114 results about "Auditory canal" patented technology

A system may include a storage device, configured to store computer-executable instructions. A system may include an ear-bud configured to be positioned within an ear canal of a user, the ear-bud comprising: a speaker, a microphone; and one or more processors in communication with the storage device, wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to: obtain a user hearing profile, obtain an equal-loudness hearing profile, receive audio data from the microphone, and generate a second audio data based on a first sound-pressure level, a second sound-pressure level, a first frequency; and cause the speaker to emit the second audio data within the ear canal of the user, such that the user perceives the audio data as if the user has normal hearing.

Utilizing in-canal microphones and other microphones in wearable devices is described. One embodiment is an ear-worn device that includes an in-canal microphone configured to capture sounds in an ear canal and an array of microphones configured to capture external sounds. The ear-worn device may utilize the in-canal microphone to determine if the user is actively speaking. Upon such a determination, the ear-worn device may turn on the array of microphones to capture the user's voice and perform beamforming to focus the array of microphones on the user's mouth. Such speech can then be processed and provided to an artificial intelligence agent. The ear-worn device may switch between using the in-canal microphone and the array of microphones to capture the user's voice depending on environmental noise, the context of the user, and the voice content. The ear-worn device may also blend captures from the in-canal microphone and the array of microphones.

A system may include an external device configured to transmit a first audio data to an ear-bud. A system may include the ear-bud configured to be positioned within an ear canal of a user, the ear-bud comprising: a microphone configured to generate audio data responsive to detecting audio, a storage device, configured to store computer-executable instructions; and one or more processors in communication with the storage device, wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to: receive the first audio data from the external device, receive a second audio data from the microphone, estimate an acoustic environment based on the first audio data and the second audio data, generate a third audio data based on the acoustic environment, and cause a speaker to emit the third audio data.

The invention discloses an ear electroencephalogram acquisition sleep monitoring device based on conductive leather and a personalized audio intervention method of the ear electroencephalogram acquisition sleep monitoring device, and aims to solve the problems that existing sleep assisting equipment is poor in wearing comfort and inaccurate in monitoring, and an intervention scheme is lack of personalization. The device comprises preparation of a conductive leather electrode and integration of the conductive leather electrode, an earplug, a loudspeaker and other devices. According to the conductive leather electrode, a conductive polymer (such as poly (3, 4-ethylenedioxythiophene) and a derivative thereof) is combined with natural leather through an in-situ polymerization method to form a flexible electrode material with high biocompatibility. The electrode is combined with an earplug, a loudspeaker and other devices and can be stably attached to the ear canal, and high-signal-to-noise-ratio sleep physiological electric signal (such as myoelectricity, electroencephalogram or electrocardiosignals) collection is achieved. The sleep stage is identified through machine learning, and the loudspeaker module is controlled to play different types of sleep-aiding audios. The core lies in that the device can synchronously evaluate sleep physiological signal changes of a user under different audio stimulation, so that personalized sleep-aiding audios which are most effective for the individual are screened out, and an exclusive scheme library is established. The system has the advantages of being comfortable to wear, high in signal quality, wide in applicability and the like, and can be widely applied to the fields of health monitoring, human-computer interaction, medical diagnosis and the like.

An apparatus, including an array of electrodes and an implantable therapeutic substance reservoir, wherein the apparatus is an implantable portion of a cochlear implant, the apparatus is configured so that the therapeutic substance reservoir extends from a location behind an ear canal of a human between a mastoid bone and skin of the human to the cochlea when the apparatus is fully implanted in a recipient, and the reservoir is completely integrated into the implantable portion of the cochlear implant.

The invention discloses a multi-mode hearing function analysis system for prognosis evaluation of sudden deafness, which relates to the technical field of auditory rehabilitation engineering, and comprises an echo modeling module, a pseudo peak tracking module, a resonance correction module, a beat reconstruction module and a steady-state peak elimination module, and establishing a time-frequency phase-locked observation baseline, calibrating a complete echo path difference between the ear canal and the transducer, and generating echo topology priori. Echo topology reference is constructed, false peak tracking, resonance elimination and beat reconstruction mechanisms are combined, high-frequency false peak interference is accurately recognized and weakened, acoustic response authenticity is improved, auditory assessment precision is improved through a closed-loop regulation strategy, and sudden deafness prognosis judgment and rehabilitation intervention are effectively supported.

