Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110051943 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A HEARING AID AND HEARING AID ADJUSTMENT INSTRUMENT - Optimized hearing aid parameter settings are automatically determined from a multiplicity of data obtained by applying different test methods for testing the auditory perception of a person. Data pertaining to the auditory perception (audiological data) of the user are first obtained by different test methods. The data from the individual tests can be incomplete, inconsistent or untypical, or even erroneous. However, the subsequent combination of where possible all available data in a computational unit affords the possibility of automatically obtaining hearing aid parameter settings by way of which a hearing aid operated thereby compensates the present loss of hearing of the relevant user in an optimized fashion. | 03-03-2011 |
20110110545 | METHOD, HEARING DEVICE AND CONFIGURATION FOR CALIBRATING AN ACOUSTIC TUNING SYSTEM - A method for setting a device for presenting sound specimens for the individual tuning of a hearing device to be worn on the body of a hearing device wearer. The method includes providing and presenting a noise signal by the device, receiving the presented noise signal by at least one microphone of the hearing device, comparing the received noise signal or a signal derived therefrom with a reference signal stored in the hearing device, and emitting a status signal by the hearing device in dependence on the comparison. In this manner, simple and precise setting of the device for emitting sound specimens for calibration purposes occurs. | 05-12-2011 |
20120134505 | METHOD FOR THE OPERATION OF A HEARING DEVICE AND HEARING DEVICE WITH A LENGTHENING OF FRICATIVES - A method operates a hearing device and an associated hearing device has at least one microphone for recording an ambient sound and an earpiece emitting an output sound. A fricative of the ambient sound is reproduced in a temporally lengthened form by the hearing device in the output sound. Speech intelligibility for the hearing-impaired can be improved by the lengthening of fricatives. | 05-31-2012 |
20130230198 | AMPLIFICATION OF A SPEECH SIGNAL IN DEPENDENCE ON THE INPUT LEVEL - Hearing apparatuses, in particular hearing aids, have improved intelligibility. This is accomplished by a method for amplifying a speech signal for a hearing apparatus by detection of an input sound, determining an input level of the input sound and amplification of the input sound. A mean input level of the input sound is determined and it is established whether the input sound has a speech component. If not, the input signal is amplified in dependence on the input level in accordance with a predefined first amplification characteristic. However, if a speech component is found, the input signal is amplified in dependence on the input level in accordance with a predefined second amplification characteristic. The second amplification characteristic is formed in dependence on the mean input level such that amplification is increased with respect to first amplification characteristic in a predefined level interval below the mean input level. | 09-05-2013 |
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20090082801 | Tool for inserting a receiver of a hearing apparatus into an auditory canal - The insertion of an external receiver of a hearing apparatus and in particular a hearing device into an auditory canal of a user is to be facilitated. Provision is made for this purpose for a tool comprising a pair of tweezers with a first and a second tweezer arm, which are affixed to one another at one end. The first tweezer arm has a holding device at its free end by means of which the movements of the receiver to be held are restricted in at least three directions. Furthermore at least one of the two tweezer arms has a stopper that stands substantially perpendicular to the tweezer arm and serves to abut against a concha of the user during insertion of the receiver. In this way the external receiver can not only be grasped well but also inserted into the auditory canal to a defined depth. | 03-26-2009 |
20100098277 | RECEIVER FACILITY WITH A MOVEABLE RECEIVER - The wearing comfort and acoustics in an external receiver, in particular in a cymba hearing device, are to be improved. A receiver facility with a receiver, which is embodied to convert the electrical signals into acoustic signals, and an earpiece, which adjusts to an auditory canal when the hearing apparatus is being worn, are thus proposed. A base part is also provided, to which the earpiece is fastened and to which the receiver is moveably fastened at least in respect of a section of the base part. The mobility of the receiver relative to the earpiece decouples the wearing function of the earpiece relative to a centering function in respect of the receiver, as a result of which the wearing comfort and acoustics are improved | 04-22-2010 |
20100098286 | Earphone Facility with vibration-isolated earphone - An earphone facility is proposed to reduce feedback in hearing devices with an external earphone. The earphone facility includes an earphone, which is embodied to convert electrical signals, and an earpiece, which lies snugly against the auditory canal when the earphone facility is being worn. A stem is attached to the earphone, having a smaller circumference than the smallest circumference of the earphone. Also a support element is disposed between the stem and an internal wall of the earpiece, said support element holding the stem in the earpiece in a movable manner. With this structure vibrations of the earphone are barely transmitted to the earpiece so that feedback is ultimately reduced. | 04-22-2010 |
20100177919 | Earpiece with Bars - It is to be guaranteed that a receiver of a hearing apparatus and especially of a hearing device will be sufficiently centered in an auditory canal with an earpiece. Thus an earpiece for inserting into an auditory canal is provided that has a first hollow-cylindrical body and a second hollow-cylindrical body that is arranged coaxially with the first body and surrounds the first body, as well as one or more bars that connect the two bodies to each other. On the one hand the bars ensure sufficient stability and on the other a certain pliability and in addition they allow ventilation of the space in front of the eardrum. | 07-15-2010 |
20100254552 | METHOD AND HEARING APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING A HEARING AID WITH DATA RECORDED IN AN EXTERNAL UNIT - A hearing apparatus for adjusting a hearing aid and an associated method. The apparatus includes at least one hearing aid and at least one external unit which can exchange data with the hearing aid. It further includes a first memory unit in the external unit which stores a point in time and a hearing situation at which at least one predeterminable algorithm for signal processing is activated, an output unit in the external unit which outputs the stored points in time and hearing situations, an input unit in the external unit for entering a measure of evaluation which expresses the satisfaction of a hearing aid wearer with the activated algorithm, and a modification unit in the hearing aid for changing at least one parameter of the algorithm as a function of the measure of evaluation. The hearing aid user is able to evaluate and change the setting of their hearing aid retrospectively for specific hearing situations. | 10-07-2010 |
20110051963 | METHOD FOR FINE-TUNING A HEARING AID AND HEARING AID - The fine-tuning of the signal processing in a hearing aid or hearing aid system to the individual user should be simplified and improved. For this, the current hearing situation is recognized automatically and the user is automatically presented with a selection of questions from a comprehensive list of questions as a function of the hearing situation. A user input as a reaction of the user to the selected questions leads to the tuning of at least one parameter relating to the signal processing in the hearing aid. | 03-03-2011 |
20110051964 | SELF-ADJUSTMENT OF A HEARING AID AND HEARING AID - The adjustment of the signal processing carried out by a hearing aid to the individual hearing loss of a user is intended to be simplified. For this purpose, a number of predefined adjustment programs, from which the user selects a suitable program by operating an operating element, are provided in the hearing aid. Neither a visit to a hearing aid acoustician nor special adjustment devices is/are required for adjustment. | 03-03-2011 |