176 results about "Hearing instruments" patented technology

A hearing device, in particular a hearing aid, includes a multi-feed antenna apparatus with at least two antenna branches. Each antenna branch is connected to a line. The lines are interconnected at a connection point and are routed through a filter and a first matching network to a transceiver circuit. A second matching network is assigned to each antenna branch for a phase shift and matching. A multi-feed antenna apparatus for the hearing device is also provided.

A system for reducing noise in a drive signal of a hearing device, including a microphone operative to receive sound and generate a microphone output signal and an adaptive filter apparatus that receives a signal from a transducer separate from the microphone and outputs a filtered signal, wherein the system subtracts the outputted filtered signal from a signal based on the microphone output signal to cancel noise and outputs the resulting signal, and the system further processes the resulting signal to obtain a further processed resulting signal to remove and / or eliminate residual feedback present in the resulting signal.

A hearing aid that facilitates easy battery replacement comprises a mounting frame, a battery body, an FPC-connecting member, and a metal sheet. The mounting frame is provided with a mounting groove; The battery body is detachably mounted in the mounting groove and comprises first and second electrode contact areas; The FPC-connecting member is combined with the mounting frame to accommodate the battery body and comprises an FPC-connecting board. A side of the FPC-connecting board facing the battery body is provided with first and second electrode spring plates, and the first electrode spring plate is connected with the first electrode contact area of the battery body; The metal sheet has a first end connected with the second electrode contact area of the battery body and a second end connected with the second electrode spring plate. The disclosure can achieve easy and convenient battery replacement.

A method for noise suppression in a hearing instrument includes using an acousto-electric input transducer of the hearing instrument to generate an input signal from ambient sound. A frequency-band-wise noise suppression is applied to a processing signal derived from the input signal. Stationary noise is detected in the respective frequency band, and depending on the detected stationary noise, an amplification factor of the processing signal is set for the relevant frequency band. An analysis adapted to detect stationary and non-stationary noise is applied to the processing signal. The analysis has a lower frequency resolution than the frequency-band-wise noise suppression and, upon detected presence of stationary and / or non-stationary noise in the analysis of the processing signal, the stationary noise in the frequency-band-wise noise suppression is presumed to be detected in each frequency band, and the corresponding amplification factors are set.

A method comprises determining, based on signals from sensors of hearing instruments, current values of context parameters; determining, based on the current values of the context parameters, that a current context of the hearing instruments has changed or is likely to change from a first to a second context of a plurality of contexts, wherein each of the contexts corresponds to a different unique combination of potential values of the context parameters; updating statistics of the contexts, wherein for each of the contexts, the statistics of the context include statistics with respect to time the hearing instruments spent in the context; and based on the determination that the current context of the hearing instruments has changed or is likely to change from the first context to the second context, initiating, based on the statistics of at least one of the first or second contexts, one or more actions.

Disclosed herein are embodiments of a method performed by a hearing aid and a hearing aid including one or more processors, a memory, two or more microphones, and an output transducer. The hearing aid is configured to generate a first processed signal (y) based on input signals from the two or more microphones and a steering value, wherein a target direction is associated with the steering value. The steering value can be changed depending on certain criterion.

A hearing device comprises a housing having a first section comprising first electronic component(s); a second section comprising second electronic component(s); a third section connecting the first and second sections; and a fourth section comprising a replaceable battery. The first and second sections are configured to move relatively to each other between a first position and a second position of the first section relative to the second section. When the first section is in the first position relative to the second section, the fourth section is in an open position, and the fourth section is open to an outside environment of the housing to allow replacement of the replaceable battery. When the first section is in the second position relative to the second section, the fourth section is in a closed position, and the fourth section is sealed from the outside environment of the housing.

1. Name of the designed product: electronic dryer. 2. Use of the designed product: drying for hearing aids. 3. Design points of the designed product: in shape. 4. Picture or photo best indicating the design points: perspective view.

Methods and systems are described for mitigating acoustic feedback via an open ear device. In various examples, systems or methods may receive, via a first microphone and a second microphone positioned on an open ear device, a first audio signal and a second audio signal, respectively. The first audio signal and second audio signal may be converted to a first digital audio signal and a second digital audio signal. The first digital audio signal and second digital audio signal may be independently processed by an AFC to reduce acoustic feedback. A beamformer may adjust the first digital audio signal and second digital audio signal based on a target direction to create a beamformer digital audio signal. The beamformer digital audio signal may be processed via feedforward processing to create a target audio. The target audio may be phase shifted and transmitted to a loudspeaker positioned on the open ear device.

