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WO2018127281A1 - Système de réglage et/ou de commande d'une prothèse auditive, application mobile de réglage et/ou de commande d'une prothèse auditive, et procédé de réglage et/ou de commande d'une prothèse auditive par l'intermédiaire d'une liaison de données optique - Google Patents

Système de réglage et/ou de commande d'une prothèse auditive, application mobile de réglage et/ou de commande d'une prothèse auditive, et procédé de réglage et/ou de commande d'une prothèse auditive par l'intermédiaire d'une liaison de données optique Download PDF

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WO2018127281A1
WO2018127281A1 PCT/EP2017/050156 EP2017050156W WO2018127281A1 WO 2018127281 A1 WO2018127281 A1 WO 2018127281A1 EP 2017050156 W EP2017050156 W EP 2017050156W WO 2018127281 A1 WO2018127281 A1 WO 2018127281A1
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hearing aid
control data
signal processing
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Christian LANDOLT
Paul Wagner
Daniel Baer
Gerard Van Oerle
Erdal Karamuk
Michael Au
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Sonova Ag
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
    • H04R25/70—Adaptation of deaf aid to hearing loss, e.g. initial electronic fitting
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R2225/00—Details of deaf aids covered by H04R25/00, not provided for in any of its subgroups
    • H04R2225/023—Completely in the canal [CIC] hearing aids
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R2225/00—Details of deaf aids covered by H04R25/00, not provided for in any of its subgroups
    • H04R2225/55—Communication between hearing aids and external devices via a network for data exchange
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R2460/00—Details of hearing devices, i.e. of ear- or headphones covered by H04R1/10 or H04R5/033 but not provided for in any of their subgroups, or of hearing aids covered by H04R25/00 but not provided for in any of its subgroups
    • H04R2460/15—Determination of the acoustic seal of ear moulds or ear tips of hearing devices
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
    • H04R25/55—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception using an external connection, either wireless or wired
    • H04R25/558—Remote control, e.g. of amplification, frequency

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  • the present invention relates to a system for adjusting and/or controlling a hearing aid, especially an extended wear hearing aid intended to be worn deeply within an ear canal of a user.
  • the invention further pertains to a mobile application for adjusting and/or controlling such a hearing aid as well as to a method for adjusting and/or controlling such a hearing aid.
  • Hearing aids commonly also referred to as hearing
  • prostheses or hearing instruments are used by hard of hearing people, i.e. persons having a hearing loss, in order to improve their hearing capability.
  • Extended wear hearing aids are positioned deep in the ear canal,
  • the hearing aid typically within the bony portion of the ear canal, for instance residing approximately 4 mm from the eardrum (also referred to as the tympanic membrane) . Due to the deep placement inside the ear canal, such hearing aids cannot be seen from the outside, which is often desired by the user for aesthetical reasons. Furthermore, because the hearing aid is located deep in the ear canal the natural sound quality and directivity provided by the pinna is retained. Extended wear hearing aids are worn constantly without being removed during a prolonged period of time such as for two to four months (after which they cease to function, e.g. because the battery is depleted), so no daily
  • WO 00/32009 A2 relates to a semi-permanent canal hearing aid
  • WO 00/76271 Al relates to an extended wear canal hearing aid.
  • Deep-fitted hearing aids need to be particularly small and their insertion and extraction is a tricky and quite awkward procedure oftentimes requiring the help of a specialist, e.g. a trained hearing health care professional such as an ENT physician or audiologist.
  • the signal processing settings i.e. fitting parameters
  • the user is typically able to control the hearing aid such as to turn the device on and off (or to put it in a "sleep mode") and to increase or decrease the output loudness, i.e. the volume.
  • the signal processing settings are for instance conveyed to the hearing aid by means of a magnetic field, which is detected by a magnetic sensor incorporated in the hearing aid.
  • a magnet e.g. in the form of a magnetic "wand"
  • the communication is one-way, i.e.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide an improved, alternative system for adjusting and/or
  • a mobile application is specified in claim 14.
