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There is provided a socket assembly (20) for a hearing device plug connector system (10), comprising a socket body (30) having an outer surface (31) and a cavity (32) with a front opening (33) for receiving a plug assembly (50) of the plug connector system (10) along a longitudinal axis (A3); and a spring element (40) having a first coupling portion (42C, 44C) for attaching the spring element (40) to the socket body (30) by engagement with a retention structure (34A, 34B) of the outer surface (31) of the socket body (30) and having a second coupling portion (46) that is configured to retain the plug assembly (50) at the socket body (30) in a releasable manner and that is spaced apart from the first coupling portion (42C, 44C) along the longitudinal axis (A3). The spring element (40) comprises a first U-shaped portion (42), a second U-shaped portion (44) provided opposite to and facing the first portion (42) and the second coupling portion (46) which connects ends (47A, 47B) of the first U-shaped portion (42) and ends (49A, 49B) of the second U-shaped portion (44), wherein the first portion (42) and the second portion (44) are angled towards each other relative to the second coupling portion (46) in a U-type fashion. The first coupling portion is formed by a transverse arm (42C, 44C) of the first and second U-shaped portion, which engages with the retention structure (34A, 34B) of the outer surface (31) of the socket body (30) via elastic retention forces of the spring element (40) acting along a first axis (A1) extending perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (A3) and the transverse arms (42C, 44C). The second coupling portion comprises two further transverse arms (46A, 46B) that are configured to engage with the retention structure (51A, 51B) of the plug assembly (50) via elastic retention forces of the spring element (40) acting along a second axis (A2) extending perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (A3) and to the first axis (A1).

The disclosure relates to a method of audio processing in a hearing device to provide for speech enhancement, the hearing device configured to be worn at an ear of a user, the method comprising separating one or more speech signals (SSP) from an input audio signal (SI) in a neural network (105, 145, 205, 305, 605, 635, 655), wherein an output audio signal (SO) is based on one or more of the separated speech signals (SSP). The disclosure further relates to a hearing device configured to perform the method.To provide the user with an improved natural perception of acoustic surroundings during conversations, the disclosure proposes that the method further comprises detecting, by the neural network (105, 145, 205, 305, 605, 635, 655), whether the input signal (SI) comprises an own-voice component (OVD) representative of a speech of the user, wherein, when the own-voice component (OVD) is detected, the input signal (SI) is processed so as to provide for an effective attenuation of the own-voice component (OVD) in the output signal (SO) relative to one or more of the separated speech signals (SSP) in the output signal (SO) when the own-voice component (OVD) is undetected.

A hearing device stores one or more predefined programs in a program list of the hearing device, receives information related to a selected Bluetooth Low Energy Broadcast Audio transmission from an external device having a rich user interface, and stores the received information in the program list as a Bluetooth Low Energy Broadcast Audio reception program. Selecting the Bluetooth Low Energy Broadcast Audio reception program causes the hearing device to operate as a Bluetooth Low Energy Broadcast Audio receiver that outputs audio from the corresponding Bluetooth Low Energy Broadcast Audio transmission to a user of the hearing device.

Method to mitigate the effect of spatial artifacts in an acoustic signal in a binaural hearing system (1), with the steps of providing a first hearing device (2) and a second hearing device (4), comprising a first neural network (19) and a second neural network (20), each. The neural networks create a first intermediate network data (42) based on the first audio input (27) and a second intermediate network data (43) based on the second audio input (28), each. A copy of that intermediate network data is sent to the contralateral hearing device, where the neural network units create a first processing instruction (61) and a second processing instruction (64), respectively, based on the local intermediate network data (42, 43) and the copy of the intermediate network data (53, 47) received. That processing instruction (61, 64) is then applied in each hearing device to process the audio input (27, 28), each.

