KR101959956B1 - One-stop hearing aid fitting system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a one-stop hearing aid fitting system, and more particularly, to a one-stop hearing aid fitting system which does not perform a hearing test process and a fitting process by a separate device or separate software and is capable of sequentially performing the hearing test process and the fitting process by using a hearing test and fitting device such as a smartphone equipped with one device or easily accessible software, so that the time, effort, and cost for using the hearing aid of a hearing impaired person can be greatly reduced. A one-stop hearing aid fitting system according to the present invention includes a hearing test and fitting device for sequentially performing a hearing test step of performing a hearing test on a hearing impaired person, a fitting data generation step of generating fitting data using a result of performing the hearing test, and a fitting step of fitting the generated fitting data to the paired hearing device; and a hearing aid for assisting hearing of the hearing impaired person by using the fitting data fitted from the hearing examination and fitting device.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a one-stop hearing aid fitting system,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a one-stop hearing aid fitting system, and more particularly to a one-stop hearing aid fitting system in which a hearing test process and a fitting process are not separately processed by a device or individual software, Stop hearing device fitting system that can greatly reduce the time, effort, and cost for using a hearing aid of a hearing impaired person by configuring the hearing test process and the fitting process to be continuously performed using a fitting device.

Various types of hearing aids are known in the art, which are mounted on the ear of a person with a hearing loss and have the function of amplifying the hearing loss frequency band to improve hearing. Generally, a hearing aid can have a function to assist hearing by amplifying a signal inputted from the outside through a microphone or an incoming signal through wireless communication by frequency band.

The sound signal input through the wired, wireless, or microphone may be processed by a digital signal processor and transmitted to the receiver. The sound signal can then be processed and delivered to the ear according to the parameters determined by the audiogram. The audiogram can be determined by the hearing test or by the application for the hearing test. The value of the fitting parameter is determined according to the hearing degree, so that a fitting program suitable for each user can be created and applied to the hearing aid.

Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2014-0126932 (hereinafter referred to as "prior art document") prepares environmental factor correction data according to the influence of a plurality of environmental conditions on hearing, and stores it in an external servo or a database of a mobile device ; Setting individual hearing data; Searching the database for environmental factor correction data that matches a usage environment when the use environment is selected; And a step of correcting individual hearing data based on the retrieved environmental factor correction data.

However, the prior art document only describes the customized fitting method of the user, and does not provide any technique for continuously performing one-stop processing of the calibration process, the hearing test process, and the fitting process, However, the time and labor cost for fitting the hearing aid increases, and it is disadvantageous to use an expensive hearing aid to add a burden to the hearing impaired person.

Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2014-0126932 (published on Nov. 03, 2014, entitled: METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FITTING A Hearing Aid Apparatus Customized for User's Individual Environment and Storage Medium Therefor)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in order to solve the problems of the related art as described above, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a device, a smartphone, The hearing test and the fitting process can be continuously performed by using the same hearing examination and fitting device, thereby providing a one-stop hearing aid fitting system that can greatly reduce the time, effort and cost for use of the hearing aid of the hearing impaired person The purpose of that is to do.

Further, according to the present invention, before performing the hearing test on the hearing impaired person, the hearing impaired person can perform a calibration process of confirming and setting a reference sound level corresponding to a comfortable sound level, The present invention provides a one-stop hearing aid capable of easily setting and applying a range of test sound levels to be applied to a hearing impaired person, thereby enabling a hearing impaired person to efficiently perform a hearing test and to save time and effort for performing a hearing test A fitting system is provided.

Further, according to the present invention, hearing tests are performed for a plurality of examination sound levels within a range of examination sound levels for a plurality of different setting frequencies, and fitting data can be generated using the hearing examination results, The present invention provides a one-stop hearing aid fitting system capable of improving fitting characteristics by applying fitting sound data corresponding to an optimum sound level for each setting frequency of a region, thereby enhancing hearing aid of the hearing impaired person For that purpose.

In addition, the present invention can set the optimal sound level for each setting frequency through the audiometry, and can use not only the basic environment mode corresponding to the normal environment but also the closed space environment mode corresponding to the closed space, The fitting data for the noisy environment mode corresponding to a very loud environment such as a loud noise environment such as a hall or a restaurant can be generated and configured to be fitted to the hearing apparatus, And it is an object of the present invention to provide a one-stop hearing aid fitting system capable of constantly maintaining hearing assistive efficiency of a hearing impaired person even when the environment is changed.

Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to configure the hearing-impaired person to select the environment mode even by a simple button operation of the hearing aid, so that the hearing aid can easily cope with the environment in which the hearing impaired himself / herself is changed and use the hearing aid. And an object of the present invention is to provide a one-stop hearing aid fitting system.

Further, according to the present invention, after fitting the generated fitting data to the paired hearing device, the fitting data can be further finely adjusted, thereby overcoming the limitations of fitting data generation, increasing the precision of the fitting data, And it is an object of the present invention to provide a one-stop hearing aid fitting system capable of applying personalized fitting data to improve the hearing loss of the hearing impaired person.

In order to solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the proposed configuration of the one-stop hearing aid fitting system of the present invention includes a hearing examination step of performing a hearing test on the hearing impaired person, a fitting data A fitting step of fitting the generated fitting data to the paired hearing device; And a hearing aid for assisting hearing of the hearing impaired by using the fitting data fitted from the hearing examination and fitting apparatus.

Here, the hearing examination and fitting apparatus performs a calibration process for setting a reference sound level for determining an examination sound level range to be applied in the hearing examination step before the hearing examination step.

The hearing examination and fitting apparatus may be further configured to generate fitting data corresponding to the basic environment mode using the result of the hearing examination and to apply tone color adjustment factors to the fitting data corresponding to the basic environment mode, The fitting data corresponding to each of the environmental mode is fitted to the hearing aid, and the hearing aid device selects one of the environmental modes .

According to the one-stop hearing aid fitting system of the present invention having the above-described technical problem and solution, the hearing examination process and the fitting process are not separately performed by a device or individual software, but a single device or an easily accessible software A hearing test and a fitting device such as a smart phone can be used to continuously perform the hearing test process and the fitting process so that the time, effort and cost for using a hearing aid can be greatly reduced do.

In addition, according to the present invention, since a calibration process of confirming and setting a reference sound level corresponding to the size of sound that the hearing impaired person can comfortably hear before performing the hearing test on the hearing impaired person can be performed, It is possible to easily set and apply the range of the test sound level to be applied in the course of performing the test so that the hearing test for the hearing impaired person can be efficiently performed and the time and effort for performing the hearing test can be reduced Lt; / RTI >

In addition, according to the present invention, a hearing test is performed for a plurality of test sound levels within a range of an audible sound level for a plurality of different setting frequencies, and fitting data can be generated using the hearing test result Thus, it is possible to generate fitting data by applying a corresponding optimal sound level for each setting frequency of various areas, thereby improving the characteristics of the fitting data, thereby enhancing the hearing aid of the hearing impaired person.

According to the present invention, the optimal sound level can be set for each setting frequency through the audiometric test. In addition to the basic environment mode corresponding to the normal environment, the closed space environment mode corresponding to the closed space, The fitting data for the noisy environment mode corresponding to a very noisy environment such as in the auditorium or the restaurant and the male noisy environment mode corresponding to the male-like and noisy environment such as the auditorium or the restaurant can be created and fitted to the hearing aid, The hearing impaired person can listen to the optimum sound even in various environments and the hearing aid efficiency of the hearing impaired person can be maintained even if the environment is changed.

Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to configure the hearing-impaired person to select the environment mode even by a simple button operation of the hearing aid, thereby making it possible to easily cope with the environment in which the hearing impaired person is changed and use the hearing aid. The effect of making life possible occurs.

Further, according to the present invention, since the generated fitting data can be finely adjusted after fitting to the paired hearing apparatus, it is possible to overcome the limitation of generation of fitting data and to improve the precision of the fitting data There is an effect that the personalized fitting data of the hearing loss is applied to improve the hearing loss satisfaction.

1 is a configuration diagram of a one-stop hearing aid fitting system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a detailed configuration diagram of a one-stop hearing aid fitting system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of fitting a one-stop hearing aid fitting through a one-stop hearing aid fitting system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a one-stop hearing aid fitting system according to the present invention having the above-described problems, solutions and effects will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The sizes and shapes of the components shown in the drawings may be exaggerated for clarity and convenience. In addition, terms defined in consideration of the configuration and operation of the present invention may be changed according to the intention or custom of the user, the operator.

Fig. 1 is a block diagram of a configuration of a one-stop hearing aid fitting system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 2 is a detailed block diagram of the hearing aid.