  • the present invention is directed to a system for adjusting and/or controlling a hearing aid, comprising : a hearing aid comprising:
  • the signal processor is adapted to process an input signal from the microphone according to signal processing settings and to provide the processed input signal to the receiver, and/or wherein the controller is adapted to operate the hearing aid according to control data, and wherein the optical signal detector is structured and configured to receive an optical signal representative of the signal processing settings and/or the control data
  • a handheld device in particular a mobile phone, such as a smartphone, comprising:
  • the handheld device optionally further comprises a microphone of the handheld device and/or a loudspeaker, and wherein the handheld device is adapted to execute a mobile application comprising code configured to generate the optical signal with (at least a portion of) the display and/or the flashlight representative of the signal processing settings and/or the control data.
  • a mobile application comprising code configured to generate the optical signal with (at least a portion of) the display and/or the flashlight representative of the signal processing settings and/or the control data.
  • the optical signal detector comprises a photodiode, a phototransistor or a photovoltaic element for generating an electrical signal in dependence of incident light such as the optical signal.
  • the optical signal detector may further comprise electronic circuitry for conversion of said electrical signal to a digital signal comprising the signal processing settings and/or the control data.
  • the hearing aid is an extended wear hearing aid intended to be worn deeply within an ear canal of a user of the hearing aid, in particularly within a bony portion of the ear canal.
  • system further comprises an optical adapter releasably attachable or fixedly attached to the handheld device and structured to guide the optical signal from at least a portion of the display and/or the flashlight into an ear canal of a user of the hearing aid.
  • application is further configured to provide a user
  • UI graphical user interface
  • GUI graphical user interface
  • voice command interpreter adapted to register the signal processing settings and/or the control data based on voice commands picked up by the microphone of the handheld device.
  • the handheld device further comprises a transceiver and the mobile application is further configured to receive (by means of the
  • transceiver the signal processing settings and/or the control data from a remote location, such as a remote device having a user interface or a remote server with a database .
  • application is further adapted to generate the optical signal when the handheld device is held against an ear of the user.
  • the handheld device further comprises a sensor, such as a proximity sensor or an image sensor, e.g. a camera.
  • a sensor such as a proximity sensor or an image sensor, e.g. a camera.
  • the mobile application is further adapted to detect when the handheld device is held against the ear based on an output signal of the sensor, in particular based on an image provided by the image sensor.
  • the mobile application is further adapted to take at least one image/ picture or a video sequence of the ear canal, and in particular to send the at least one image/picture to a remote location, for instance to a hearing health care provider, in particular to a database of the hearing health care provider, and more particularly wherein the mobile application is further adapted to determine data pertaining to the ear canal, in particular data pertaining to a state of health of the ear canal, or data pertaining to the location and/or orientation of the hearing aid within the ear canal, and to send the data to a remote location, for instance to a hearing health care provider, in particular to a database of the hearing health care provider.
  • application is further adapted to generate the optical signal or to take an image/picture of the ear canal when a corresponding voice command is detected.
  • the hearing aid is adapted to provide an acoustic response signal dependent on the received optical signal.
  • the hearing aid is adapted to determine whether the received signal processing settings and/or control data are valid and to provide an indication whether the received signal processing settings and/or control data are valid in the acoustic response signal, and in particular to store in a memory and/or to apply the received signal processing settings and/or control data when the received signal processing settings and/or control data have been determined to be valid.
  • application is further adapted to detect the acoustic response signal and to continue or to stop generating the optical signal dependent on the acoustic response signal.
  • application is further adapted to encode the signal
  • processing settings and/or the control data in the optical signal by means of wavelength-based (i.e. colour) encoding, signal modulation, e.g. on/off keying or intensity
  • the mobile application is further adapted to add an error detection code, such as a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) code to the signal processing settings and/or the control data, in order to be able to verify that the signal processing settings and/or the control data where correctly received by the hearing aid.
  • an error detection code such as a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) code
  • the present invention is directed to a mobile application for adjusting and/or controlling a hearing aid, adapted to be employed in the proposed system.
  • the present invention is directed to a method for adjusting and/or controlling a hearing aid using the proposed system, in particular using the proposed mobile application, comprising the steps of:
  • the signal processing settings and/or the control data are received by the handheld device from a remote location, for instance from a hearing health care provider or a database of the hearing health care provider, such as to enable remote adjusting (or fitting) and/or remote control of the hearing aid by a person other than a user of the hearing aid.
