98 results about "Hearing ability" patented technology

A volume controlling system and method for regulating the output volume of a headset in order to protect the hearing ability of a user. The system includes a volume sensor / controller for monitoring the volume output of the headset by adjusting the volume to be within a predetermined threshold. A warning indicator indicates to the user or a person monitoring the listening user that the volume is set too high. The method include the steps of comparing the received audio signal to the predetermined volume threshold and adjusting the volume accordingly. The method also includes the steps of notifying that the volume has been set at too high a level by providing a warning signal, such as an audible or visual alarm.

A hearing aid fitting management system comprises a fitting device, a server, and a client device that are connectable to each other in a network. The server stores hearing ability data received from the client device as a hearing ability certificate, produces a prescription number corresponding to the hearing ability certificate, and sends the prescription number to the client device. The fitting device sends the server the prescription number that has been inputted. The server sends the fitting device the hearing ability certificate corresponding to the prescription number received from the fitting device. The fitting device sends the hearing ability certificate to a hearing aid, and limits the settings in the fitting of the hearing aid to within the range of the hearing ability data.

A method for fitting a cochlear prosthesis to a cochlea having residual acoustic hearing capability, in order to exploit the residual acoustic hearing capability to the extent possible. A portion of the cochlea having residual acoustic hearing capability is determined by measuring the neural response to acoustic and / or electrical stimulations. Electrical stimulations are applied only to the portions of the cochlea lacking acoustic hearing capability, or possessing only partial acoustic hearing capability. Surgical implantation depth may be optimised by the method, and / or a patient map may be suitably defined to implement the method.

A method and apparatus for customizing audio signal processing for a user by a mobile device is provided. The method includes identifying hearing characteristics of the user by testing hearing abilities of the user, by the mobile device, at a plurality of frequencies; adjusting a dynamic range of each of the plurality of frequencies based on the hearing characteristics; processing a decoded audio signal based on the adjusted dynamic range of each of the plurality of frequencies; and outputting the processed audio signal.

A hearing application suite includes enhancement and training for listening and hearing of prerecorded speech, extemporaneous voice communication, and non-speech sound. Enhancement includes modification of audio according to audiometric data representing subjective hearing abilities of the user, display of textual captions contemporaneously with the display of the audiovisual content, user-initiated repeating of a most recently played portion of the audiovisual content, user-controlled adjustment of the rate of playback of the audiovisual content, user-controlled dynamic range compression / expansion, and user controlled noise reduction. Training includes testing the user's ability to discern speech and / or various other qualities of audio with varying degrees of quality.

The invention provides a system for processing an electronic cochlear signal and coding electric stimulation and a processing method thereof. The system comprises an acoustic signal analyzing and processing module, an electric stimulation resolution testing and processing module and an electric stimulation coding module, wherein the acoustic signal analyzing and processing module analyzes an acoustic signal and extracts characteristic information to be transmitted by low frequency and high frequency channels; the electric stimulation resolution testing and processing module measures and fits individual electric stimulation part resolving power and electric stimulation speed resolving power of an electronic cochlear user, acquires individual resolution of the electronic cochlear user and perceives parameters of an electric stimulation mode through calculation processing; and the electric stimulation coding module codetermines a discharge mode of an electronic cochlear implant electrode according to the ability of the electronic cochlear user for receiving the electric stimulation information and an acoustic signal processing result. The system can farthest promotes the hearing ability of the electronic cochlear user and improve the ability of the electronic cochlear user in speech recognition and understanding of tone language and music under a noise background.

The method includes steps: receiving digital sound signal from a source of sound signal; sampling the digital sound signal to obtain multiple amplitude values; calculating an acoustic energy value within a prearranged time period by using multiple amplitude values as a parameter; when the acoustic energy value reaches to a prearranged energy value, generating a hearing protection signal; automatic adjusting downwards current gain value or generating visual or aural caution signal in order to respond the hearing protection signal. The invention also discloses hearing protection system, and sound output device. When acoustic energy value reaches to the value user can endure, the protection system adjusts downwards the current gain value or generates visual or aural caution signal automatically in order to protect hearing ability of user.

The present invention discloses a portable phone using a sound receiving unit installed in the portable phone to receive a sound in the surrounding within an appropriate range, and then using a sound source playback device to play a sound after being amplified, so that a person having a hearing problem can just carry a mobile phone to concurrently have the basic functions of the mobile phone and use the sound amplification function of the mobile phone to supplement the deficiency of the hearing ability when talking to or communicating with others. The portable phone can be toggled between the regular telephone function and the hearing aid function, and thus concurrently serving as a hearing aid to the people who have a hearing problem.

The application possibilities of a hearing apparatus which can be worn on the head of a user, which allows the adjustment of the signal processing in the hearing apparatus to individual user specifications as well as to the individual hearing ability of the user, is to be improved. For this purpose, it is proposed to store a number of sets of control parameters, which significantly determine the signal processing in the hearing device, so-called user profiles in the hearing apparatus, between which a changeover can be made by activating a control element.

Provided are a method and apparatus to measure in real time the hearing ability of a user in a game environment of a mobile device. The method includes generating a series of sound patterns and visual patterns for a combination of a specific frequency and level of sound, and extracting ear characteristics of the user based on the user's responses to the series of sound patterns and visual patterns.

A method for controlling and / or configuring a user-specific hearing system using a computing and / or communication device. The hearing system includes at least one hearing device customizable according to the individual hearing ability and / or preferences of a user of the hearing system. The method includes connecting the hearing system to a server via a network, connecting the computing and / or communication device to the server via the network, providing by the server a hearing system control and / or configuration service tailored to the user-specific hearing system to the computing and / or communication device, determining and / or selecting at the computing and / or communication device control data and / or configuration data using the hearing system control and / or configuration service, sending the control and / or configuration data from the computing and / or communication device to the hearing system, and adjusting the hearing system based on control and / or configuration data received at the hearing system.

A method of configuring a frequency transposition scheme for transposing a set of received frequencies of an audio signal received by a hearing aid worn by a subject to a transposed set of frequencies, wherein the method comprises determining at least one subject-dependent parameter indicative of the subject's ability to detect audio frequencies, and at least one subject-dependent parameter indicative of the location in frequency of one or more spectral cues, configuring a subject-dependent frequency transposition scheme based on the determined subject-dependent parameters, the subject-dependent frequency transposition scheme being configured so as to improve the subject's spatial hearing capabilities, and adapting the hearing aid to perform the configured subject-dependent frequency transposition scheme.

A system and method for obtaining hearing ability related data from a subject outputs tones or sounds and monitors the subject's responses to the tones or sounds. An error condition is detected based on the responses, and corrective instructions are automatically delivered based on the error condition detected. The hearing evaluation is resumed by outputting tones or sounds, and the steps of outputting, monitoring, detecting, automatically delivering and resuming are iterated until evaluation of the subject's hearing has been completed.

A self-administered hearing testing comprises carrying out a first and second test comprising adjustment by the patient of the sound pressure level of at least one audio stimulus to the same specified hearing perception level and selection of the corresponding sound pressure level, thereby generating a first and a second test result corresponding to the values of the sound pressure levels selected by the patient; comparing the first test result and the second test result. The result of the test is accepted or rejected based on the closeness of the test results, and feedback is provided to the patient based on this closeness. In consequence, since feedback is given based on closeness of results of the two tests rather than the level at which the patient hears the audio stimulus, the test gives more accurate results than tests based on providing feedback according to absolute hearing ability.