1 and 2, a one-stop hearing aid fitting system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a hearing aid 10 that heats and hearing aids are mounted on the ear, And a hearing test and fitting device 30 for performing the fitting process by transmitting the hearing test.

The audiometry and fitting device 30 according to the present invention can perform a hearing test to generate fitting data for a fitting process rather than merely performing the fitting process to the hearing aid device 10 only. That is, in the present invention, the audiometry and fitting device 30 can perform the fitting data generation and fitting steps as well as the hearing examination step can be performed in the previous step.

In summary, the hearing examination and fitting apparatus 30 applied to the present invention includes a hearing examination step for performing a hearing test on the hearing impaired person, a fitting data generating step for generating fitting data using the result of the hearing examination, To the paired hearing apparatuses, in order to perform a fitting operation. As a result, the one-stop hearing aid fitting system 100 according to the present invention can continuously process the hearing inspection step, the fitting data generating step, and the fitting processing step in a one-stop manner through the hearing examination and fitting apparatus 30. [

The fitting data generated by the hearing examination and fitting device 30 is fitted to the hearing aid 10. [ Then, the hearing aid 10 applies the fitted fitting data to assist hearing of the hearing impaired person. That is, the hearing aid 10 according to the present invention assists the hearing of the hearing impaired by using the fitting data fitted from the hearing examination and fitting device 30.

However, in some cases, fitting data may be generated and processed based on the results of the audiometry test separately omitting the hearing examination step. For example, the hearing examination and fitting apparatus 30 may be configured to receive fitting results of audiences inspected by various methods without generating a hearing test separately, and to generate and process fitting data.

The audiometric and fitting device 30 may be a separate large device for performing fittings, not a professional or expensive device, a simple and compact device capable of producing audiometric and fitting data, And a smart phone equipped with software capable of processing inspection and fitting data generation and fitting processing one-stop.

If the hearing examination and fitting device 30 is a smartphone equipped with software capable of one-stop processing of hearing inspection and fitting data generation and fitting processing, the software can be easily downloaded and installed in a smartphone And a general hearing impaired can easily and easily be accessed or downloaded. The software, which is the application, has a function of being able to process a calibration process to be described later as a one-stop process.

According to the one-stop hearing aid fitting system 100 of the present invention having the above-described configuration and functions, the hearing inspection process and the fitting process are not separately performed by a device or individual software, but a single device or an easily- A hearing test and a fitting device such as a smart phone can be used to continuously perform the hearing test process and the fitting process and further the pre-calibration process. Therefore, the time, effort and cost for using the hearing aid of the hearing impaired person can be greatly reduced .

The hearing test and fitting device 30 performs a hearing test, as described above. For example, it is possible to connect the earphone to the hearing test and fitting device 30 corresponding to a smartphone, and to perform a hearing test in a state where the earphone is worn on the ear of the hearing impaired user.

This hearing test is performed while letting the user hear a plurality of sound levels within the test sound level range. Herein, the test sound level range is a range of test sound levels to be heard by the hearing impaired person, and means a range of sound levels corresponding to a range between a minimum test sound level and a maximum test sound level, and the test sound level can be heard by an actual hearing impaired Means the magnitude level of the sound. For example, if the test sound level range is 20dB ~ 110dB, the test sound level may be 20dB, 50dB, ... 110dB.

Thus, if the test sound level range is wide, the number of the test sound levels is increased, thereby increasing the time and effort for the hearing test, making it impossible to perform a correct hearing test, .

In order to solve such a problem, in the present invention, it is possible to set a reference sound level which helps to optimally set the test sound level range before performing the hearing test step. For this purpose, the hearing examination and fitting apparatus 30 includes a calibration processing unit 31.

Specifically, the hearing examination and fitting apparatus 30 performs a calibration process for setting a reference sound level for determining a range of an auditory sound level to be applied in the hearing examination step before the hearing examination step.

The calibration process is performed by the calibration processing unit 31 constituting the hearing examination and fitting apparatus 30. [ Specifically, the calibration processing unit 31 sounds a sound through the earphone according to a user's operation. If the hearing aid user himself / herself thinks that the sound heard through the earphone is comfortable and selects through the user interface (touch screen, etc.) And sets the magnitude of the sound heard when the user selects the reference sound level.