  • Fig. 1 a schematic illustration of a system for adjusting/ controlling a hearing aid according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • Fig. 2 a schematic illustration of an embodiment of a
  • FIG. 3 a schematic illustration of a setup employing an
  • Fig. 1 schematically depicts an embodiment of a system for adjusting/controlling a hearing aid 1 according to the present invention.
  • the system comprises a handheld device 6, such as a remote control unit (RCU) or a smartphone, and a hearing aid 1 to be adj usted/controlled by or via the handheld device 6.
  • the handheld device 6, e.g. a remote control unit comprises one or more user control elements, such as push buttons (not shown in Fig. 1), for instance for turning the hearing aid 1 on or off and for increasing or decreasing the volume, a processor (not shown in Fig.
  • the handheld device 6 for converting the user inputs from the control elements into control data, which is applied to modulate a light source, such as a light-emitting diode (LED) 7 ' , that generates an optical signal dependent on the control data, e.g. in the form of light pulses.
  • a light source such as a light-emitting diode (LED) 7 '
  • the handheld device 6 is held to the ear 15 of the user, such that the LED 7' is aligned with the entrance into the ear canal 10, the optical signal generated by the LED 7' passes through the ear canal 10, 10' to the hearing aid 1, which comprises an optical signal detector 5, such as a photo diode, capable of receiving the optical signal and retrieving the control data, e.g. for controlling the hearing aid's volume.
  • an optical signal detector 5 such as a photo diode
  • an appropriate optical adapter 11 such as a conically shaped insert made of a transparent material acting as an optical wave guide, may be utilised.
  • Such an optical adapter 11 can be individually formed according to the inner shape of at least a portion of the user's ear canal 10 in order to optimise the transfer of the optical signal to the hearing aid 1, especially when the hearing aid 1 is positioned deep in the ear canal 10, in particular within the bony portion 10'.
  • the optical adapter 11 may be made of a flexible material in order to facilitate its insertion into the ear canal 10.
  • the optical adapter 11 can for instance be removably attached to the handheld device 6 at the LED 7', e.g. as a "clip- on", or permanently fixated thereto.
  • the user wants to control the hearing aid 1 he will push the desired control element when the handheld device 6 is held against the ear 15, and the optional optical adapter 11 is inserted into the ear canal 10, upon which the optical signal is generated in dependence of the control data and emitted to the hearing aid 1. If the control data is correctly received by the hearing aid 1, an acoustic acknowledge signal is generated by the hearing aid 1, which indicates to the user that the transfer of the control data was successful. If the user does not hear the acoustic acknowledge signal from the hearing aid 1, he may push the desired control element again in order to
  • the handheld device 6 e.g. a smartphone, comprising a display 7, such as a touch screen, a microphone 8 and a loudspeaker 9, the display 7 or a portion thereof is used to generate the optical signal.
  • the smartphone 6 may also comprise a flashlight 7' (e.g. one or multiple LEDs) that may be alternatively used to generate the optical signal. The user can then control the hearing aid 1 with his smartphone 6 which is capable of executing a mobile
  • an application adapted to adj ust/control the hearing aid 1.
  • the app provides a user interface, so that the user is able to input commands and data, e.g. via the touch screen 7.
  • an optical signal is then generated either by the display 7 (cf. dash-dotted line arrow in Fig. 1) or the flashlight 7' (cf. dashed line arrow in Fig. 1) once the smartphone 6 is held against the ear 15.
  • Generation of the optical signal can be initiated after a certain time delay following the user for instance pressing a start button (icon) .
  • the user can issue an appropriate voice command to start the
  • the voice command is picked up by the microphone 8 of the smartphone 6, and processed by the app, in response to which the optical signal is generated.
  • the voice command is picked up by the microphone 8 of the smartphone 6, and processed by the app, in response to which the optical signal is generated.
  • the smartphone 6 may comprise a sensor 16 capable of detecting whether the smartphone 6 is being held against the ear 15, whereupon which transmission of the optical signal is started.
  • the sensor 16 may be a proximity sensor or a photo diode, or even an image sensor (e.g. a camera) .
