1508 results about "Ear canal" patented technology

The invention relates to the technical field of audio noise reduction, in particular to a hybrid noise reduction method and system for a Bluetooth headset. The method comprises the following steps: obtaining multi-dimensional environment noise data based on an environment noise sensor, and carrying out noise component feature analysis to generate environment noise multi-frequency component features; performing intelligent noise reduction intensity and self-adaptive filtering noise reduction suppression on the multi-frequency component characteristics of the environmental noise so as to generate an external environmental noise reduction suppression strategy; a micro audio signal is sent based on an ear canal form sensor, and audio signal feedback information is collected; performing three-dimensional ear canal structure modeling according to the audio signal feedback information so as to construct a three-dimensional ear canal structure model of the user; and obtaining a noise reduction feedback log of the wearer, and carrying out personalized noise reduction demand analysis to obtain the noise reduction demand of the user in the current scene. According to the invention, through comprehensive and finer mixed noise suppression, the audio quality and stability of the Bluetooth earphone are improved.

The invention discloses a user identity authentication method and system based on breathing sound, and the method comprises the steps: capturing an in-ear breathing signal from the interior of an ear canal through an ear-wearing device, and carrying out the denoising of the in-ear breathing signal, and obtaining a breathing denoised signal; utilizing a Gaussian mixture model to respectively calculate the probability that each frame of breath denoising signal belongs to a breath event and a non-breath event to obtain a breath prior probability and a non-breath prior probability, and segmenting the breath denoising signal to obtain a breath segment signal; extracting a biometric identifier from the respiratory segment signal; inputting the biological feature identifier into a pre-trained triple neural network, and calculating the similarity between the biological feature identifier and a pre-stored biological feature template; performing user identity authentication according to the similarity; according to the method, the biological characteristics which are difficult to counterfeit are extracted from the breathing sound, spoofing attacks can be resisted to a high degree, and meanwhile the method has high resistance and adaptability to environmental noise and breathing behavior changes.

The present disclosure provides an earphone comprising a sound production component and an ear hook. In a wearing state, the ear hook is configured to place the sound production component at a position near an ear canal but not blocking the ear canal. An inner contour of the ear hook's projection on a user's sagittal plane includes a first curve having an extremum point in a first direction. The first direction is perpendicular to a long-axis direction of a projection of the sound production component on the sagittal plane. The extremum point is located behind a projection point of an upper vertex of the ear hook on the sagittal plane, and the upper vertex is a highest point of an inner contour of the ear hook along the user's vertical axis. An inclination angle of the long-axis direction relative to a horizontal direction is within a range of 13°-21°.

An open earphone comprising a sound production component and an ear hook is provided. The ear hook includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is hung between an auricle and the head of a user, the second portion extends toward a front outer side of the auricle and connects to the sound production component, and the sound production component is located close to an ear canal but does not block the ear canal opening. The open earphone and the auricle have a first projection and an eighth projection on a sagittal plane, respectively, a centroid of a portion of the first projection corresponding to the sound production component have a first distance to a highest point of the eighth projection in a vertical axis direction, and a ratio of the first distance to a height of the eighth projection is within a range of 0.35-0.6

A foam earplug for reception at least partially within the ear canal and including a body portion formed of resilient foam plastic material having a multiple open cell structure and having a size and shape for at least partial reception within the ear canal. A transdermal material having a particular beneficial action, and with an outer layer of the foam earplug infused with the transdermal material so that the benefits of the transdermal material is in transdermal contact with the ear canal. One example is a humectant material and, specifically, a moisturizer / lubricating material, for providing an increase to the lubrication and moisturizing in the ear canal. A second example is where the beneficial action is provided by systemic distribution such as a sleep aid, i.e., Melatonin, so that when the earplugs are worn during sleep, the earplugs will provide a sleep aid to the wearer.

1. Name of the product of this design: In-ear hearing aid (WNT23‑17). 2. Purpose of this design product: for hearing aids. 3. The design key point of this appearance design product lies in the shape. 4. The picture or photo that best illustrates the design key points: main view of component 1. 5. Other situations that require explanation Component description: Component 1 is the left ear hearing aid, and component 2 is the right ear hearing aid.