The utility model relates to the technical field of medical equipment, and discloses an ear cleaning device for pediatrics, which is characterized in that the outer part of a shell is connected with a sliding assembly for sliding in a sliding manner, the bottom of the sliding assembly is rotatably connected with a rotating column, and the bottom of the rotating column is fixedly connected with a clamping device; an illumination assembly for illumination is arranged in the clamping device, a fixing block is fixedly connected to the exterior of the clamping device, a deviation block is fixedly connected to the interior of the shell, the clamping device is ejected out through a sliding assembly, and the deviation block can incline due to the arc-shaped design of the deviation block. According to the utility model, the clamping device can be arranged to shift under the action of the shift block, and the arc-shaped design of the shift block enables the clamping device to automatically adjust the contact angle according to the unique shape of the auditory meatus of a child, so that the discomfort caused by improper angle is reduced, and the safety of the auditory meatus of the child is effectively protected; and meanwhile, through matching of the sliding blocks and the sliding grooves, effective storage can be achieved.

An active noise reduction (ANR) device includes an acoustic transducer, a first sensor, and a second sensor. The acoustic transducer is configured to generate output audio. The first sensor is configured to capture audio originating from an external environment of the ANR device. The second sensor is configured to generate a signal indicative of (1) the audio originating from the external environment and (2) the output audio generated by the acoustic transducer. The output audio generated by the acoustic transducer is modified based on a portion of the signal generated by the second sensor, the portion being attributable to a resonant mode of a user's ear canal.

The utility model relates to the field of medical instruments, in particular to an ear canal foreign matter extraction tool for the otolaryngology department, which can be shaped, and adopts a suction structure for selective suction. Comprising a vertical moldable pipe body, the lower portion of the pipe body is open, the top of the pipe body is in an arc shape, a first through hole is embedded in the top face of the pipe body, second through holes are embedded in the left side and the right side of the first through hole, and plugs are detachably arranged on the first through hole and the second through holes respectively. The bottom of the tube body is fixedly inserted into a sleeve with an upper opening, the side face of the sleeve is communicated with a connecting tube, and the tail end of the connecting tube is connected with a spherical air bag. An auxiliary cleaning piece is further fixedly arranged on the bottom face of the sleeve. The device is easy to operate, convenient to use and suitable for various patients.

The invention relates to a method for creating an audiogram of a test person by means of a hearing instrument (1), in which a sound signal (22) is received by a first electro-acoustic input transducer (10) of the hearing instrument (1) in an ear canal (4) of the test person, which ear canal is at least partially closed by the hearing instrument (1), and a first input signal (24) is generated therefrom, a test sound (32) is generated by an electro-acoustic output transducer (18) of the hearing instrument (1) and is output into an ear canal (4) of the test person, which ear canal is at least partially closed by the hearing instrument (1), and wherein the hearing threshold of the test person at the at least one test frequency is determined on the basis of a reaction of the test person to the test sound (32) and by means of the first input signal (24).

The invention relates to the technical field of medical instruments, in particular to a multipurpose otoscope. The otoscope comprises a handheld part, an otoscope main body, a rotating disc and a plurality of ear speculum bodies, the otoscope main body is connected with the handheld part, a magnifying lens is arranged at the rear end of the otoscope main body, and a light source is arranged in the otoscope main body; the rotating disc is rotatably connected with the handheld part, the rotating disc is provided with a plurality of mounting positions, the plurality of mounting positions are arranged around the axis of the rotating disc at intervals, and each ear speculum is correspondingly mounted in one mounting position; each ear speculum has a contraction state and an extension state; wherein the rotating disc is used for rotating relative to the handheld part, so that one ear speculum directly faces the otoscope main body. According to the multipurpose otoscope, a plurality of ear speculum devices are arranged on the rotating disc, so that the ear speculum devices can be quickly replaced and adjusted, the auditory meatus examination efficiency can be guaranteed, and the situation that the structure is damaged due to repeated plate insertion, consequently, the structure is loosened or an optical axis deviates, and the imaging quality is affected can be avoided.