That is, in the process of transmitting the sound through the earphone, the calibration processing unit 31 sets the size of the sound transmitted at the time of the user's selection operation to the reference sound level, And transmits the set reference sound level to the hearing examination processing unit 32 included in the hearing examination and fitting apparatus 30. [

The audiovisual examination processing unit 32 included in the audiotapping and fitting apparatus 30 transmits sounds having various frequencies and various auditory sound levels through the earphone, and when there is a user's choice as a hearing impaired person, The level is determined as the optimum sound level for the frequency and set.

Specifically, the audiovisual inspection processing unit 32 sets the inspection sound level range using the reference sound level once input from the calibration processing unit 31, and then sets a plurality of inspection sound levels in the set inspection sound level range . The setting and determination of the inspection sound level range and the plurality of inspection sound levels based on the reference sound level are performed according to a preset policy.

Specifically, the hearing-test processing unit 32 calculates a minimum audible sound level lower by a descending volume (for example, 40 db) and a lower ascending / descending volume based on the reference sound level (for example, (The lowest inspection sound level to the highest inspection sound level) between the highest inspection sound level is determined as the inspection sound level range. Then, in accordance with a preset policy, a sound level that increases by an increasing volume (for example, 20 db) from the lowest sound level in the determined sound level range is set to the plurality of sound levels tested.

 For example, if the reference sound level is 60 db and the descending volume and the ascending / descending volume are each preset to 40 db, the test sound level range is determined to be 20 db to 100 db, and the increase volume is preset to 20 db , The plurality of test sound levels are determined as 20db, 40db, 60db, 80db, and 100db, respectively. Such an example may be variously modified in accordance with an exemplary and predetermined policy, and the predefined policy may be changed according to the operation of the user.

Meanwhile, the hearing test according to the present invention is performed not on one frequency but on a plurality of previously set frequencies (for example, 250 Hz, 500 Hz, 1000 Hz, 2000 Hz, and 4000 Hz). Here, the setting frequency is determined in advance, but may be changed and applied by the user.

The audiovisual test processing unit 32 according to the present invention performs a hearing test by letting the hearing impaired user hear the determined test sound levels for each of a plurality of setting frequencies. In this process, the hearing impaired user can select the most comfortable and audible test sound level for each setting frequency through the user interface. Then, the audiovisual inspection processing unit 32 determines the optimum audible sound level by the user for each setting frequency and sets the optimum audible sound level.

As a result, the audiovisual test processing unit 32 can determine and set the optimal sound level for each setting frequency, and stores the optimum sound level in the test result storage unit 33 for each setting frequency. Therefore, the test result storage unit 33 stores and manages the optimum sound level for each setting frequency as a result of the hearing test of the user. That is, each setting frequency is matched with the optimum sound level and stored and managed.

On the other hand, the hearing test processing unit 32 can perform hearing tests on both ears, right ear and left ear of a user who is a hearing impaired person. Therefore, the audiovisual test processing unit 32 can determine and set the optimum sound level for each of the right and left ears of the user for each setting frequency. The test result storage unit 33 stores the right ear and the left ear of the user. As a result of hearing test for each ear, the optimal sound level is stored and managed for each setting frequency. That is, for each of the right ear and the left ear, the setting frequency and the optimal sound level are matched and stored.

When the audiovisual test is performed by the audiovisual test processor 32 and the hearing test result is set and stored, that is, the optimal sound level for each setting frequency or the optimum sound level for each right ear and left ear When the sound level is set and stored and managed, the hearing examination and fitting device 30 generates fitting data using the hearing test result, generates fitting data corresponding to various preset environmental modes, So that the fitting data for each mode can be fitted to the hearing aid 10. Then, the hearing aid 10 can be operated according to the fitting data, i.e., the environmental mode.

Specifically, the hearing examination and fitting apparatus 30 according to the present invention generates fitting data corresponding to the basic environment mode using the result of the hearing examination, and adds fitting data corresponding to the basic environment mode To generate fitting data corresponding to the closed space environment mode, the male circumference environment mode, and the loudness environment mode, respectively, fitting fitting data corresponding to the respective environment modes into the hearing aid device 10, and the hearing aid device 10 Is operated in any one of the above environmental modes.

In order to generate such fitting data and to perform fitting processing, the hearing examination and fitting apparatus 30 according to the present invention includes a fitting processing unit 34. The fitting processing unit 34 generates fitting data corresponding to a plurality of environmental modes using the hearing test result, and performs fitting of the generated fitting data to the hearing apparatus 10 in the paired state.