The disclosure relates to a method for automatically steering a hearing device (10), the method comprising: receiving an input audio signal (302) via an input device (20) included in the hearing device; projecting the input audio signal (302) into a partitioned embedding space (304, 400, 600) to form a set of embeddings, wherein the partitioned embedding space includes a plurality of regions (602); identifying a region (602) of the plurality of regions (602) corresponding to the set of embeddings, wherein the region (602) corresponds to one or more signal processing transformations (142, 308); processing the input audio signal (302) to obtain a processed audio signal, wherein the processing comprises applying the one or more signal processing transformations (142, 308) to the input audio signal (302); and outputting the processed audio signal with an output device (22) included in the hearing device. The disclosure further relates to a hearing device for performing the method.

Method for detecting a sensory overload of a user with a hearing device comprising the following steps of, measuring an acoustic property value of an audio input to detect whether there is acoustically induced stress, and measuring a motion property value to detect whether there is behavioral stress of the user, and selecting an acoustic stimulus that is configured to modify a sound processing of the audio input and convert it to an audio output if the acoustic property value is equal to or above a predetermined acoustic property threshold value and/or if the motion property value is equal to or above a predetermined motion property threshold value, and modifying the sound processing with the acoustic stimulus, and re-measuring the acoustic property value and the motion property value and verifying whether the re-measured motion property value is lower than the motion property value measured at step b).

An illustrative fitting system is provided for determining a target length of a sound delivery system (SDS) from a hearing device, the SDS configured to connect a behind-the-ear (BTE) unit positioned behind an ear of an end user with an earpiece when worn by the end user. The fitting system includes a position sensor included in the BTE unit and having a gravity direction detector configured to generate position data representative of an orientation of the BTE unit relative to a gravity direction, a processing unit communicatively coupled to the position sensor and configured to determine, based on the position data, when a pitch angle of the BTE unit is within a threshold range, and a communication means configured to indicate when the pitch angle of the BTE unit is within the threshold range for determining the target length of the SDS.

A method for customizing audio signal processing on a hearing device system (1), a method for customized audio signal processing and a hearing device system are described. The hearing device system (1) comprises or has access to a speaker database (20) comprising a plurality of speaker IDs (21) being associated with respective speakers, wherein a priority parameter (P) is assigned to each speaker ID (21). The hearing device system (1), in particular a hearing device (2) thereof, is configured to detect one or more speech signals (SI) in an audio signal (I), to associate the detected one or more speech signals (SI) with one or more speaker IDs (21) from the speaker database (20) and to provide for a customized audio signal processing of the one or more speech signals (SI) in accordance with the corresponding priority parameter (P) of the associated one or more speaker IDs (21). The method for customizing audio signal processing comprises adjusting the priority parameters (P) in dependence of at least one of the following: a conversation intensity of one or more conversations of a user (U) of the hearing device system (1) with the respective speaker, and a time (UT) and/or location (UL) of the user of the hearing device system (1).

The invention relates to a charger (1) for charging at least one hearing device (3) having a rechargeable battery, the charger (1) comprising at least one charging bay (2) configured to receive a respective hearing device (3), the charging bay (2) having a set of electrically conductive contact elements (6) configured to contact corresponding electrically conductive contact elements (7) on the hearing device (3), wherein the charger (1) further comprises at least one electrically operated vibrator (4) configured to generate and transmit vibrations to the at least one charging bay (2).

A neural network, fitting system and method for user-specifically adjusting audio signal processing on a hearing device is described. The neural network (24) comprises a set of at least two data inputs (26) for receiving respective input data (ID), an encoder (27) for calculating a unified embedding (28) of the input data (ID) in a unified embedding space, and at least one decoder (29) for obtaining audiological output data (OD) from the unified embedding (28). The encoder (27) is configured to calculate the unified embedding (28) based on input data (ID) received by different subsets of the set of data inputs (26).