A method for early diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) including determining an ASD risk index, determining an ASD brain index that includes administering at least one auditory brainstem response (ABR) test to an ear canal of a patient, producing a plurality of biomarkers and identifying at least one biomarker of the plurality of biomarkers as a potential ASD biomarker, and determining an ASD likelihood responsive to each of the ASD risk index and ASD brain index.

The invention relates to the technical field of noise deafness susceptibility grading, in particular to a noise deafness susceptibility grading method and system based on a multi-band hearing threshold, and the method comprises the steps: presetting measurement frequency points, generating a measurement frequency point set according to a sequence from high frequency to low frequency, and completing M times of independent measurement for each frequency point; recording a tested subjective response timestamp, and generating a confidence value label; an otoacoustic emission signal in a tested ear canal is collected in real time, a time domain signal with the highest confidence coefficient of a single frequency point is extracted, spectrum features are calculated, and otoacoustic emission joint parameters are constructed. According to the method, the time sequence diffusion rule from high frequency to low and medium frequency hair cell damage can be comprehensively captured, the identification accuracy of potential auditory impairment is remarkably improved, the propagation mechanism from high frequency damage to intermediate frequency can be simulated by constructing the physically constrained spectrum migration operator, and otoacoustic emission time domain-frequency domain joint parameters and physiological indexes are combined, so that the identification accuracy of the potential auditory impairment is improved. And individualized and dynamic injury risk prediction is realized.

The invention relates to an ear sound production instrument, a detection method, a medium and computer equipment, and the instrument comprises an ear canal detection probe which is suitable for being inserted into an ear canal of a tested object and forms sealing fit with the wall of the ear canal, and the ear canal detection probe comprises an acoustic output unit which transmits an audio signal to the ear canal, the acoustic input unit is used for receiving a reflected wave of the audio signal in an ear canal; the sound insulation cover is arranged outside the auditory meatus detection probe in a sleeving mode and covers the auditory meatus detection probe and an auditory meatus opening so as to weaken noise and improve the signal-to-noise ratio of reflected waves, otoacoustic emission detection can be carried out without depending on a special sound insulation room environment, and the accuracy and clinical applicability of a detection result are guaranteed.

The utility model discloses an ear canal medicine dropping device, and belongs to the technical field of medical instruments. The utility model solves the problem of limited medication effect caused by the fact that liquid medicine is easy to flow out quickly after the auditory meatus of a patient without self-control force or with poor self-control force is dropped as far as possible in the prior art. The medicine feeding earplug comprises an earplug body, the earplug body comprises a hard tube and a waterproof soft sleeve sleeved on the hard tube, the hard tube and the waterproof soft sleeve are provided with a medicine outlet communicated with the hard tube, a medicine feeding rod is slidably connected in the hard tube, a medicine storage cavity is arranged in the medicine feeding rod, one end of the medicine feeding rod is provided with a medicine inlet communicated with the medicine storage cavity, and the other end of the medicine feeding rod is provided with a medicine outlet communicated with the medicine storage cavity. The other end of the medicine feeding rod is provided with a medicine discharging opening communicated with the medicine storage cavity, and the medicine feeding rod can rotate in the hard pipe to the medicine discharging opening to be communicated with the medicine outlet. According to the ear plug, the ear canal is blocked by the ear plug body, so that the medication effect of dripping medicine in the ear canal of a patient without self-control force or with poor self-control force is improved.

An in-ear device (IED) of a wearable system captures audio data from within the ear canal of a user indicative of the user's heartbeat. The IED when worn occludes the user's ear canal, causing amplification of low frequency sounds due to the occlusion effect, and improving the ability of the acoustic sensor to detect the user's heartbeat sounds. The wearable system classifies the audio data to identify portions of the audio data corresponding to a first heart sound and a second heart sound, which correspond to different portions of the heartbeat of the user. The wearable system estimates a blood pressure level of the user based upon the identified heart sounds.