The utility model discloses an ear canal embedded hearing aid, which relates to the technical field of medical instruments, and comprises a bearing assembly, the bearing assembly comprises a first packaging shell, a second packaging shell and a filter screen, a signal processing piece and a lithium battery are respectively arranged in the first packaging shell, and the second packaging shell is provided with a second packaging shell. The signal processing piece comprises a signal amplifier, a filter and a central processing unit, and a micro air pump, a control switch, a potentiometer and a microphone are installed on the right side of the first packaging shell. The beneficial effects of the utility model are that through the arrangement of the miniature air pump, the air delivery pipe and the expansion anti-skid assembly, when the ear canals of different users have large differences or need to be worn stably, the miniature air pump can be controlled to work, so that air enters the hollow rubber ring through the air delivery pipe and the delivery pipe, and the hollow rubber ring is gradually expanded to be in contact with the ear wall; therefore, the wearing stability of the bearing assembly is ensured, and the sound definition after conversion of the receiver is ensured.

Disclosed are a method, a device, and / or a system of an earphone having increased comfort through external-facing charging connections, enhanced controls through direction and / or motion evaluation, and / or accurate physiological feature extraction through audio-motion sensor correlation. In one embodiment, an earphone includes a housing, a speaker configured to audibly coupled to an ear canal, a battery, a wireless antenna, and a charging connector. The inside face of the housing faces inward toward a concha of the ear, and the outside face faces outward when the earphone is seated in the ear such that at least an exposed region is unobstructed to a finger of the user. The charging connector of the earphone is electrically coupled to the battery and positioned on the outside face of the housing to prevent contact with the ear, reduce corrosion of the charging connector of the earphone, reduce dirt buildup, and / or improve comfort.

An insert headset apparatus utilizes a user generated sound signal such as the user's own voice to control de-occlusion and make the user's own voice sound normal. A voice accelerometer or microphone is used to detect when the user or a nearby person is speaking. When the voice of the user or a nearby person is detected a valve is opened. The valve enables venting of the ear canal, resulting in de-occlusion.

The invention discloses an environment self-adaptive hearing aid which comprises a hearing aid body, an adjusting gear is rotatably mounted on the outer side of the hearing aid body, a touch control screen is arranged on the outer side of the hearing aid body, a positioning auxiliary assembly is arranged on the outer side of the hearing aid body, and a transmission pipe is connected to the top of the hearing aid body in a penetrating mode. And a receiving assembly is arranged at the bottom of the silica gel shell. According to the hearing aid self-adaptive to the environment, the positioning auxiliary assembly is arranged, so that the hearing aid body can be stably attached to the outline of the ear of a user, the problem that a traditional hearing aid slips due to infirm wearing is effectively avoided, the hearing aid is made of a soft skin-friendly material, the oppression on the skin of the ear due to long-time wearing can be reduced, and the wearing comfort is remarkably improved; the earphone is especially suitable for the old and other groups needing to use hearing aids for a long time, the receiving assembly is arranged, earphone bodies of different specifications can be matched according to requirements, the earphone bodies can adapt to the angle difference of ear canals, and optimization of a sound transmission path is ensured.

A diagnostic device is configured to capture diagnostic information about a subject (e.g., the subject's ears). The diagnostic device may include a diagnostic extension housing diagnostic elements (e.g., imaging chip, light sources, or lenses) and an ear canal engagement section coupled to the diagnostic extension. The ear canal engagement section may be shaped to position the diagnostic extension superiorly within the ear canal. For example, one side of the ear canal engagement section may be longer than another, which may enable the ear canal engagement section to contact the inferior wall of the ear canal for a longer distance than it contacts the superior wall. This configuration may allow more movement of the diagnostic extension when the device is inserted into the ear, which further improves the alignment of diagnostic elements with a desired area of the ear for diagnoses (e.g., the eardrum).

A method comprises obtaining ear modeling data representing a 3-dimensional (3D) impression of an ear surface of an ear of a patient; determining, based on the ear modeling data, values of landmarks of the ear, wherein the landmarks include ear canal landmarks of an ear canal, and determining the values of the landmarks comprises: predicting an ear aperture plane of an aperture of the ear; determining a plurality of cross-sectional planes that are aligned with the ear aperture plane; for each of the cross-sectional planes: determining an intersection boundary of the cross-sectional plane representing a line of intersection between the cross-sectional plane and the ear canal; and determining a centroid of the intersection boundary of the cross-sectional plane; and determining values of the ear canal landmarks based on the centroids.