  • the app may be capable of guiding the user to correctly align the smartphone 6 over the opening of the ear canal 10, e.g. based on images taken with the camera 16 and by means of acoustic instructions to the user provided via the loudspeaker 9. Furthermore, the acoustic
  • the audio acknowledge signal generated by the hearing aid 1 may be picked up by the microphone 8 (cf. dotted line arrow in Fig. 1) .
  • the app repeats transmission of the optical signal.
  • the camera 16 (along with the optional optical adapter 11, which may comprise one or more lenses) can be utilised to take one or more images/pictures or a video sequence of the ear canal 10, e.g. to determine the location and/or
  • the image (s) /picture (s) or video sequence may be sent to a remotely located hearing health care provider for professional assessment.
  • Fig. 2 schematically depicts an embodiment of a hearing aid 1 to be employ in the system according to the present invention. It comprises a microphone 2, a signal processor 4 adapted to process the audio signal picked up by the microphone 2 based on the user's personal signal processing settings, and a receiver 3 (i.e. a miniature loudspeaker) which outputs the processed audio signal. Furthermore, the hearing aid 1 comprises a controller 4 ' adapted to operate the hearing aid 1 based on control data/input ( s ) provided by the user. The control data and signal processing settings are received from the handheld device 6 by means of the optical signal detector 5, e.g. a photo diode, which is incorporated in the hearing aid 1.
  • the optical signal detector 5 e.g. a photo diode
  • Fig. 3 schematically illustrates a setup employing an embodiment of the system according to the present invention for remotely adjusting, i.e. fitting, or controlling a hearing aid 1.
  • the handheld device 6 e.g. a smartphone equipped with a transceiver (not shown in the figures) for communicating over a communication network 22, is capable of sending signal processing settings and/or control data to the hearing aid(s) worn within the ear canal (s) of a user 12, as was previously described in conjunction with Fig. 1 and 2. Instead of the user 12 entering the
  • this data may also be
  • a remote location such as a database 14 or a remote device, for instance a computer 13 of a hearing health care provider 17 to the smartphone 6 via the
  • the hearing health care provider 17 can for instance check if the hearing aid 1 is correctly positioned and oriented within the user's ear canal based on images of the ear canal taken by the smartphone ' s camera. Moreover, these images may be helpful to remotely assess the state of health of the user's ear canal (s) by the hearing health care provider 17.
  • audio samples can be downloaded from the database 14 to the smartphone 6, where they can be replayed to the user 12 via the loudspeaker in the smartphone 6 as part of a remote fitting procedure.
  • the instructions given by the hearing health care provider 17 can be heard by the user 12 via the loudspeaker in the smartphone 6.
  • the user's hearing aid(s) either by the user 12 locally or by a remote hearing health care provided 17 in a simple manner by means of an optical data link between a handheld device 6 and the hearing aid 1, whereby an optional acoustic feedback link is provided from the hearing aid 1 to the handheld device 6, in order to ensure that the data sent to the hearing aid 1 was received correctly.

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La présente invention concerne un système de réglage et/ou de commande d'une prothèse auditive (1), en particulier une prothèse auditive (1) à utilisation prolongée destinée à être portée profondément dans un conduit auditif (10) d'un utilisateur. Le système proposé comprend une prothèse auditive (1) avec un détecteur (5) de signal optique conçu pour recevoir des paramètres de traitement de signal et/ou des données de commande par l'intermédiaire d'un signal optique, et un dispositif portatif (6) avec un affichage (7) et/ou une lampe torche (7'), le dispositif portatif (6) étant conçu pour exécuter une application mobile comprenant un code configuré pour générer un signal optique, au moyen de l'affichage (7) et/ou de la lampe torche (7'), qui est représentatif des paramètres de traitement de signal et/ou des données de commande. L'invention concerne en outre une application mobile permettant de régler et/ou de commander une telle prothèse auditive (1), ainsi qu'un procédé de réglage et/ou de commande d'une telle prothèse auditive (1).
PCT/EP2017/050156 2017-01-04 2017-01-04 Système de réglage et/ou de commande d'une prothèse auditive, application mobile de réglage et/ou de commande d'une prothèse auditive, et procédé de réglage et/ou de commande d'une prothèse auditive par l'intermédiaire d'une liaison de données optique WO2018127281A1 (fr)

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