An ear-wearable device includes receiver that outputs sound into an ear canal of a user in response to an electrical input signal. The device includes one or more electrical components separate from and electrically coupled to the receiver. A processor is configured to perform a measurement process involving sending an audio input signal to the receiver and measuring a set of frequency dependent electrical characteristics of the one or more electrical components in response to the audio input signal. The set of frequency dependent electrical characteristics are input into a machine learning model to determine an output. A classification of the receiver is determined based on the output of the machine learning model. The classification of the receiver is used to set an operational parameter of the ear-wearable device.

The invention relates to the technical field of biosensing, and provides an ear canal built-in sensing system and method. The system comprises a sensing probe which can be placed in an ear canal of a target animal and is used for collecting an electroencephalogram signal and a temperature signal of the target animal; the fixing and energy supply unit is connected with one end, far away from the deep part of the auditory meatus, of the sensing probe, is fixed on the ear of the target animal and is integrated with a thermoelectric power generation unit for converting temperature difference energy between the ear of the target animal and the environment into electric energy; the communication unit is used for transmitting monitoring data; the processing unit is used for receiving and processing the electroencephalogram signal and the temperature signal, and performing anomaly analysis based on a preset discrimination condition to obtain an analysis result; and processing based on the analysis result. According to the auditory meatus built-in sensing system and method provided by the invention, through cooperation of the auditory meatus built-in sensing probe, the thermoelectric power generation unit and the abnormal state triggering type communication, stable and low-power-consumption real-time monitoring and early warning of the physiological state of the target animal are realized.

The application discloses an intelligent electronic otoscope control system and method based on electrical impedance detection, which contains an ear canal impedance signal collection unit, a weak signal conditioning unit, a multi-modal data processing unit, an intelligent analysis and decision unit, a man-machine interaction presentation unit and a closed-loop automatic control unit. A low-power multi-frequency impedance sensor array collects ear canal tissue impedance data at different frequencies, which is processed by the weak signal conditioning unit. The multi-modal data processing unit, combined with an edge computing gateway, completes analog-to-digital conversion and preliminary fusion. The intelligent analysis and decision unit uses an optimized impedance detection algorithm and a multi-dimensional heterogeneous data analysis model to deeply analyze the data, judges the ear health condition, and visualizes the results through the man-machine interaction presentation unit. The closed-loop automatic control unit realizes automatic adjustment of the detection process. The system and method can accurately detect ear health and improve the efficiency and accuracy of ear disease diagnosis.

This utility model discloses a pediatric examination illumination device, belonging to the field of medical device technology. The device includes a cylindrical body and an illumination mechanism. The cylindrical body consists of a shell, a telescopic joint, a universal flexible tube, and a lamp holder. The illumination mechanism includes a power module, a microcontroller, and a touch switch. The microcontroller is integrated into the shell and electrically connected to the LED lamp, power module, and switch. The telescopic joint and universal flexible tube allow for flexible adjustment of the illumination angle and distance. The touch switch, combined with three brightness levels, adapts to different examination scenarios. Medical-grade materials ensure safety and comfort, while the non-slip grip and retractable design enhance ease of operation and portability. It is suitable for precise illumination examinations of deep cavities such as the pediatric oral cavity, ear canal, and nasal cavity.

The embodiment of the invention provides an open earphone active noise reduction method and device, electronic equipment and a storage medium, and belongs to the technical field of earphone noise reduction. The method comprises the following steps: acquiring an environment sound signal through a reference microphone; performing rapid noise reduction processing on the environment sound signal through a feedforward noise reduction filter to obtain a rapid noise reduction signal; outputting a target noise reduction audio based on the rapid noise reduction signal through a sound output module; in response to an ear canal sound signal collected by an ear canal microphone, performing noise state analysis on the ear canal sound signal through a digital signal processor to obtain ear canal noise state information, thereby adjusting a filtering processing parameter to obtain a target filtering parameter, and further performing noise reduction compensation processing on the ear canal sound signal to obtain a noise reduction compensation signal; and performing noise reduction optimization processing based on the noise reduction compensation signal and the rapid noise reduction signal, and updating the target noise reduction audio. According to the embodiment of the invention, the gain performance in the noise reduction process can be strictly controlled, and the stability of the feedback active noise reduction system is improved.

