EP1841286B1 - Prothèse auditive dotée de valeurs de départ de paramètres adaptatives - Google Patents

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EP1841286B1
EP1841286B1 EP07103465.6A EP07103465A EP1841286B1 EP 1841286 B1 EP1841286 B1 EP 1841286B1 EP 07103465 A EP07103465 A EP 07103465A EP 1841286 B1 EP1841286 B1 EP 1841286B1
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    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
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  • the invention relates to a method according to claim 1.
  • an input signal is recorded by means of an input transducer and converted into an electrical input signal.
  • an input transducer usually serves as an input transducer at least one microphone which receives an acoustic input signal.
  • Modern hearing aids often comprise a microphone system with a plurality of microphones in order to achieve a direction dependent on the direction of arrival of acoustic signals reception, a directional characteristic.
  • the input transducers may also include a telecoil or antenna for receiving electromagnetic input signals.
  • the input signals converted by the input transducer into electrical input signals are fed to a signal processing unit for further processing and amplification. The further processing and amplification takes place to compensate for the individual hearing loss of a hearing aid wearer, as a rule, as a function of the signal frequency.
  • the signal processing unit outputs an electrical output signal which is fed via an output transducer to the hearing of the hearing aid wearer, so that the latter perceives the output signal as an acoustic signal.
  • output transducers usually listeners are used, which generate an acoustic output signal.
  • output transducers for generating mechanical vibrations are also known, which directly excite certain parts of the ear, such as the ossicles, to vibrate.
  • output transducers are known which directly stimulate neurons of the ear.
  • parameters relating to signal processing can usually be set by the hearing aid wearer.
  • One such parameter is, for example, the volume setting.
  • the set values of the relevant parameters are usually stored in digital form in a memory. The adjustment is carried out by the user either by directly attached to the hearing aid controls or by means of a remote control for the hearing aid in question.
  • parameters may also be automatically adjusted as a result of signal analysis, e.g. as a result of an analysis of the acoustic input signal for determining the hearing situation in which the hearing aid is currently located.
  • Such hearing situations are for example "quiet environment”, “conversation in noise”, “driving in the car” etc.
  • the central component of the signal processing unit of a modern hearing aid is a digital signal processor (DSP).
  • DSP digital signal processor
  • the values of adjustable parameters which influence the signal processing must first be read from a memory after being switched on and transmitted to the digital signal processor.
  • a hearing aid wearer During the adaptation of a hearing aid to the individual hearing loss of a hearing aid wearer are in addition to parameters that the hearing aid wearer during normal Operation of the hearing aid can not change, also set default settings for the adjustable by the hearing aid wearer parameters. It also determines in which hearing program the hearing aid is operated by default after switching on. Once set in this way standard settings for the respective hearing aid wearer are then automatically set after each turn on the hearing aid, that is, read from a non-volatile memory and transferred to the digital signal processor.
  • One of the most common problems of hearing aid users is an incorrect volume setting of the hearing aid for the individual daily listening situations.
  • the main reason for this is that the hearing aid is adapted to the acoustician in artificial hearing situations that differ in terms of sounds and levels mostly from the relevant individual listening situations.
  • This can be corrected by volume control, which can be located directly on the hearing aid or a remote control.
  • the corrected settings for digital hearing aids with continuous encoders for setting the parameter or parameters after switching off lose their current value and are set to the initial value set during the adaptation when switched on again. If this differs from the preferred value, it must be readjusted. This requires a new walk to the acoustician and is therefore annoying for the hearing aid wearer.
  • the latter must remember the corresponding correction settings, which is problematic in particular if different settings for a specific parameter are offered in a hearing aid device with a plurality of hearing programs for adapting the signal processing to different listening situations in different hearing programs.
  • the hearing aid comprises a first data memory in which audiometric data can be stored, a second data memory in which hearing aid characteristics can be stored, a third data memory in which algorithms can be stored, a signal analysis unit which is dependent on
  • the data processing unit from the data of the data memory and from the control signals of the signal analysis unit provides Höröeinstellarian for the amplifier / transmission part, so that its transmission characteristics automatically from the processed audiometric data, hearing aid characteristics, predeterminable algorithms and the input variables characterizing the respective environmental situation can be determined.
  • EP 0 335 542 A2 is a hearing aid with the possibility of data recording known.
  • the recorded data includes information regarding the frequency of switching between individual programs and the length of time the individual programs are switched to active.
  • the recorded data are read out by a hearing care professional, evaluated and used to readjust the hearing programs.
