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A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a computing device having a controller to modify sound produced by a gaming application according to an otological profile of a user. Additional embodiments are disclosed.

This invention relates to a system (100, 200) for enabling a hearing device (106, 202) wireless access to a communication network (114). The system (100, 200) comprises a first transceiver unit (108) in said hearing device (106, 202) communicating according to a first communication protocol. The system (100, 200) further comprises a server device (112, 204) comprising an input/output unit (122), which is connected to the communication network (114) and communicates according to a second communication protocol, a second transceiver unit (118), which is connected wirelessly to the first transceiver unit (108) and communicates according to the first communication protocol, and comprising a translator unit (120), which interconnects the second transceiver unit (118) and the input/output unit (122) and translates between the first and second communication protocol.

A portable headset for equalizing air pressure across the tympanic membrane of a user's ears. The device comprises two earpieces secured at opposing ends of a headband. The earpieces are cup-shaped housings containing a fan and a speaker. A mesh screen covers the open portion of the housing to protect the user's ear from contact with the fan blades. Additionally, a cushion is disposed along the perimeter of the housing to buffer the user's ear from the device. When the device is turned on, the fans rotate and air is pushed into or pulled out of the ear canals. Rate of rotation and direction of rotation are controlled via at least one pressurization selection dial. Thus the air pressure can be changed as a plane ascends or descends through the atmosphere.

A system and method are provided for capturing hearing characteristics from self-administered hearing tests, including loudness tolerance levels at different sound frequencies, as an individualized shaped auditory profile for automatically enhancing audio to complement and address as closely as possible an individual's hearing deficits experienced via a particular signal pathway, the signal pathway including the audio device used to administer the test, the sound environment, and the user's hearing capabilities. The user may self-administer a hearing test on a convenient personal apparatus, such as a smartphone. The shaped auditory profile may then be used to produce enhanced sound subsequently transmitted to the individual via the same signal pathway. In certain of its aspects, the invention is useful for any individual seeking an enhanced hearing experience, whether having hearing within normal range or hearing that is impaired.

In a method for operating a hearing aid, an input signal is generated by way of one or more microphones. The input signal is amplified in an amplifier with an adjustable gain factor and output as an amplified input signal by way of a receiver. Furthermore, an OVD (own-voice-detection) parameter is established by an OVD unit. The OVD parameter specifies whether or not the user themselves is speaking. The gain factor is adjusted in a manner dependent on the OVD parameter and additionally adjusted in a manner dependent on noise, in particular stationary noise.

A method (100) of fitting a hearing aid system comprising identification of an auditory neuro-synaptopathy of a person based on the sensitivity of the person to temporal masking, a hearing aid fitting system, a computerized device (200, 300), a server (302) hosting a web service and a computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions, which when executed carry out said method.

A multichannel hearing aid (20) comprises at least one frequency channel having a compressor (38) with a compression threshold at an output level below the hearing threshold and an attack time above 0.5 seconds whereby hearing of a sudden sound in a stationary sound environment is facilitated. With this compressor, the amplification of low signal levels may be increased compared to the prior art, as the compressor kicks in to generally suppress steady noises. The gain may generally be increased as high as feasible in view of the microphone baseline noise, which should preferably be kept below the hearing threshold. Thus the user of the hearing aid will generally have the option of a higher gain of low level sounds than generally feasible with prior art hearing aids.

The application discloses a hearing assistance system, a system signal processing unit and a method for generating an enhanced electric audio signal, wherein the hearing assistance system comprises atleast two binaural hearing systems and a system signal processing unit in communication with at least one binaural hearing system. The system signal processing unit is configured to receive from saidfirst at least one binaural hearing system: a first system electric audio signal and first system spatial information related to said first system electric audio signal, said first system spatial information comprising at least one of a first system angle of incidence of incoming sound and a first system time delay between capturing sound by the two spaced apart hearing devices of said first hearing aid system, and to receive a second system electric audio signal and a second system spatial information related to said second system electric audio signal originating from said second binaural hearing system, said second system spatial information comprising at least one of a second system angle of incidence of incoming sound and a second system time delay between capturing sound by the twospaced apart hearing devices of said second hearing aid system. The system signal processing unit is further configured to process said first and second system electric audio signals based on said first and second system spatial information and to generate an enhanced electric audio signal.

The invention discloses hearing aid equipment and a hearing aid method, a voice acquisition module in the hearing aid equipment acquires a voice signal of a current environment, and the voice signal comprises a user voice signal; a noise reduction module performs noise reduction on the acquired voice signal to obtain a noise-reduced voice signal, and the noise-reduced voice signal comprises a uservoice signal; the voice recognition module adopts a preset voice recognition algorithm to perform voice recognition on the denoised voice signal to obtain text information corresponding to the user voice signal in the denoised voice signal; a voice synthesis module converts the text information into target voice by adopting a preset voice synthesis algorithm; and finally, the voice output moduleoutputs the target voice. The hearing aid device can output clear voice, the trouble of hearing impairment in a high-noise environment is eliminated, and the user experience is improved.

The invention discloses a method and Bluetooth earphone system for realizing a hearing aid function by a single Bluetooth chip. The method for realizing the hearing aid function by the single Bluetooth chip comprises the following steps: converting a sound source collected by a microphone MIC into a digital signal through AD conversion; then attaching the converted digital signal to an output loop; and outputting he converted digital signal through a speaker SPK. The invention adds the hearing aid function to the basic functions of calling and playing music of an ordinary Bluetooth earphone. The differences of the invention from the hearing aids, Bluetooth hearing aids and the like on the market are that: compared with the ordinary hearing aids, the Bluetooth is added, which can be used for calling and playing music; and the difference of the invention from the Bluetooth hearing aid is that the invention is implemented by using the single Bluetooth chip, and the cost is greatly reduced.

A method compresses the dynamic range of an audio signal. The audio signal is multiplied by a scalar to produce a scalar multiplied version of the audio signal. The audio signal is rectified to produce a rectified version of the audio signal. The rectified version of the audio signal is modified according to a well-defined function to produce a modified rectified version of the audio signal. An output signal is produced based on a ratio between the scalar multiplied version of the audio signal and the modified rectified version of the audio signal. The output signal has a dynamic range less than the dynamic range of the audio signal.

According to the voice signal conversion system and the voice signal processing method suitable for the hearing aid, the structural design is simple and reasonable, the voice signal processing effect can be improved, and the wearing comfort is improved. The system comprises a voice acquisition module, an anti-aliasing filtering module, a programmable gain amplification module, an analog-to-digital conversion module with offset compensation, a digital audio signal processing module and a voice output module which are integrated on the hearing aid and connected in sequence. The voice signal processing method based on the voice signal conversion system comprises the steps of picking up continuous analog voice signals, removing high-frequency harmonic components in the analog voice signals, adjusting the dynamic range of the voice signals, obtaining adjusted voice signals, performing analog-to-digital conversion on the adjusted voice signals, obtaining digital voice signals, and performing hearing compensation processing and digital signal algorithm processing on the digital voice signal to obtain a discrete digital signal sequence, performing digital-to-analog conversion on the discrete digital signal sequence, and outputting an analog audio signal.