Hearing Aid and Method for Use of Same

A hearing aid and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the hearing includes a body that at least partially conforms to the contours of an external ear and is sized to engage therewith. Various electronic components are contained within the body, including an electronic signal processor that is programmed with a respective left ear qualified sound range and a right ear qualified sound range. Each of the left ear qualified sound range and the right ear qualified sound range may be a range of sound corresponding to a preferred hearing range of an ear of the patient modified with a subjective assessment of sound quality according to the patient. Sound received at the hearing aid is converted to the qualified sound range prior to output.

Hearing Aid and Method for Use of Same

A hearing aid and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the hearing includes a body that at least partially conforms to the contours of an external ear and is sized to engage therewith. Various electronic components are contained within the body, including an electronic signal processor that is programmed with a respective left ear qualified sound range and a right ear qualified sound range. Each of the left ear qualified sound range and the right ear qualified sound range may be a range of sound corresponding to a preferred hearing range of an ear of the patient modified with a subjective assessment of sound quality according to the patient. Sound received at the hearing aid is converted to the qualified sound range prior to output. 1. A hearing aid for a patient , the hearing aid comprising:a left and a right body connected by a band member;each of the left and the right bodies at least partially conforming to contours of an external ear and sized to engage therewith;each of the left and right bodies including an electronic signal processor, a microphone, and a speaker housed therein, a signaling architecture communicatively interconnecting the microphone to the electronic signal processor and the electronic signal processor to the speaker;each of the electronic signal processors being programmed with a respective left ear qualified sound range and a right ear qualified sound range, each of the left ear qualified sound range and the right ear qualified sound range being a range of sound corresponding to a preferred hearing range of an ear of the patient modified with a subjective assessment of sound quality according to the patient; and receive an input analog signal from the microphone,', 'convert the input analog signal to a digital signal,', 'transform the digital signal into a processed digital signal having the qualified sound range,', 'in a dominant sound mode of operation, identify a loudest sound in the processed digital signal and ...

Hearing Aid and Method for Use of Same

A hearing aid and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the hearing includes a body that at least partially conforms to the contours of an external ear and is sized to engage therewith. Various electronic components are contained within the body, including an electronic signal processor that is programmed with a respective left ear qualified sound range and a right ear qualified sound range. Each of the left ear qualified sound range and the right ear qualified sound range may be a range of sound corresponding to a preferred hearing range of an ear of the patient modified with a subjective assessment of sound quality according to the patient. Sound received at the hearing aid is converted to the qualified sound range prior to output. 1. A hearing aid for a patient , the hearing aid comprising:a body including an electronic signal processor, a microphone, and a speaker housed therein, a signaling architecture communicatively interconnecting the microphone to the electronic signal processor and the electronic signal processor to the speaker;the electronic signal processor being programmed with a qualified sound range, the qualified sound range being a range of sound corresponding to a preferred hearing range of an ear of the patient modified with a subjective assessment of sound quality according to the patient; and receive an input analog signal from the microphone,', 'convert the input analog signal to a digital signal,', 'transform the digital signal into a processed digital signal having the qualified sound range,', 'convert the processed digital signal to an output analog signal, and', 'drive the output analog signal to the speaker., 'the electronic signal processor including a memory accessible to a processor, the memory including processor-executable instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to2. The hearing aid as recited in claim 1 , wherein the preferred hearing range further comprises a range of sound corresponding to the ...