The application discloses an ear-mounted heart rate and respiration real-time monitoring method and system capable of resisting motion interference. The method comprises the following steps: collecting audio data and IMU data in an ear canal of a target user by using an ear-mounted wearable device; extracting heartbeat features and respiration features from the audio data; inputting the respiration features into a respiration waveform reconstruction model to obtain a reconstructed respiration waveform; inputting the heartbeat features into a spectrum reconstruction model to obtain a reconstructed electrocardiogram spectrum graph, and converting the reconstructed electrocardiogram spectrum graph from a frequency domain representation to a time domain representation to obtain a time domain electrocardiogram waveform; pre-processing the IMU data to obtain an IMU chest fluctuation waveform; and based on the time domain electrocardiogram waveform, the reconstructed respiration waveform and the IMU chest fluctuation waveform, obtaining an estimation result of a respiration frequency and a heart rate through peak-to-peak value detection. The application can effectively eliminate the influence of motion interference and improve the estimation accuracy of heart rate and respiration.

The invention belongs to the technical field of acoustics, and relates to an earphone. The earphone comprises an earphone body, a wearing structure and a sound transmission structure, a transducer is arranged in the earphone body, the wearing structure is connected to the earphone body, and the sound transmission structure is arranged between the wearing structure and the earphone body and used for transmitting sound emitted by the transducer to the position near an auditory meatus opening of an auricle; when the earphone is in a wearing state, the wearing structure is located outside the auditory meatus opening, and at least part of the wearing structure is clamped in the auricular conchae of the auricle in an abutting mode, so that the earphone body is located outside the auricular conchae. According to the earphone provided by the invention, the wearing structure is clamped in the auricular conchae to realize wearing, so that the earphone is not easy to loosen or fall off in sports or activities. And the wearing structure of the earphone is located outside the ear canal opening, so that the sound emitted by the transducer is prevented from directly entering the ear canal, the hearing of the user can be effectively protected from being damaged, and the earphone is not easy to cause discomfort after being worn for a long time.

The application discloses a hearing aid control method and system based on brain wave emission tinnitus treatment, the method comprises the following steps: configuring relief sound wave signal generation program in the first hearing aid and the second hearing aid respectively, controlling the first hearing aid and the second hearing aid to respectively emit the first sound wave signal and the second sound wave signal in different ear canals according to the relief sound wave signal generation program; presetting different frequencies of sound wave emission corresponding to the hearing aid, so that the first hearing aid and the second hearing aid emit corresponding first sound wave signals and second sound wave signals at a preset frequency difference; recording the operation time of the user on the relief sound wave of the hearing aid, and providing a modulation method of the relief sound wave for the first hearing aid or the second hearing aid, which is used for modulating the frequency difference of the first sound wave signal and the second sound wave signal; according to the recorded operation time of the user on the relief sound wave of the hearing aid, the tinnitus time rule of the user is analyzed, and the relief sound wave sound emission strategy for tinnitus relief is automatically provided.

Systems and methods for performing transcanal ear surgery. A volume of fluid is maintained within the ear canal to provide a flooded environment. A cutting member of a cutting instrument is submerged and operated within the flooded environment to resect tissue within the ear. A reservoir system may be coupled to the patient to facilitate providing the flooded environment. The reservoir system at least partially surrounds the auricle of the ear in fluid-tight sealing engagement with the head of the patient. An irrigation pump and a suction source on one or both of the reservoir system and the cutting instrument are operated to provide the flooded environment. The reservoir system includes an access opening sized to receive one or more surgical instruments, for example, the cutting instrument and an endoscope. The flooded environment improves cooling of the surgical site and visualization of the surgical site from the endoscope.

Systems, methods, and devices disclosed herein include an otoscope speculum device operable for attaching to a head of an otoscope device. The otoscope speculum device includes a speculum body having a first end with a first opening configured for mating with the head of the otoscope. The otoscope speculum device also includes a second end with a second opening configured for insertion into an ear canal. Furthermore, an extension tool is positioned at least partly within a slide channel of the speculum body, and an actuator is coupled to the extension tool. The actuator is movable to transition the otoscope speculum device between at least a first position and a second position. The first position is an observation position with the extension tool at least partly retracted. The second position is a tool utilization position with the extension tool at least partly extended past the second opening.

