of the head of a hearing-impaired patient when the patient sits on a chair.

[0028] Speakers (120) for voice transmission are provided on both sides of the inner end of the support member (110) and are positioned close to the ears of the hearing-impaired patient when the patient sits on the chair, so that the voice of the therapist is accurately transmitted to the hearing-impaired patient, enabling conversation.

[0029] To this end, it is preferable that a microphone be installed on the doctor's desk in the examination room where the doctor is located, and that the microphone be connected to an amplifier to amplify the voice signal and then transmit the voice through the voice transmission speaker (120) in a wired or wireless manner.

[0030] In addition, it is more effective to transmit the doctor's voice transmitted through the microphone through a condenser so that sound waves are reversed, and to transmit the reversed sound signal to the voice blocking speaker (130) so that the sound pressure difference between the inner and outer spaces of the support member (110) is maintained, thereby enabling the doctor's voice to be clearly transmitted to the hearing-impaired patient.

[0031] In addition, it is preferable that the support member (110) be provided with a length adjustment part (140) that allows the length of the support member (110) to be adjusted so that the speaker (120) for voice transmission can be placed in an area close to the ear of a hearing-impaired patient.

[0032] This is to adjust the height of the support member (110) to be the same as the hearing-impaired patient's sitting height while the hearing-impaired patient is seated on the chair, and to adjust the speaker (120) for voice transmission provided at the end of the support member (110) to be positioned closer to the hearing-impaired patient's ear according to the size of the hearing-impaired patient's head.

[0033] This length adjustment part (140) is configured to be composed of a plurality of sliding pieces (141) that are installed so as to be able to slide and move relative to each other so that the support member (110) can be deployed and overlapped to a certain length.

[0034] Since the length adjustment part (140) is composed of a plurality of sliding pieces (141), the overall length of the support member (110) formed to be curved is adjusted in an antenna manner, thereby allowing the voice transmission speaker (120) installed at both inner ends of the support member (110) to be positioned closer to the ears of a hearing-impaired patient.

[0035] The voice-blocking speakers (130) are installed in multiple numbers at a set interval on the outer surface opposite to the inner surface of the support member (110) where the voice-transmitting speakers (120) are installed, so that the voice signal, whose sound waves have been reversed through the condenser, is transmitted to the voice-blocking speakers (130) to maintain the sound pressure difference between the inner and outer spaces of the support member (110), thereby ensuring that the voice of the doctor is clearly transmitted to the hearing-impaired patient.

[0036] The fixing means (200) serves to fix the voice control unit (200) to one side of a chair on which a hearing-impaired patient sits so that the voice control unit (200) can be placed around the head of the hearing-impaired patient during treatment.

[0037] This fixing means (200) is configured to include an extension member (210) whose end is fixed to one side of a support member (110) and whose other end is formed to extend to a certain length, and a clamp member (220) provided at an end of the extension member (210) to fix the extension member (210) to one side of the chair.

[0038] As shown in Fig. 1, in the case of a voice control device for treating a hearing-impaired patient according to one embodiment of the present invention, the extension member (210) can be bent to adjust the position where the voice control unit (100) is placed, and it is effective to form it as a corrugated pipe (211) made of a metal material capable of supporting the weight of the voice control unit (100).

[0039] In the case where the extension member (210) is formed of a metal corrugated pipe (211), the voice control unit (100) is fixed to one side of the chair, and the position of the voice control unit (100) can be freely adjusted in the up-down, left-right, and front-back directions so that the voice transmission speaker (120) can be placed as close to the ear area of ​​the hearing-impaired patient as possible, thereby maximizing the effect of the present invention.

[0040] As illustrated in FIG. 3, in the case of a voice control device for treating a hearing-impaired patient according to another embodiment of the present invention, the extension member (210) may be formed by an assembly of a plurality of extension pieces (212) that are mutually overlapped and slidably moved so as to allow for height adjustment.

[0041] When the extension member (210) is formed by assembling a plurality of extension pieces (212), the voice control unit (100) can be moved only in the up-and-down direction, so that the height at which the voice control unit (100) is installed can be adjusted, and since it does not move in the left-right or front-back directions, there is an effect of being able to be firmly fixed.

[0042] The process of treating a hearing-impaired patient using a voice control device for treating a hearing-impaired patient according to the present invention having such a configuration is described as follows.

[0043] First, in order to treat a hearing-impaired patient, when the hearing-impaired patient sits on a chair, the therapist fixes the patient on one side of the chair with a clamp member (220) that is a fixing means (200) according to the sitting height of the hearing-impaired patient, and then adjusts the position of the voice control unit (200) using a corrugated tube (211) or an extension member (212), so that the voice transmission speakers (120) provided on both sides of the inner end of the support member (110) are placed in an area close to the ears of the hearing-impaired patient.