An earplug for blocking sound and method of making the same, which includes a planar insert within an earplug of compressible slow recovery foam. A method of attenuating sound by inserting the earplug at an ear canal entry so that the planar insert is tactilely vertical, and pushing the earplug into the ear canal allowing the earplug to flex perpendicular to plana surfaces of the planar insert.

A system for evaluating an ear seal between an earphone of a hearing device and an ear canal includes a first transducer configured to play a sound in response to an electrical signal including a reference frequency component and a test frequency component below the reference frequency. A second transducer receives the sound in the ear canal. A controller is configured to calculate at least one electrical signal level difference between the reference frequency component and the test frequency component of the electrical signal, measure the sound levels of the reference frequency component and the test frequency component of the sound in the ear canal, calculate an acoustic signal level difference between the measured sound levels of the reference frequency component and the test frequency component, calculate a normalized acoustic difference value by subtracting the electrical signal level difference from the acoustic signal level difference, and determine a measurement result of the ear seal based on the normalized acoustic difference value.

1. Name of the design product: Endoscope. 2. Use of the design product: For detecting the ear canal. 3. Design key points of the design product: Lies in the shape. 4. Picture or photo that best shows the design key points: Perspective view 1.

A device for removing and preventing the buildup of cerumen in an ear canal is disclosed. The device includes a body with an elongated handle and a neck portion that extends from the handle to a paddle implement. The neck portion includes one or more crevices and the paddle implement includes a flattened body. The paddle implement is configured to radially deform as the device is rotated in the ear canal during use. The paddle implement is deformable from a radially expanded configuration before use to a radially contracted configuration after use in which the diameter of the paddle implement is smaller compared to the diameter of the paddle when in the radially expanded configuration.

There is provided an acoustic signal output device that does not completely block the ear canal and is capable of suppressing sound leakage into the surroundings. There is provided an acoustic signal output device 10 including a structure portion provided with one or more sound holes 121a to emit an acoustic signal AC1 to outside and one or more sound holes 123a to emit an acoustic signal AC2 to the outside. The sound holes 121a are each positioned at an eccentric location offset in the B1-direction from a central axis of the structure portion. A sound pressure level of the acoustic signal AC2 that is emitted from the sound holes 123a into a first space is lower than a sound pressure level of the acoustic signal AC2 that is emitted from the sound holes 123a into a second space. Here, the first space is a space positioned on the B1-direction side relative to the sound holes 121a, the second space is a space positioned on the B2-direction side relative to the sound holes 121a, and the B2 direction contains an opposite direction component of the B1 direction.

1. Name of the designed product: ear canal hearing aid (wnt25-05). 2. Use of the designed product: for hearing aids. 3. Design points of the designed product: in shape. 4. Picture or photo that best shows the design points: front view.

A headphone includes an earphone that includes an earcup, an ear cushion, and a driver plate assembly. The driver plate assembly is supported in the earcup and includes a driver plate, a driver mounted along a rear surface of the driver plate, an opening that is provided in the driver plate to allow acoustic energy to pass from the driver into a user's ear canal, a ring that is arranged substantially coaxially with the opening, and an acoustic mesh. The ring defines a planar surface on which the acoustic mesh is mounted.

An exemplary hearing device may be configured to be inserted at least partially within an ear canal of a user of the hearing device. The hearing device may include a first temperature sensor configured to detect ear canal temperature within the ear canal, a second temperature sensor configured to detect ambient temperature outside of the ear canal, and a processor. The processor may be configured to determine a work status of the user indicative of an activity level of the user and determine a core body temperature of the user based on the ear canal temperature detected by the first temperature sensor, the ambient temperature detected by the second temperature sensor, and the work status of the user.