The disclosure relates to a method of operating a hearing device to provide for relieving tinnitus, the hearing device configured to be worn at an ear of a user, the method comprising receiving an audio stream (SI) from an audio input unit (113); processing the audio stream (SI) in a first audio signal path (P1) into a processed audio stream; and providing an output stream (SO) based on the processed audio stream for an audio output unit (117) included in the hearing device, the audio output unit (117) configured to output the output stream (SO) so as to stimulate the user's hearing. The disclosure also relates to a hearing device for performing the method. To provide for an improved alleviation of tinnitus symptoms that may also account for a more natural auditory perception, the disclosure proposes processing the audio stream (SI) in a second audio signal path (P2), which outputs a tinnitus masking stream (SM) for relieving tinnitus into the first audio signal path (P1), wherein the second audio signal path (P2) is associated with evaluating (221, 331) the audio stream (SI) with regard to a presence of one or more preservable characteristics suitable to be preserved in the tinnitus masking stream (SM); and providing (223, 323) the tinnitus masking stream (SM) based on the preservable characteristics such that one or more of the preservable characteristics of the audio stream (SI) are preserved in the tinnitus masking stream (SM).

The disclosure relates to a method of audio processing in a hearing device to provide for a gain adjustment, the method comprising receiving an audio signal (SI) from an audio input unit (117); processing the audio signal (SI) in a first path (P1) and a second path (P2), wherein each path (P1, P2) is associated with detecting a signal level of the audio signal (SI) for applying a gain adjustment to the audio signal (SI) depending on the signal level, and wherein the processing in the first path (P1) is adapting faster to changes of the signal level than the processing in the second path (P2); generating a mixed signal (SM) by mixing the audio signal processed in the first path (P1) and the audio signal processed in the second path (P2) in accordance with a mixing ratio; and providing an output signal (SO) based on the mixed signal (SM) for an audio output unit (117) configured to output the output signal (SO). To provide for an improved gain adjustment, e.g., with regard to the responsiveness and/or stability, the disclosure proposes estimating a noise floor (313, 614) of the audio signal (SI); and determining the mixing ratio depending on the noise floor (313, 614).

Method for fitting a hearing device with a fitting software with a modified sound perception of sound types to an end user, the method comprising the steps of:• Providing a chart (1) with a graphical interface and specific chart regions (8), wherein each specific chart region (8) is assigned to at least one specific sound type,• Selecting a specific chart region (8) whose assigned specific sound type shall be processed such that its sound representation and thus its perception is to be modified,• Selecting one option from a virtual toolbox (17) to alter a current value (16) that is responsible for a current functional representation of the at least one further isophone (5) in the selected specific chart region (8) to a new value (10) that is responsible for a new functional representation of the at least one further isophone (5),• Calculating the second sound representation and thus the second perception based on the new functional representation of the at least one further isophone (5),• Displaying the new functional representation of the at least one further isophone (5) in the chart (1) or in a further chart.

An exemplary system comprising a memory that stores instructions and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory and configured to execute the instructions to perform a process. The process may comprise selecting a subclinical hearing loss operating mode (304) for a hearing device; and automatically applying, to the hearing device (202) and based on the subclinical hearing loss operating mode (304), a plurality of operating parameters (308-1, 308-2, ..., 308-N) optimized for users with subclinical hearing loss.

A method for controlling a hearing device (10) comprises: receiving an audio stream (40) in the hearing device (10); processing the audio stream (40) with the hearing device (10) into a processed audio stream (46) with at least one actuator (44) of the hearing device (10), which at least one actuator (44) is controlled by an actual set of actuator strengths (47) and which control how the at least one actuator (44) processes the audio stream (40); outputting the processed audio stream (46) with the hearing device (10) to a user of the hearing device (10); inputting the audio stream (40) into at least one acoustic environment classifier (48) of the hearing device (10), which outputs at least one acoustic environment classification value (50) indicative of an acoustic environment of the user; determining a new set of actuator strengths (54) based on the at least one acoustic environment classification value (50); receiving at least one input stream (40, 42, 58) determined from sensor data of a sensor of the hearing device (10); determining at least one change rate (62) for the at least one input stream (40, 42, 58); determining at least one change parameter (64) for an actuator change from the actual set of actuator strengths (47) to the new set of actuator strengths (54); and controlling the at least one actuator (44), such that the actual set of actuator strengths (47) changes to the new set of actuator strengths (54) in dependence of the at least one change parameter (64).