More specifically, the fitting processing unit 34 uses a result of performing the hearing test stored and managed in the examination result storage unit 33 to determine a normal environment mode, for example, a room with a slight fine noise, And generates fitting data corresponding to the basic environment mode. Since fitting data corresponding to the basic environment mode is a space in which a hearing test has been performed, there is no noise or noise to the extent that it is problematic. Therefore, the results of performing the hearing test, that is, The optimum sound level is applied immediately for each level of the sound level or for each setting frequency of the right ear and left ear (or both).

Specifically, the fitting processor 34 calculates the optimum sound level for each setting frequency, or the optimal sound level for each setting frequency for each of the right ear and left ear (or both) As the fitting data corresponding to the environment mode.

The fitting processing unit 34 also determines fitting data corresponding to different environment modes, and the fitting processing unit 34 calculates fitting data corresponding to different environment modes, A tone color adjustment factor is applied to each of the ears (or one of the two) to enable an optimal sound level for each setting frequency, more specifically, to enable various functions to be performed on the fitting data corresponding to the basic environment mode, A closed space environment mode such as the inside, and a crowded environment mode such as a restaurant or the like, and high noises such as a street, and the like, corresponding to the noisy environment mode.

Specifically, the tone color adjustment factor may be controlled by the control processor 13 of the hearing aid 10 so that the tone color adjustment factor may be adjusted so as to be output with a good tone and sound , A noise removal value, a feedback value, a howling value, and a power delay time value, and the fitting processing unit 34 may include at least one of the plurality of tone color adjustment factors in the fitting data corresponding to the basic environment mode And generates fitting data corresponding to the closed space environment mode, the buoyancy environment mode, and the noisy environment mode, respectively.

For example, the fitting processing unit 34 may apply fitting data corresponding to the basic environment mode so that the howling value becomes smaller among the tone control factors to remove the ringing phenomenon, Lt; / RTI > In order to prevent the input sound from being amplified to a certain size (for example, 110 db) in the fitting data corresponding to the basic environment mode, the fitting processing unit 34 sets the power delay time value The fitting data corresponding to the noisy environment mode can be generated. Also, the fitting processing unit 34 may apply the noise removal value corresponding to the buzzing of the tone color adjustment factors to the fitting data corresponding to the basic environment mode so as to remove buzziness and to hear the speech well It is possible to generate fitting data corresponding to the male stuttering environment mode.

In this way, when the fitting data corresponding to each environmental mode is generated, the fitting processing unit 34 performs an operation of fitting to the hearing device 10 in a paired state. In order to fit the fitting data generated by the fitting processing unit 34 to the hearing aid 10, the hearing examination and fitting device 30 and the hearing aid 10 may be connected to each other in various ways, To maintain the pairing state.

To this end, the hearing test and fitting device 30 includes a pairing processor 36. Specifically, the hearing examination and fitting apparatus 30 includes a checking and fitting control unit 37 for performing overall control, and the inspection and fitting control unit 37 controls each fitting So that data can be transmitted to the hearing aid device 10 and then subjected to operation control of the pairing processing part 36 so as to be paired with the hearing aid device 10.

The fitting processing unit 34 is controlled by the inspection and fitting control unit 37 so that the fitting process unit 34 is controlled by the inspection and fitting control unit 37, And transmits the generated fitting data to the hearing aid apparatus 10, specifically to the control processing unit 13, so that it can be set and fitted to the fitting data setting unit 11. [

The fitting data corresponding to each environmental mode generated by the fitting processing unit 34 is set in the fitting data setting unit 11 through the control processing unit 13 of the hearing aid apparatus 10, do. The fitting data for each environment mode fitted to the fitting data setting unit 11 of the hearing aid apparatus 10 is basically generated on the basis of the hearing test result. Therefore, the fitting data set in the fitting data setting unit 11 may be somewhat deteriorated due to various variables (such as the degree of ambient noise, quick selection of the user, or erroneous selection of the user) .

In order to solve such a problem, the audiometric testing and fitting apparatus 30 according to the present invention further comprises a fine adjustment unit 35. [ The fine adjustment unit 35 adjusts the fitting data for each environment mode generated by the fitting processing unit 34 to fit the fitting data setting unit 11 of the hearing aid apparatus 10, And performs an operation of varying or adjusting the fitting data fitted to the fitting data setting unit 11.