The present invention relates to the technical field of earphones. Disclosed are a measurement method for a physiological signal, and an earphone device, a storage medium and a computer product. The measurement method for a physiological signal in the present invention is applied to an earphone device configured with an air pressure measurement module, and specifically comprises: detecting whether an acoustic system corresponding to an earphone device is in a preset sealed state, wherein the acoustic system is an acoustic system composed of the earphone device and the auditory canal of a wearer; after detecting that the acoustic system is not in the preset sealed state, determining acoustic system parameters corresponding to the acoustic system, and collecting an initial air pressure signal in the auditory canal of the wearer by means of an air pressure measurement module; and on the basis of the acoustic system parameters and the initial air pressure signal, generating a target air pressure signal, and on the basis of the target air pressure signal, determining a physiological signal corresponding to the wearer. By means of the present invention, the technical effect of enabling an earphone device to accurately detect a physiological signal of a wearer is achieved.

The auditory meatus dosing device comprises a dosing head arranged on an ointment tube, the dosing head comprises a tube cap used for being in butt joint with the ointment tube and a medicine tube used for stretching into an external auditory meatus, one end of the medicine tube is detachably connected with a medicine spoon, and the medicine spoon comprises a lantern ring and a medicine tongue. The medicine tongue is provided with a medicine containing face used for containing and applying medicine and a medicine applying face used for evenly applying ointment. The administration head can be directly mounted on a medicinal ointment tube, so that ointment can be pushed to the medicine containing surface of the medicine spoon by squeezing the ointment tube so as to apply the ointment to an affected part in an ear canal, and then the ointment tube is turned over to enable the medicine applying surface of the medicine spoon to face the affected part, so that the ointment can be uniformly applied by the medicine spoon; therefore, the medicine containing surface of the medicine spoon can be used for taking a trace amount of medicine to control the dosage, and the medicine smearing surface can be used for accurately applying the medicine to an affected part, so that medicine waste is avoided, and the treatment effect of auditory meatus medicine application can be ensured.

Embodiments of the present application disclose an acoustic device and a method for determining a transfer function of the acoustic device. The acoustic device comprises a sound generating unit, a first detector, a processor and a fixing structure. The sound generating unit is configured to generate a first sound signal according to a noise reduction control signal. The first detector is configured to obtain a first residual signal. The first residual signal comprises an ambient noise and a residual noise signal formed by superposition of the first sound signal at the first detector. The processor is configured to estimate a second residual signal at a target spatial position according to the first sound signal and the first residual signal, and update the noise reduction control signal according to the second residual signal. The fixing structure is configured to fix the acoustic device at a position near a user's ear and not to block the user's ear canal, and the target spatial position is closer to the user's ear canal than the first detector.

The invention relates to the technical field of medical instruments, in particular to a disposable tympanic membrane and auditory meatus skin flap microscopic scalpel which comprises a grab handle, an auditory meatus skin flap scalpel end and a puncture curette end, and the auditory meatus skin flap scalpel end and the puncture curette end are fixed to the two ends of the grab handle respectively. The perforated curette end comprises a main body axially fixed on the grab handle, a bent section fixed at the end part of the main body and an elliptical ring fixed at the end part of the bent section, the main body, the bent section and the elliptical ring are integrally formed, an included angle is formed between the bent section and the main body, and convex elliptical cutting edges are arranged on two surfaces of the elliptical ring; the ear canal flap knife end comprises a knife rod fixed on the grab handle and a blade fixed at the end part of the knife rod, the blade is provided with an arc-shaped cutting edge, and the tip end of the blade is provided with a sharp edge. The scalpel can give consideration to tympanic membrane repairing and auditory meatus flap cutting operation, achieves multiple purposes, has higher operation efficiency and convenience, and is high in safety and low in manufacturing cost; the cutter changing steps and time in the operation are effectively reduced, and the operation efficiency is improved.