[0044] And, the sliding piece (141), which is the length adjustment part (140), is pushed or pulled so that it overlaps or unfolds, so that the sound transmission speaker (120) provided on both sides of the inner end of the support member (110) is placed in an area close to the ears of the hearing-impaired patient.

[0045] In this state, the treatment is conducted by transmitting the voice to the voice transmission speaker (120) through the microphone installed on the doctor's desk.

[0046] At this time, the doctor's voice is amplified as a voice signal by a separate amplifier and output to the voice transmission speaker (120), so that clear voice transmission is possible, and at the same time, the doctor's voice passes through the condenser so that sound waves are reversed, and the voice signal with the reversed sound waves is transmitted to the voice blocking speaker (130) side, so that the sound pressure difference between the inner and outer spaces of the support member (110) is maintained, so that the doctor's voice can be transmitted more clearly to the hearing-impaired patient.

[0047] According to one embodiment of the present invention, a voice control device for treating a hearing-impaired patient having a configuration as described above enables communication with a hearing-impaired patient in an outpatient treatment environment of a hospital where many patients visit, while transmitting the doctor's voice without being worn on the body, and protects the patient's sensitive information by preventing loud sounds from being transmitted outside the treatment room while transmitting voice information to the hearing-impaired patient.

[0048] The above is only a description of some of the preferred embodiments that can be implemented by the present invention, and as is well known, the scope of the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the above embodiments, and the technical idea of ​​the present invention described above and the technical idea that shares its basis are all included in the scope of the present invention.

[0049] [Explanation of symbols]

[0050] 100: Voice control unit 110: Support member

[0051] 120: Voice transmission speaker 130: Voice blocking speaker

[0052] 140: Length adjustment part 141: Sliding part

[0053] 200: Fixing means 210: Extension member

[0054] 211: Corrugated pipe 212: Extension piece

[0055] 220: Clamp member

Claims

1. A voice control unit (100) comprising a support member (110) formed in a curved shape to wrap around the head of a hearing-impaired patient, a voice transmission speaker (120) provided on an inner plate end of the support member (110) to transmit the voice of a doctor to the patient, and a voice blocking speaker (130) installed in multiple numbers on an outer plate surface of the support member (110) at a predetermined interval along the circumference of the support member (110) to block external voices from being transmitted to the patient; A fixing means (200) for fixing the voice control unit (100) to one side of a chair on which a hearing-impaired patient sits so that the voice control unit (100) can be placed around the head of the hearing-impaired patient during treatment; A voice control device for treating hearing impaired patients, characterized by including:

2. In paragraph 1, A voice control device for treating a hearing impaired patient, characterized in that the fixing means (200) includes an extension member (210) having one end fixed to one side of the support member (110) and the other end extended to a certain length, and a clamp member (220) provided at an end of the extension member (210) to fix the extension member (210) to one side of the chair.

3. In paragraph 2, A voice control device for treating hearing impaired patients, characterized in that the extension member (210) is formed of a metal corrugated pipe (211) that can be bent to adjust the position where the voice control unit (100) is placed and can support the weight of the voice control unit (100).

4. In paragraph 2, A voice control device for treating hearing impaired patients, characterized in that the above extension member (210) is formed by an assembly of a plurality of extension pieces (212) that are mutually overlapped and slidably moved so as to allow for height adjustment.

5. In paragraph 1, A voice control device for treating a hearing-impaired patient, characterized in that the support member (110) is provided with a length adjustment part (140) that allows the length of the support member (110) to be adjusted so that the speaker (120) for voice transmission can be placed in an area close to the ear of the hearing-impaired patient.

6. In paragraph 5, A voice control device for treating hearing impaired patients, characterized in that the length adjustment part (140) is composed of a plurality of sliding pieces (141) that are installed so as to be mutually slidable so that the support member (110) can be deployed and overlapped to a certain length.

7. In any one of paragraphs 1 to 6, A voice control device for treating hearing impaired patients, characterized in that a microphone is provided on the desk of the doctor in the examination room where the doctor is located, the microphone is connected to an amplifier to amplify a voice signal, and then the voice is transmitted through the voice transmission speaker (120) in a wired or wireless manner.

8. In paragraph 7, A voice control device for treating hearing-impaired patients, characterized in that a voice signal in which sound waves are reversed through a condenser is transmitted to a voice-blocking speaker (130) to maintain a sound pressure difference between the inner and outer spaces of the support member (110), thereby allowing the voice of the therapist to be clearly transmitted to the hearing-impaired patient.

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