  • WO 2004/056154 A2 is a method for selecting a suitable hearing program in a multi-program hearing aid known.
  • the selection of a suitable hearing program can also take place taking into account manual user input. For example, the volume setting associated with an audio program is increased by one dB each time the user manually raises the volume by any amount while operating this program.
  • From the EP 1 367 857 A1 is a method for acquiring and storing harvesting signal data in a hearing aid in combination with values for one or more variables that affect signal processing in the hearing aid.
  • the variables may include logical states, states of user-manipulatable controls, or values of parameters of particular signal processing algorithms.
  • Object of the present invention is to simplify the fine adjustment of a hearing aid to the individual listening environments of a user and improve.
  • This object is achieved by a method for operating a hearing aid device which can be worn on or in the ear of a hearing aid wearer with the features according to patent claim 1. Furthermore, the object is achieved by a hearing aid wearable on or in the ear of a hearing aid wearer having the features according to claim 17.
  • Starting values are set. These start values are usually set during the programming of the hearing aid and stored in a non-volatile memory of the hearing aid. It is known that after each switching on or switching the hearing aid to these starting values is used. Furthermore, there is the possibility that the values last set before switching off or switching to another operating mode are stored as new starting values, which are then automatically set again when the hearing aid is switched on again or returned to the relevant operating mode.
  • the basic idea of the invention is based on the fact that when switching on the hearing aid or when switching the Hörhil-in a certain operating mode neither the last valid values of the parameter before switching off or before switching to another operating mode nor the value of the parameter transmitted to the hearing aid during programming is set. Rather, from the occurring during operation of the hearing aid changes in the value of the parameter, a new start value is determined and stored, which is then set automatically after switching on or switching.
  • the values of the determined parameters are advantageously stored in a nonvolatile memory which retains the stored values even when the power supply is interrupted, for example when the hearing aid is switched off.
  • the memory is designed as an EEPROM.
  • the current starting values of the parameters can be stored either immediately after each change in the memory.
  • the hearing aid device can also first be transferred to a switch-off mode in which the current values are written to the relevant memory before the voltage supply is interrupted.
  • a preferred embodiment of the invention can be determined by programming the hearing aid in question, for which of the hearing aid wearer or automatically adjustable parameters set before switching off values after re-activation should be valid again for which parameters after re-switching a default setting is selected and for which parameters an automatic adjustment of the starting value described above takes place.
  • Fine adjustment of starting values for particular parameters according to the invention can be carried out both in parameters which the user can change during operation by actuation of operating elements, as well as in parameters which are automatically changed on the basis of signal analyzes by the hearing aid device.
  • a new start value for the relevant parameter takes place in accordance with a predetermined function, whereby there are many different possible approaches for this function itself.
  • the function can be used to specify a linear averaging or a recursive averaging of the last values set for the respective parameter.
  • new start values for the relevant parameter are then generated during the operation of the hearing aid device, which are referred to here as "memory values", the last memory value calculated before switching off or switching being stored as a new starting value in the hearing aid.
  • the function for determining new memory values is - in addition to the start value and the duration for which the current memory value Value of the parameter is set - preferably at least one previously set value of the parameter or at least one previously determined memory value.
  • a new memory value and thus ultimately a new start value is determined by means of an averaging procedure.
  • an averaging procedure For example, recursive averaging or linear averaging are possible.
  • a new memory value is determined in each case at fixed time intervals or after each change in the value of the parameter.
  • the current memory value is stored at fixed time intervals in the memory device as a new start value.
  • the current memory value can also be stored as a new start value for the current operating mode immediately before switching to another operating mode or before the hearing aid device is switched off as a new starting value for the current operating mode in the memory device.
  • different values for one parameter can be set and different starting values can be stored for different operating modes.
  • a certain value range is advantageously defined for the value of the parameter, and the value range of the new starting value is restricted to a value range that is smaller than the value range specified for the value of the parameter.
  • Different operating modes can be different Range of values for the starting value of a parameter can be specified.
  • FIG. 1 a hearing aid according to the invention in the block diagram.
  • FIG. 2 shows the timing of new start values for the volume setting.
  • a microphone 1 is present in the hearing aid according to FIG. 1 .
  • the electrical input signal is fed to a signal processing unit 2 for further processing and frequency-dependent amplification.
  • the further processed and amplified signal is finally converted by a receiver 3 into an acoustic signal and fed to the hearing of a hearing aid wearer.
  • a battery 5 is present, which is connected via an on-off switch 6 with the different electronic hearing aid components.