Specifically, the fine adjustment unit 35 may adjust the fitting data for each environment mode fitted to the fitting data setting unit 11 according to a user interface operation of the user. Specifically, the fine adjustment unit 35 may increase or decrease the optimum sound level of the fitting data corresponding to the specific environment mode among the fitting data for each environment mode fitted to the fitting data setting unit 11, regardless of the frequency And fine adjustment to increase or decrease the optimum sound level of the fitting data corresponding to the specific environment mode on a frequency-by-frequency basis.

More specifically, the fine adjustment unit 35 adjusts the specific environment mode information to be fine-tuned and the specific volume (sound volume) to be increased or decreased (by each setting frequency) (for example, (For example, 5 dB increase or decrease) to the control processing unit 13 of the hearing aid apparatus 10, the control processing unit 13 sets the fitting data setting unit 11 on the basis of the transmitted information The optimal sound level for the corresponding environmental mode is reset or increased by increasing or decreasing overall (by each setting frequency) the specific volume.

As a result, if the user directly uses the hearing aid 10 to which the fitting data fitted by the fitting processing unit 34 is applied, it is determined by the fine adjustment unit 35 that the fine adjustment is necessary So that the fitting data fitted by the fitting processing portion 34 can be finely adjusted.

According to the present invention further comprising the fine adjustment unit 35, since the generated fitting data can be finely adjusted after fitting to the paired hearing aid, it is possible to overcome the limitation of generation of fitting data It is possible to increase the precision of the fitting data and to apply the fitting data of the hearing impaired person to improve the satisfaction of the hearing impaired person.

When fitting to the hearing aid device 10 is completed through the above-described constitutional feature, the user disconnects the hearing aid device 10 and the hearing test and fitting device 30 and attaches the hearing aid device 10 to the ear Can be used.

As described above, the fitting data setting unit 11 sets fitting data corresponding to each environmental mode. Accordingly, when the sound is input, the control processor 13 applies the fitting data corresponding to the currently set environment mode to the amplifier so that the input data can be amplified and output.

Meanwhile, the user can select the environment mode so that the user can operate in the desired environment mode among the plurality of environment modes. To this end, the hearing aid apparatus 10 includes an environment mode selection unit 15. When the fitting data corresponding to each of the environmental modes is set in the hearing aid, specifically, the fitting data setting unit 11, the hearing aid 10 is once operated in the basic environment mode by default. Accordingly, when the sound is input, the control processor 13 applies the fitting data corresponding to the currently set environment mode, i.e., the basic environment mode, to the amplifier so that the input data can be amplified and output.

Thereafter, the user can select a change to the environment mode appropriate to the environment if the user is in a car, on a noisy street, or in a crowded restaurant. That is, the user can select the desired environment mode using the environment mode selection unit 15. [

For example, the environment mode selection unit 15 may be a button, and each time the button is pressed, it is possible to distinguish the environment mode and generate an identification sound. That is, when the user presses the button, the environment mode selection unit 15 generates a beep sound once, and when it is pressed again, the beep sound sounds twice, that is, a beep sound, The sound will be heard three times, that is, "beep-beep-beep" sound, and when it is pressed again, "beep" sounds four times, that is, "beep- beep- beep- beep" , "Beep" sounds a basic environment mode. If the beep sounds twice, it is a closed space environment mode. If the beep sounds three times, it is a noisy environment mode. If the beep sounds four times, The user can recognize the distinction by being in the stuttering environment mode.

In response to the operation of the environment mode selection unit 15, the user can select an environment mode desired by the user. When the environment mode is selected by the user, the control processing unit 13, And applies the fitting data corresponding to the selected environment mode to the amplifier so that the input data can be amplified and output.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to configure the hearing-impaired person to select the environment mode only by a simple button operation of the hearing aid, thereby making it possible to easily cope with the environment in which the hearing impaired person is changed and use the hearing aid, So that it is possible to live without such a problem.

The method of fitting the one-stop hearing aid fitting through the one-stop hearing aid fitting system 100 described above has been mostly explained in the course of describing each constitutional feature. Therefore, a method of fitting the one-stop hearing aid fitting through the one-stop hearing aid fitting system 100 will be briefly described as follows.

As shown in FIG. 3, once the user sets the reference sound level through calibration for the one-stop hearing aid fitting (S10). When the reference sound level is set as described above, the hearing test processing unit performs hearing tests on the left and right ears in a range of the examination sound level including the reference sound level for each of a plurality of setting frequencies to set an optimal sound level for each of a plurality of setting frequencies (S20).