The invention discloses a negative pressure suction device for ear canal flushing. The negative pressure suction device comprises a handheld shell, a fluid channel assembly, a sealing adapter, a cleaning fluid supply unit and a negative pressure generation unit. A cavity is formed in the handheld shell; the fluid channel assembly penetrates through the cavity, the two ends of the fluid channel assembly extend out of the head and the tail of the handheld shell respectively, and the fluid channel assembly is provided with a cleaning fluid nozzle and a negative pressure suction port close to the head and communicated with a flushing channel and a negative pressure channel which are isolated from each other in the fluid channel assembly respectively. The sealing adapter is arranged at the tail of the handheld shell and used for being connected with the fluid channel assembly and guiding a flushing channel and a negative pressure channel of the fluid channel assembly to corresponding external interfaces after the flushing channel and the negative pressure channel are isolated. The cleaning fluid supply unit is communicated with the flushing channel to provide cleaning fluid; the negative pressure generating unit is communicated with the negative pressure channel to provide negative pressure power. According to the auditory meatus flushing device, through the physically-isolated double-channel design and a flushing and suction mechanism working synchronously, flushing fluid residues and cross contamination are effectively avoided, and the safety, efficiency and reliability of auditory meatus flushing operation are improved.

A device for relieving migraine symptoms comprises a straight pipe and a cylinder, the left side of the straight pipe communicates with the right side of the cylinder, the left side of the cylinder is connected with a compression structure, the right side of the outer wall of the straight pipe is connected with a control structure, the right side of the control structure is connected with a curved block, and the left side of the compression structure is connected with a grip. The outer wall of the compression structure is attached to the inner wall of the straight pipe. In the control structure, the inner wall of the sleeve and the right side thread of the outer wall of the straight pipe are fixed in a threaded mode, then the curved block is inserted into the ear canal, the protection pad is attached to the outer side of the ear canal, the curved block can be prevented from being inserted too deep, and the protection pad can be tightly attached to the outer side of the ear canal through the colored cotton material of the protection pad to guarantee sealing; meanwhile, the device has an antibacterial effect and good skin-friendly property, so that the comfort of ears is ensured, the use safety of the device for relieving the migraine symptom is improved, and the normal use of the device for relieving the migraine symptom is ensured.

A hearing instrument has a housing to be worn in a designated wearing position behind the ear, an earpiece to be inserted into the auditory canal of a user, and a flexible connector that connects the earpiece to the housing. The hearing instrument further includes an output transducer for converting an output audio signal into a sound signal to be output to the user and a capacitive sensor with a control and evaluation circuit and two sensor electrodes electrically connected thereto. One of the sensor electrodes is arranged in the housing, while the other sensor electrode is arranged in the connector and / or in the earpiece.

The invention discloses an animal heat stress monitoring and early warning method based on the near-hypothalamus temperature, and relates to the technical field of animal health monitoring, and the method comprises the steps: collecting the ear canal temperature value # imgabs0 # of the near-hypothalamus; continuously recording # imgabs 1 # values and environment data within 24 hours, calculating a temperature and humidity index THI value, and establishing a reference body temperature # imgabs 2 # value for subsequent analysis; establishing a heat stress model for evaluating the heat stress level of the animal; monitoring and judging in real time, and when the THI reaches a preset heat stress level, triggering a heat stress judgment mechanism; and heat stress level calculation: calculating the heat stress level of the animal in real time by using the model. By establishing the mathematical model, the physiological temperature of the animal, the temperature and humidity index of the environment and the historical body temperature data can be comprehensively considered. The mathematical model provides a scientific basis for evaluation of the heat stress level, and the monitoring accuracy is remarkably improved.

1. Name of the product of this design: In-ear hearing aid (WNT23‑02). 2. Purpose of this design product: for hearing aids. 3. The design key point of this appearance design product lies in the shape. 4. The picture or photo that best illustrates the design key points: main view of component 1. 5. Other situations that require explanation Component description: Component 1 is the left ear hearing aid, and component 2 is the right ear hearing aid.