  • the signal processing in the signal processing unit 2 of the hearing aid device can be adapted by means of a control unit 7 to different listening environments and hearing aid wearer preferences.
  • the parameters relating to signal processing can also be automatically determined and set by the control unit 7, for. B. as a result of an analysis of the current hearing situation.
  • parameters relating to the signal processing can also be set manually by actuation of operating elements by the hearing aid wearer.
  • a program selector 8 and a digital volume control 9 are available for this purpose.
  • the hearing aid device comprises a coil 13, by means of which a wireless signal transmission between the hearing aid and another device, such as a remote control or a second hearing aid, is possible.
  • the parameter in question can also be adapted by a signal transmitted wirelessly to the hearing aid.
  • the hearing aid according to the embodiment also has an interface 11 to a PC 12, via which the hearing aid can be programmed.
  • the parameters which can be set by the user or automatically by the hearing aid device can also be used to determine whether a value valid before switching off is also valid immediately after switching on, or whether a standard value should be set for this purpose.
  • the hearing aid may be determined by programming whether to activate a predetermined listening program and a predetermined volume setting (default setting) after power on, or to set the listening program or volume setting that was set before turning off or continuous Calculation of a new starting value is to take place.
  • a predetermined listening program and a predetermined volume setting default setting
  • the listening program or volume setting that was set before turning off or continuous Calculation of a new starting value is to take place.
  • the value currently determined as a new starting value (memory value) for the volume setting is stored in a nonvolatile memory 10. This retains the values stored in it, even if the power supply is interrupted by opening the switch 6 in the hearing aid.
  • the hearing aid When the hearing aid is switched on by closing the switch 6, the values previously stored in the nonvolatile memory 10 are read out and transferred to the control unit 7, which then sets the signal processing in the signal processing unit 2 with the memory value last determined before switching off as the new start value controls. Therefore, the user does not have to search again for the settings that he found to be pleasant before switching them off. The hearing aid adjusts these automatically.
  • FIG. 2 shows the history of new startup values (memory values) over the volume adjustment time.
  • the calculation of new memory values is carried out in the exemplary embodiment by means of an exponential averaging algorithm, wherein the result of the calculation for two different time constants is shown.
  • the valid before switching off or switching to another hearing program value of the volume setting is stored in the non-volatile memory as a new start value and read when switching on the hearing aid or when re-setting the relevant hearing program from the memory and set as a new starting value.

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  1. Procédé pour faire fonctionner une prothèse auditive pouvant être portée à l'oreille ou dans l'oreille d'un porteur de prothèse auditive et comprenant un transducteur d'entrée, pour la réception d'un signal d'entrée et sa transformation en un signal électrique d'entrée, une unité de traitement du signal pour le traitement et l'amplification du signal électrique d'entrée, un transducteur de sortie pour la transformation du signal électrique d'entrée, traité et amplifié en un signal de sortie perceptible en tant que signal acoustique par le porteur de la prothèse auditive et un dispositif de mémorisation pour la mémorisation d'au moins une valeur d'un paramètre influençant le traitement du signal par l'unité de traitement du signal, comme valeur de départ avant un arrêt ou une commutation de la prothèse auditive, la valeur du paramètre pendant le fonctionnement de la prothèse auditive étant réglable, au moyen d'un dispositif de commande pouvant être actionné par un utilisateur ou automatiquement par une unité d'analyse du signal et de commande du signal présent dans la prothèse auditive, ayant les stades suivants :
    - Réglage automatique de la valeur du paramètre à la valeur de départ après le branchement de la prothèse auditive ou après la commutation de la prothèse auditive d'un premier à un deuxième mode de fonctionnement,
    - Production d'une valeur présente du paramètre par modification de la valeur de départ par actionnement du dispositif de commande par l'utilisateur ou automatiquement par l'unité d'analyse et de commande du signal,
    - Détermination automatique d'une valeur de mémorisation, différente de la valeur de départ et de la valeur présente du paramètre, de manière à ce que la valeur de mémorisation se rapproche, à partir de la valeur de départ, de la valeur présente du paramètre en fonction d'une durée pendant laquelle la valeur présente du paramètre est conservée,
    - Mémorisation de la valeur de mémorisation dans le dispositif de mémorisation, de manière à ce que maintenant, après un branchement ou une commutation de la prothèse auditive, la valeur du paramètre se règle automatiquement à la valeur de mémorisation comme nouvelle valeur de départ.