The audiometric test process for generating the plurality of frequency-specific optimal sound levels sets the reference sound level in advance through the calibration process, and determines the test sound level range and the test sound level using the calibration process. Therefore, can do.

The optimal sound level for each hearing test is stored and managed in the test result storage unit 33 (S30). Thereafter, the fitting processing unit 34 generates fitting data corresponding to a plurality of environmental modes and performs fitting to the hearing aid (S40). Through the fitting process, the user can directly use the hearing aid.

However, if it is determined that further fine adjustment is necessary, the user can fine-tune the fitting data through the fine adjustment unit. That is, after the fitting process, it is determined whether the fitting data fine adjustment is requested by the user (S50). As a result of the determination, if fine adjustment of the fitting data is required by the user, the fine adjustment of the fitting data is performed by the fine adjustment method described above (S55).

After the fitting of the hearing aid is completed, the user can use the hearing aid to be worn on the ear after the pairing is released (S60). At this time, the environment mode will be the basic environment mode, and if the user desires to change the environment mode, the user can selectively change the environment mode through the environment mode selection unit, thereby allowing the user to use the hearing aid in the environment mode desired by the user.

While the invention has been shown and described with reference to certain preferred embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. Accordingly, the true scope of the present invention should be determined by the following claims.

10: hearing aid device 11: fitting data setting unit
13: control processor 15: environment mode selector
30: hearing examination and fitting apparatus 31: calibration processing unit
32: hearing ability examination part 33:
34: fitting processing unit 35: fine adjustment unit
36: Pairing processing unit 37: Inspection and fitting control unit
100: One-stop hearing aid fitting system

Claims (3)

A calibration step of setting a reference sound level for determining a range of sound levels to be applied in the hearing test step, a hearing examination step of performing a hearing test on the hearing impaired person, a fitting data generation step of generating fitting data by using the hearing test execution result , A hearing examination and fitting device for continuously performing a fitting step of fitting the generated fitting data to the paired hearing device, and a hearing aid for assisting the hearing aid of the hearing impaired by using the fitting data fitted from the hearing examination and fitting device Respectively,
The hearing examination and fitting device comprises:
When the selection is operated by the user who is the hearing impaired user in the process of transmitting sound through the earphone, the size of the sound transmitted at the time of the selection operation of the user is set to the reference sound level, A calibration processing unit,
Determining a plurality of test sound levels in a set test sound level range after setting the test sound level range using the reference sound level and allowing the user who is the hearing impaired to hear the determined test sound levels for each of the plurality of setting frequencies A hearing test process unit for performing a hearing test on the basis of the set frequency and determining an optimum sound level for the selected test sound level for each setting frequency,
A test result storage unit for storing and managing each of the setting frequencies and the optimal sound level as a result of performing the hearing test,
Determining an optimal sound level as fitting data corresponding to the basic environment mode for each of the setting frequencies corresponding to the result of the hearing examination and generating the fitting data corresponding to the basic environment mode by applying a tone color adjustment factor to the fitting data corresponding to the basic environment mode, A fitting processing unit for generating fitting data corresponding to a mode, a buzzing environment mode, and a noisy environment mode, respectively, fitting fitting data corresponding to each of the environmen- tal modes to the hearing apparatus,
Wherein the fitting processing unit is operable to control the pairing processing unit to be paired with the hearing aid to transfer the fitting data generated by the fitting processing unit to the hearing aid, A fitting and inspection unit that controls each fitting data corresponding to each environmental mode to be transmitted to the control processing unit of the hearing aid and set and fitted to the fitting data setting unit,
The fitting data setting unit may be configured to fine-tune the optimum sound level of the fitting data corresponding to the specific environment mode, regardless of the frequency, among the fitting data for each environment mode fitted to the fitting data setting unit, And a fine adjustment unit capable of performing fine adjustment to increase or decrease an optimum sound level by frequency,
The hearing aid comprises:
A fitting data setting unit setting each fitting data corresponding to each of the environmental modes,
An environment mode selection unit for selectively changing an environment mode according to a user's selection,
When the sound is inputted, fitting data corresponding to the currently set environment mode is applied to the amplifier so that the input sound is amplified and outputted, and when the environment mode is selected and changed according to the user's selection, And a control processor for applying the fitting data corresponding to the environment mode to the amplifier so that the input sound is amplified and output.
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