The invention relates to the technical field of wireless earphones, in particular to a wireless earphone assembly with a detachable magnetic suction ear cap and a charging box thereof.The wireless earphone assembly comprises an earphone body and the magnetic suction ear cap, the earphone body comprises a main shell, an ear hanging crank, a circuit board, a sound production module and a power module, and the ear hanging crank is of a hollow bent-pipe-shaped structure; one end of the hanger crank is connected with the main shell, the circuit board is arranged in the main shell, the power module is arranged in the hanger crank, and the power module is connected with the circuit board through a wire; the earphone body comprises the main shell and the auxiliary shell, the auxiliary shell is movably connected with the main shell, and when the auxiliary shell extends outwards to form a gap with the main shell, the magnetic ear cap can fully extend into the ear canal of a user, so that the earphone not only can be switched between an in-ear earphone and an open earphone, but also can be switched between an in-ear earphone and an open earphone; meanwhile, the thickness of the ear cap is reduced, and the storage space of the ear cap is reduced.

A device for determining a physiological or psychological state of a mammal is disclosed. The device has at least one earpiece with a main body having a body of revolution with an axis of revolution, and an endpiece configured to be inserted into an ear canal. The endpiece has a cylindrical channel intended to receive a body of revolution for detachably mounting the endpiece on the main body, the endpiece being arranged to be movable in rotation about the axis of revolution in order to allow at least one electrode to be oriented toward a zone of the brain of the mammal, and the endpiece having a plurality of electrodes arranged on an outer surface of the endpiece, each electrode being configured to pick up an electrical signal in the ear canal of the mammal.

The embodiment of the invention provides an earphone. The earphone comprises a sound production part, an ear hook and a microphone assembly, the ear hook is configured to wear the sound production part at a position near the ear canal but not blocking the ear canal, and at least part of the sound production part extends into the auricular conchae; the microphone assembly at least comprises a first microphone and a second microphone, the first microphone or the second microphone is arranged in the sound production part or the ear hook, and the sound production part or the ear hook is provided with a first sound receiving hole and a second sound receiving hole respectively corresponding to the first microphone and the second microphone; wherein the extension line of the connecting line of the projection of the first sound receiving hole on the sagittal plane of the user and the projection of the second sound receiving hole on the sagittal plane has an intersection point with the projection of the antihelix on the sagittal plane, and the distance between the projection of the first sound receiving hole on the sagittal plane and the projection of the second sound receiving hole on the sagittal plane is a first distance; the distance between the projection of the second sound receiving hole on the sagittal plane and the intersection point is a second distance, and the ratio of the first distance to the second distance is 1.8-4.4.

The present invention discloses a visual ear aspirator, which relates to the technical field of medical devices and personal care equipment, and is used to solve the problem, including a pressure sensor module, a control unit, a water pump assembly and a nozzle assembly. The pressure sensor module collects the pressure distribution data of the inner wall of the ear canal through a flexible contact array, and transmits the data to the control unit after signal processing. The control unit calculates the optimal water flow pressure value and adjusts the water pump output to achieve precise adaptation to different ear canal characteristics. This method has a high degree of automation and solves the problem of poor cleaning effect or discomfort caused by fixed water pressure of traditional ear aspirators. At the same time, it avoids the complexity of manual operation and the risk of misoperation, and improves personalized service capabilities and safety of use.

The invention relates to the technical field of Bluetooth earphones, in particular to a stretchable ear clamping type Bluetooth earphone which is placed in an earphone cabin and comprises an ear hook, an auxiliary ear shell, a battery, an adjusting assembly, a rubber sleeve, an extension assembly, a main ear shell, a sound production unit and a sealing film, the auxiliary ear shell is connected to the lower left end of the ear hook, and the battery is connected to an inner cavity of the auxiliary ear shell; the adjusting assembly is connected to the ear hook, the rubber sleeve is arranged on the peripheral face of the ear hook in a sleeving mode, the extension assembly is connected to the lower right end of the ear hook, the main ear shell is connected to the lower end of the extension assembly, the sound production unit is connected with an inner cavity of the main ear shell, and the sealing film is connected between the sound production unit and the main ear shell. And a sealing cavity is formed between the ear hook and the rubber sleeve. By arranging the movable main ear shell, the main ear shell is close to the ear canal, so that the interference degree of environmental sound is reduced, and in the process that the main ear shell is close to the ear canal, a vacuum space is formed in the main ear shell to wrap the sounding unit, so that the purpose of sound insulation is achieved.