The invention describes a method for noise reduction in a hearing instrument (1), wherein an acousto-electrical input transducer (E1) of the hearing instrument (1) generates an input signal (E1) from ambient sound (2), wherein a frequency-bandwise noise reduction (21) is applied to a processing signal (V1) derived from the input signal (E1), in which stationary noise in the respective frequency band (Bj, Bk) is detected, and depending on the detected stationary noise, a gain factor (Gk) of the processing signal (V1) for the respective frequency band (Bj, Bk) is set, wherein an analysis (12) is applied to the processing signal (V1), which is configured to detect both stationary and non-stationary noise, wherein said analysis (12) has a lower frequency resolution than the frequency-bandwise noise reduction (21).and wherein, in the case of a detected presence (Y) of stationary and / or non-stationary noise in said analysis (12) of the processing signal (V1), the stationary noise is assumed to be detected in the frequency-bandwise noise suppression (21) in each frequency band (Bj, Bk), and the corresponding gain factors (Gk) are set.

A differential delta-sigma-modulator has an integrator (49) including a pair of single-ended amplifiers (46, 47). The differential delta-sigma-modulator comprises a sample clock (50) driving a first switchable capacitor configuration (31) and a second switchable capacitor configuration (32) at a predetermined switching cycle. The second switchable capacitor configuration (32) is adapted for sampling respective outputs from the pair of single-ended amplifiers (46, 47) on a pair of output sampling capacitors (C3, C5) in the first part of the switching cycle (P1), and charging a common mode capacitor (C4) with the average voltage of the voltage sampled by the pair of output sampling capacitors (C3, C5) in the second part of the switching cycle (P2). The voltage across the common mode capacitor (C4) represents the common mode voltage for the integrator (49).

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).

Disclosed herein is a method for determining a characteristic of a hearing instrument, the hearing instrument including at least one input transducer operable to provide an input audio signal responsive to sensing sound in the environment of the hearing instrument, a signal processing unit and at least one output transducer, the method comprising: emitting an acoustic probe signal by the output transducer, receiving an input audio signal from the microphone, analyzing the received input audio signal to determine the characteristic of the hearing instrument from an input transducer response to the emitted acoustic probe signal, wherein the method further comprises filtering the received input audio signal to selectively attenuate one or more signal components corresponding to the acoustic probe signal and wherein emitting the acoustic probe signal comprises emitting a combined acoustic output signal comprising the acoustic probe signal and an acoustic hearing instrument signal obtained from the filtered input audio signal.

Disclosed herein are embodiments of a hearing device. The hearing device can filter a first filter input signal to provide a first filtered signal, where filtering is performed to estimate an echo in a first input signal. The hearing device can combine a first filtered output signal with the first input signal to provide a first output signal, the first filtered output signal is based on the first filtered signal. The hearing device can filter a second filter input signal to provide a second filtered signal, where the filtering is performed to attenuate a near-end sound. The hearing device can combine the second filtered output signal with the first filtered output signal to provide an update signal, where the second filtered output signal is based on the second filtered signal. The hearing device can update one or more filter coefficients based on the update signal.

The invention relates to a hearing instrument (2) having a battery module (14), wherein the battery module (14) has a secondary battery (16), wherein the battery module (14) has a receiving coil (18) for contactlessly charging the secondary battery (16), wherein the battery module (14) has a printed circuit board (24), which has a conductor track (26), which forms the receiving coil (18), wherein the printed circuit board (24) has a plurality of layers (30, 32), wherein the conductor track (26) extends over the plurality of layers (30, 32), and wherein each of the plurality of layers (30, 32) has a conductor loop (34) having at least one turn (36). The invention also relates to a corresponding printed circuit board (24).

1. The name of the design product: hearing aid detection graphical user interface of electronic equipment. 2. The use of the design product: an electronic device. 3. The design points of the design product: in the graphical user interface. 4. The picture or photo that best indicates the design points: design 1 front view. 5. Design 1 is designated as the basic design. 6. The use of the graphical user interface: for hearing aid production, showing hearing aid information.

1. Name of the designed product: Digital hearing aid (D9). 2. Use of the designed product: for assisting hearing. 3. Design points of the designed product: in shape. 4. Pictures or photos that best show the design points: combination of use state diagram.

A hearing device charger including a charger housing and a hearing device support post, associated with the charger housing, including a top wall, with a top recess that extends a first distance in a first direction from an open end to a closed end and is configured to receive a portion of the hearing device housing, and a side wall that extends away from the top wall in the first direction and defines a support post outer perimeter and a support post outer recess that extends inwardly from the support post outer perimeter and extends a second distance away from the top wall in the first direction that is greater than the first distance and is configured to receive the hearing device removal handle. A transmitter coil may be associate with the hearing device support post, and a power supply may be operably connected to the transmitter coil.