A charger (10) for electrically recharging a battery of a hearing device (9), comprising a charger casing (2) with a basic body portion (3) and a first lid (4). An electronics module (6) is inserted into the first compartment (5) and comprises a power management circuitry (7) and a charging circuitry (8). The electronics module (6) comprises a second compartment (14) that is configured to receive a first portion of the hearing device (15), which first portion of the hearing device (15) is configured to receive the electric power from the power transfer elements (13) in an operating state of the charger. The basic body portion (3) of the charger casing (2) comprises a third compartment (16) that is sized such that it can accommodate a second portion of the hearing device (31) in a space-saving manner in an operating state of the charger.

The invention relates to a receiver module (20) configured to be inserted into an ear canal of a user, the receiver module (20) comprising a housing (1) containing a speaker configured to reproduce sound into the ear canal through a sound port (2) arranged at an end of the housing (1) in a longitudinal direction (L), the end of the housing (1) having the sound port (2) comprising an adapter (3) or being formed as an adapter (3) configured to releasably couple to a spout (4).

There is provided a transmission system for a wireless mobile electronic device, comprising: a ground plane (20); a first antenna element which is separate from the ground plane and which is implemented as a strip (30) comprising a feeding end (31) configured to be coupled to a transceiver (60) for feeding an RF signal to the first antenna element and a free end (32), wherein the strip comprises a first arm (33) including the feeding end and a second arm (34) extending at an angle from the first arm; and a second antenna element (40) separate from the first antenna element, which is shorted to the ground plane so as to act as a parasitic element. The first and second antenna elements are located adjacent to each other at an end (23) of the ground plane, the second arm of the first antenna element points towards the second antenna element, and the arrangement formed by the first and second antenna elements has no symmetry plane.

A hearing device (10) to be worn at least partially in the ear of an end user, the hearing device comprising a primary microphone (12), an ear canal microphone (13), a comb-signal detector (14), and an all-pass filter (15) that is connected to the comb-signal detector (14) and a receiver (19). The all-pass filter (15) is configured to receive a first input signal (20) and to modify an output signal (16) for the receiver (19). The ear canal microphone (13) is configured to generate a second input signal (21) for the comb-signal detector (14). The comb-signal detector (14) is configured to receive the first input signal (20), to detect the presence of notches (24) in the second input signal (21) that are indicative of the comb filter effect (25), and to issue control parameters (22) to the all-pass filter (15).

In-ear device (10) that is at least partially insertable into an ear canal of a user. The in-ear device comprises a housing (13) that is mechanically releasably coupled to a connector (12) by way of a dedicated opening (15) provided in the housing (13). The connector (12) is made of an elastic material, a tubular overall shape defining a longitudinal axis (11) and radially delimits a sound channel (18). The connector (12) is mechanically releasably coupled to a loudspeaker unit (27) at a second end (17) of the connector (12). A cerumen protection unit (25) is connected to the connector (12) by an adhesive-free and non-losable connection.

A hearing device component (6) comprises a sensor-unit (8) for receiving an audio-signal (AS), a separation device (9) for separating part-signals (PS<i>) from the audio-signal (AS), a classification device (10) for classifying the part-signals (PS<i>) separated from the audio-signals (AS), and a modulation device (11) for modulating the part-signals (PS<i>), wherein the classification device (10) is communicatively coupled to the modulation device (11) and wherein the modulation device (11) is designed to enable a concurrent modulation of different part-signals (PS<i>) with different modulation-functions depending on their classification.

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