System and Method for Aiding Hearing

A system and method for aiding hearing are disclosed. In one embodiment of the system, a programming interface is configured to communicate with a device. The system screens, via a speaker and a user interface associated with the device, a left ear—and separately, a right ear—of a patient at an incrementally selected frequency between a frequency range of 50 Hz to 5,000 Hz, with detected frequencies being re-ranged tested to better identify the frequencies and decibel levels heard. A frequency range of 5,000 Hz to 10,000 Hz is then tested. The system then determines a left ear preferred hearing range and a right ear preferred hearing range. 1. A system for aiding hearing , the system comprising:a programming interface configured to communicate with a device, the device including a housing securing a speaker, a user interface, a processor, non-transitory memory, and storage therein, the device including a busing architecture communicatively interconnecting the speaker, the user interface, the processor, the memory, and the storage; screen, via the speaker and the user interface, a left ear of a patient at an incrementally selected frequency between a frequency range of 50 Hz to 5,000 Hz at a first increment at a decibel range of 10 db to 120 db, with detected frequencies being re-ranged tested at a second increment, the second increment being more discrete than the first increment;', 'screen, via the speaker and the user interface, the left ear of the patient at an incrementally selected frequency between a frequency range of 5,000 Hz to 10,000 Hz at a third increment at a decibel range of 10 dB to 120 dB, with detected frequencies to be re-range tested at a fourth increment, the fourth increment being more discrete than the third increment;', 'determine a left ear preferred hearing range, the left ear preferred hearing range being a range of sound corresponding to highest hearing capacity of the left ear of the patient between 50 Hz and 10,000 Hz;', 'screen, via the ...

System and Method for Aiding Hearing

A system and method for aiding hearing are disclosed. In one embodiment of the system, a programming interface is configured to communicate with a device. The system screens, via a speaker and a user interface associated with the device, a left ear—and separately, a right ear—of a patient. The system then determines a left ear hearing range and a right ear hearing range. The hearing ranges are modified with a subjective assessment of sound quality according to the patient. The subjective assessment of sound quality according to the patient may be a completed assessment of a degree of annoyance caused to the patient by an impairment of wanted sound, for example. 1. A system for aiding hearing , the system comprising:a programming interface configured to communicate with a device, the device including a housing securing a speaker, a user interface, a processor, non-transitory memory, and storage therein, the device including a busing architecture communicatively interconnecting the speaker, the user interface, the processor, the memory, and the storage; determine a left ear hearing range,', 'determine a right ear hearing range,', 'for the left ear hearing range, complete an assessment of a degree of annoyance caused to the patient by an impairment of wanted sound trough a test of different sounds,', 'modify the left ear hearing range with a subjective assessment of sound quality according to the patient,', 'for the right ear hearing range, complete an assessment of a degree of annoyance caused to the patient by an impairment of wanted sound trough a test of different sounds, and', 'modify the right ear preferred hearing range with a subjective assessment of sound quality according to the patient., 'the non-transitory memory accessible to the processor, the non-transitory memory including processor-executable instructions that, when executed, by the processor cause the system to2. The system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the right ear is screened prior to the left ...

System and method for aiding hearing

A system and method for aiding hearing are disclosed. In one embodiment of the system, a programming interface is configured to communicate with a device. The system screens, via a speaker and a user interface associated with the device, a left ear—and separately, a right ear—of a patient at an incrementally selected frequency between a frequency range of 50 Hz to 5,000 Hz, with detected frequencies being re-ranged tested to better identify the frequencies and decibel levels heard. A frequency range of 5,000 Hz to 10,000 Hz is then tested. The system then determines a left ear preferred hearing range and a right ear preferred hearing range.

Hearing aid and method for use of same

A hearing aid (10) and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the hearing includes a body (32, 34) that at least partially conforms to the contours of an external ear and is sized to engage therewith. Various electronic components are contained within the body (32, 34), including an electronic signal processor (130) that is programmed with a respective left ear qualified sound range and a right ear qualified sound range. Each of the left ear qualified sound range and the right ear qualified sound range may be a range of sound corresponding to a preferred hearing range of an ear of the patient modified with a subjective assessment of sound quality according to the patient. Sound received at the hearing aid (10) is converted to the qualified sound range prior to output.

System and method for aiding hearing

A system and method for aiding hearing are disclosed. In one embodiment of the system (300), a programming interface (16) is configured to communicate with a device (434). The system (300) screens, via a speaker (340) and a user interface (460) associated with the device (434), a left ear - and separately, a right ear - of a patient at an incrementally selected frequency between a frequency range of 50Hz to 5,000Hz, with detected frequencies being re-ranged tested to better identify the frequencies and decibel levels heard. A frequency range of 5,000Hz to 10,000Hz is then tested. The system (300) then determines a left ear preferred hearing range and a right ear preferred hearing range.

Hearing aid and method for use of same

System and method for aiding hearing

System and method for aiding hearing