1. Name of the product in this design: Intelligent Hearing Aid Chamber (AI003). 2. Purpose of this design: A housing for holding hearing aids or headphones. 3. The key design feature of this product is its shape. 4. The image or photograph that best illustrates the design's key points: a 3D model.

A hearing device is disclosed. The hearing device comprises a housing. The hearing device comprises a microphone having a microphone inlet. The hearing device comprises a microphone inlet structure forming an inlet path from a first inlet to a second inlet, the first inlet facing a first direction and the second inlet facing a second direction different from the first direction, the inlet path comprising a first inlet path from the first inlet to the microphone inlet, and a second inlet path from the second inlet to the microphone inlet. The first inlet path comprises a first primary portion having a first primary center axis through the first inlet, the second inlet path comprises a second primary portion having a second primary center axis through the second inlet, wherein the first primary center axis and the second primary center axis are different.

The present application relates to an integrated circuit and a hearing aid wherein the integrated circuit comprises: a first chip having a first clock source; a second chip having a second clock source; the clock signal frequency provided by the second clock source is different from the clock signal frequency provided by the first clock source; and a first clock switching circuit; the first input end of the first clock switching circuit is connected with a first clock source, and the second input end of the first clock switching circuit is connected with a second clock source. According to the invention, the problem of high power consumption of an integrated circuit is solved.

An exemplary system includes a sensor configured to output sensor data and a hearing device comprising a processor. The processor of the hearing device may be configured to detect, based on the sensor data, a triggering event that occurs during use of the hearing device by a recipient of the hearing device. The triggering event may be indicative of possible damage to at least one of the hearing device or the recipient. The processor may further, apply, in response to the detecting of the triggering event, stimulation to the recipient, detect a signal that occurs in response to the stimulation and that is recorded by an electrode associated with the hearing device, compare the signal to a baseline signal recorded by the electrode prior to the triggering event, and determine, based on the comparing of the signal to the baseline signal, an operational effectiveness state of the hearing device.

A hearing instrument includes a housing and at least one electroacoustic input transducer adapted to generate a corresponding electrical input signal from an ambient sound. The housing has a sound entry opening. A sound channel, which guides a sound path from the sound entry opening to the input transducer, is formed inside the housing. A contamination filter, which is transmissive for sound, at least partially covers a first cross section of the sound channel. The sound channel forms a sound chamber between the contamination filter and the sound entry opening, in such a way that the housing partially overlaps the sound chamber in the region of the sound entry opening.

A hearing aid adapted to be worn in or at an ear of a hearing aid user and / or to be fully or partially implanted in the head of the hearing aid user is disclosed. The hearing aid comprises a processing unit connected to said input unit and to said output unit, where the processing unit comprises a neural network, and where the processing unit is configured to determine signal processing parameters of the hearing aid based on weights of the neural network. A hearing system and a corresponding method is furthermore disclosed.

The present application discloses a method for estimating a state of charge of a hearing aid, the method comprising determining a value of the state of charge based on a weighted combination of a first state of charge estimate determined using a voltage model and a second state of charge estimate determined by tracking a charge flow or an energy flow of a battery; wherein the combination of the first weight of the first state of charge estimation value and the second weight of the second state of charge estimation value corresponds to the maximum weight; wherein determining the first state of charge estimate comprises: determining whether the battery is in a charged state or a discharged state, determining the first state of charge estimate using a voltage model and a battery voltage while the battery is in the discharged state, and determining the second state of charge estimate using the voltage model and the battery voltage while the battery is in the charged state. A first state of charge estimate is determined using a voltage model and a modeled voltage potential difference between charge and discharge.

The present disclosure relates to embodiments of a hearing aid and detachable speaker unit assembly. The detachable speaker unit assembly can include a fastening structure to provide an enhanced removal force and stable insertion into the ear canal of the user. The hearing aid can further include a type indicator from a memory device for determining a type of the detachable speaker unit.

1. The name of the design product: binaural demonstration instrument for hearing aid. 2. The use of the design product: for testing, comparing and giving feedback of hearing aid. 3. The design points of the design product: in shape. 4. The picture or photo that can best show the design points: perspective view 1.

The utility model relates to medical instrument technical field, concretely relates to a kind of external hearing aid, including earplug, and earplug is formed with inner plug wall and outer plug wall, the inner plug wall is cylindrical structure, and the outer plug wall is located the outside of earplug, the inner plug wall is located the inside of earplug, the earplug is provided with containing cavity, the first opening of annular is arranged on the inner plug wall, and the containing cavity is used to place sleeve, and the sleeve is stretched from the first opening and is sleeved on outer plug wall. A kind of external hearing aid of the application can be worn by multiple patients in the case of hearing aid, to avoid cross infection, while also avoiding the purpose of hearing aid damage.