129 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 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.

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.

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 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.

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.

A binaural hearing aid system comprises left and right hearing instruments each comprising a BTE-part comprising a housing configured to be located at or behind an outer ear of the user and an acceleration sensor configured to measure acceleration in at least two directions relative to the housing of the BTE-part and to provide acceleration data indicative thereof. A first one of the left and right hearing instruments comprises a transmitter configured to transmit said acceleration data to the other hearing instrument, and the other hearing instrument comprises a receiver for receiving said acceleration data from the first one of the hearing instruments. The other hearing instrument further comprises a controller for detecting whether or not the left and right hearing instruments are correctly mounted in dependence of a similarity measure between said acceleration data provided by the left and right hearing instruments. A method of operating a binaural hearing aid system is further disclosed.

The invention relates to a hearing aid (2), in particular a behind-the-ear hearing aid or receiver-in-the-canal hearing aid, comprising a device housing (4) with a battery compartment (14) and a battery compartment door (16) closing the battery compartment (14), wherein the battery compartment door (16) is pivotably mounted by means of a hinge (18), and an antenna element (20) with a housing-side housing section (22, 22a, 22b) and with a door section (24) which extends at least partially over the battery compartment door (16), wherein the housing section (22, 22a, 22b) and the door section (24) are electrically connected via a sliding contact arranged on the hinge (18).

A method for determining a characteristic of a hearing instrument is disclosed. The hearing instrument includes 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 includes: 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 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.

A hearing instrument comprises a housing having an exterior surface and an interior surface; a rechargeable battery; a first conductor having an external segment tracing a first path on the exterior surface of the housing; and a second conductor having an external segment tracing a second path on the exterior surface of the housing. The first conductor and the second conductor are configured to operate as both an antenna and to conduct electricity from a charger to recharge the rechargeable battery.

A system of a hearing device and a charging device that sends a message via electrical pulses from a bleeding circuit to the hearing device. The electrical pulses may communicate information about a battery state of charge or the presence of a fault in the charging of the hearing device. The charging device may, based on the hearing device message, perform at least one of changing a parameter of the electrical power, presenting a visual indication by a visual indicator on the charging device, or producing an acoustic signal.

A circularly polarized antenna (20) for a hearing instrument (1) is described. This antenna (20) has a ground plane (24) and an excitation layer (28) separated from the ground plane (24) by a first dielectric layer (26), which is coupled to a signal connection (40) passing through the first dielectric layer (26) and the ground plane (24). Furthermore, the antenna (20) has a cover layer (36) arranged on the side of the excitation layer (28) facing away from the ground plane (24) and separated from it by a second dielectric layer (34), wherein the cover layer (36) is connected to the ground plane (24) at four points, each time with a capacitor and / or an inductor interposed.

A hearing instrument system is proposed, comprising a hearing instrument (1) having a housing (12) and at least one speaker (8) disposed within the housing (12), the speaker being connected to the environment of the housing (12) via a sound conduction channel (14). Furthermore, the hearing instrument system has a controller (6) configured to determine whether at least one initiation condition exists for realizing a cleaning mode of the sound conduction channel (14), and if such initiation condition exists or one of a plurality of possible initiation conditions, to initiate a cleaning mode and, during the cleaning mode, to emit a sound signal with a predetermined waveform having a varying periodic duration through the speaker (8).

1. The name of the design product: hearing aid charging case (CW718-RB1). 2. The use of the design product: to store and charge the matching hearing aid or earphone. 3. The design points of the design product: in shape. 4. The picture or photo that best indicates the design points: reference drawing in use.