Oticon A/S

A hearing aid for being worn by a user. The hearing aid comprises an input unit and a processor. The processor is configured to: obtain a hearing aid audio signal based on the input audio signal, determine a first audio parameter based on the input audio signal, obtain a first sensor signal indicative of a first biological parameter of the user, determine the first biological parameter based on the first sensor signal, determine a first correlation between the first audio parameter and the first biological parameter, and set a processing parameter of the hearing aid based on the first correlation.

The invention relates to methods, devices and systems for charging of hearing devices, specifically for charging hearing aids. The hearing device is configured to be inductively charged via a loop structure and comprise: a housing, at least one microphone, a processor, a rechargeable battery, and a receiver. The hearing device advantageously includes a loop structure arranged at an outer surface part of the housing. The loop structure is configured to receive a wireless electronic signal from a charging device to charge the hearing device's comprising rechargeable battery.

A method for determining personalized training data. The comprises obtaining a set of in-situ input signals, determining a set of in-situ voice signals and a set of in-situ-noise signals, obtaining a set of generic noise signals, obtaining a set of generic clean speech signals, and determining a personalized training data set.

A hearing aid comprising an input microphone, an output, an error microphone configured to provide an error audio signal, and a processor. The processor is configured to estimate a feedback path transfer function indicative of an audio path from the output transducer to the input microphone based on an input audio signal, an error audio signal, and an output audio signal.

A hearing aid comprising a beamformer equivalent with single-channel filtering (FB2C, BF1, GU, DIS) is presented. The disclosure may be used for noise reduction. The hearing aid comprises a) an input unit (IU) providing at a primary electric input signal (x1 (k,n)), b) a frequency band to channel unit (FB2C) providing a first secondary electric signal (x̃1 (k̃,n)) based on the primary electric input signal (x1 (k, n)), c) a wireless receiver (WR) allowing to establish a wireless link with at least another device and receiving at least a second secondary electric signal (x̃2 (k̃, n)), d) a first signal provider (SP1) for providing an output of the first signal provider based on the first secondary electric signal (x̃1 (k̃,n)) and the second secondary electric signal (x̃2 (k̃,n)), e) a second signal provider (SP2) for providing an output of the second signal provider, f) a distribution unit (DIS) distributing the input of the distribution unit, g) a processor providing a noise reduced electric signal (y1 (k,n)), and h) an output unit (OU) for providing a stimulus for being presented as an acoustic signal to the user of the hearing aid.

In an aspect of the present disclosure, a hearing aid system comprises a first hearing aid and a second hearing aid, both configured for wireless communication. The first hearing aid comprises a first input unit providing a first electrical audio input signal, and a first noise reduction system comprising a first noise reduction parameter to attenuate noise and providing a first processed signal, and a first motion sensor for providing a first motion bias, and a first conversation detector for providing a first conversation parameter indicative of conversation likelihood, and a first output unit for providing a first audible output signal based on the first processed signal. The second hearing aid comprises a second input unit providing a second electrical audio input signal, and a second noise reduction system with a second noise reduction parameter to attenuate noise and providing a second processed signal, and a second conversation detector for providing a second conversation parameter indicative of conversation likelihood, and a second output unit for providing a second audible output signal based on the second processed signal. The first noise reduction parameter is determined based on the first motion bias and the first and/or second conversation parameters. The second noise reduction parameter is determined based on the first motion bias and/or the second conversation parameter.

A hearing aid is provided. The hearing aid comprises an input unit. The input unit is configured to provide a first frequency domain signal comprising a plurality of first frequency components associated with a first frequency range. The first frequency range comprises a first primary frequency range and a first secondary frequency range. The first frequency-domain signal comprises one or more first aliasing artefact frequency components. The first secondary frequency range of the first frequency domain signal comprises at least one first secondary aliasing frequency component of the one or more first aliasing frequency components. Each of the one or more first aliasing artefact frequency components is indicative of a frequency component of the plurality of first frequency components including a first aliasing artefact. The input unit is configured to provide a second frequency-domain signal comprising a plurality of second frequency components associated with the first primary frequency range. The second frequency domain signal comprises one or more second aliasing artefact frequency components. Each of the one or more second aliasing artefact frequency components is indicative of a frequency component of the plurality of second frequency components including a second aliasing artefact. The hearing aid comprises a signal processing unit configured to determine an aliasing artefact reduced signal based on the first primary frequency range of the first frequency domain signal, the second frequency domain signal, and the one or more second aliasing artefact frequency components. The hearing aid comprises an output unit configured to output, based on the aliasing artefact reduced signal, an audible signal to the user wearing the hearing aid.

A hearing aid is provided. The hearing aid comprises an input unit. The input unit is configured to provide a first frequency-domain signal comprising a plurality of first frequency components associated with a first frequency range. A first primary frequency range is a subset of the first frequency range. The first primary frequency range of the first frequency-domain signal comprises one or more first aliasing artefact frequency components. Each of the one or more first aliasing artefact frequency components is indicative of a frequency component of the plurality of first frequency components including a first aliasing artefact. The input unit is configured to provide a second frequency-domain signal comprising a plurality of second frequency components associated with the first primary frequency range. The second frequency-domain signal comprises one or more second aliasing artefact frequency components. Each of the one or more second aliasing artefact frequency components is indicative of a frequency component of the plurality of second frequency components including a second aliasing artefact. The hearing aid comprises a signal processing unit configured to determine an aliasing artefact reduced signal based on the first frequency domain signal, the second frequency domain signal, the one or more first aliasing artefact frequency components and the one or more second aliasing artefact frequency components. The hearing aid comprises an output unit configured to output, based on the aliasing artefact reduced signal, an audible signal to the user wearing the hearing aid.

Disclosed are embodiments of a hearing aid. The hearing aid comprises an input unit configured to provide a first digitized signal associated with a first sampling rate and a second digitized signal associated with a second sampling rate. The first digitized signal comprises a plurality of first frames including a first primary frame. The second digitized signal comprises a plurality of second frames including a second primary frame. The first sampling rate is different from the second sampling rate such that the time duration of the first primary frame is the same as the time duration of the second primary frame. The hearing aid comprises a signal processing unit configured determine a processed signal based on the first digitized input signal and the second digitized input signal. The hearing aid comprises an output unit configured to output, based on the processed signal, an audible signal to the user wearing the hearing aid.

Disclosed are embodiments of a hearing aid. The hearing aid comprises an input unit comprising a plurality of microphones configured to provide a corresponding plurality of electrical input signals representing a sound affected by an ultrasound in an environment of the hearing aid. The ultrasound is characterized by an ultrasound frequency. Each of the plurality of electrical input signals is provided in a digitized form. The plurality of microphones is configured to have different sensitivities towards the ultrasound frequency. The hearing aid comprises an ultrasound processing unit in communication with the input unit. The ultrasound processing unit is configured to receive the plurality of electrical input signals. The ultrasound processing unit is configured to determine, based on the different sensitivities towards the ultrasound frequency, an ultrasound processed signal. The hearing aid comprises an output unit configured to output, based on the ultrasound processed signal, an audible signal to the user wearing the hearing aid.