  2. Procédé suivant la revendication 1, dans lequel la détermination automatique de la valeur de mémorisation s'effectue en fonction d'au moins une valeur du paramètre réglée avant la valeur présente.
  3. Procédé suivant la revendication 1 ou 2, dans lequel la détermination automatique de la valeur de mémorisation s'effectue en fonction d'au moins une valeur de la valeur de mémorisation valable avant la valeur présente.
  4. Procédé suivant l'une des revendications 1 à 3, dans lequel on détermine la valeur de mémorisation au moyen d'une procédure dans laquelle on effectue une moyenne.
  5. Procédé suivant la revendication 4, dans lequel on effectue une moyenne linéaire.
  6. Procédé suivant la revendication 4, dans lequel on effectue une moyenne récursive.
  7. Procédé suivant la revendication 4, dans lequel on effectue une moyenne exponentielle.
  8. Procédé suivant l'une des revendications 1 à 7, dans lequel on détermine la valeur de mémorisation à des intervalles fixés dans le temps.
  9. Procédé suivant l'une des revendications 1 à 7, dans lequel on détermine la valeur de mémorisation après chaque modification de la valeur du paramètre.
  10. Procédé suivant l'une des revendications 1 à 9, dans lequel on mémorise comme nouvelle valeur de départ dans le dispositif de mémorisation la valeur de mémorisation à des intervalles fixés dans le temps.
  11. Procédé suivant l'une des revendications 1 à 10, dans lequel on mémorise comme nouvelle valeur de départ pour le mode de fonctionnement présent, dans le dispositif de mémorisation, comme nouvelle valeur de départ, la valeur de mémorisation pour le mode de fonctionnement présent avant la commutation à un autre mode de fonctionnement ou avant l'arrêt de la prothèse auditive.
  12. Procédé suivant l'une des revendications 1 à 11, dans lequel on peut régler, pour des modes de fonctionnement différents, des valeurs différentes d'un paramètre et mémoriser des valeurs de départ différentes.
  13. Procédé suivant la revendication 12, dans lequel on rassemble plusieurs modes de fonctionnement différents en une classe mode de fonctionnement et on peut mémoriser des valeurs de départ différentes pour des classes de mode de fonctionnement différentes.
  14. Procédé suivant l'une des revendications 1 à 13, dans lequel on fixe une plage de valeurs déterminées pour la valeur du paramètre et on limite la plage de la valeur de départ à une plage de valeurs, qui est plus petite que la plage de valeurs fixée pour la valeur du paramètre.
  15. Procédé suivant la revendication 14, dans lequel on peut, pour des modes de fonctionnement différents, fixer des plages de valeurs différentes de la valeur de départ d'un paramètre.
  16. Procédé suivant l'une des revendications 1 à 15, dans lequel le paramètre concerne le réglage de l'intensité sonore.
  17. Prothèse auditive pouvant être portée sur ou dans l'oreille d'un porteur de prothèse auditive, pour effectuer un procédé suivant l'une des revendications 1 à 16, comprenant un transducteur d'entrée pour la réception d'un signal d'entrée et sa transformation en un signal électrique d'entrée, une unité de traitement du signal pour le traitement et l'amplification du signal électrique d'entrée, un transducteur de sortie pour la transformation du signal électrique d'entrée, traité et amplifié en un signal de sortie perceptible sous la forme d'un signal acoustique par le porteur de la prothèse auditive et un dispositif de mémorisation pour la mémorisation d'au moins une valeur d'un paramètre influençant le traitement du signal par l'unité de traitement du signal comme valeur de départ avant un arrêt ou une commutation de la prothèse auditive, la valeur du paramètre pouvant, pendant le fonctionnement de la prothèse auditive, être réglée au moyen d'un dispositif de commande pouvant être actionné par l'utilisateur ou automatiquement par une unité d'analyse et de commande du signal présent dans la prothèse auditive, comprenant :
    - Des moyens de réglage automatique de la valeur du paramètre à la valeur de départ après le branchement de la prothèse auditive ou après la commutation de la prothèse auditive dans un mode de fonctionnement déterminé,
    - Un dispositif de commande pour modifier la valeur du paramètre par l'utilisateur ou par une unité d'analyse et de commande du signal pour régler automatiquement la valeur à la suite d'une analyse du signal,
    - Des moyens de détermination automatique d'une valeur de mémorisation différente de la valeur de départ et de la valeur présente du paramètre, la valeur de mémorisation pouvant se rapprocher, à partir de la valeur de départ, de la valeur présente du paramètre, en fonction d'une durée pendant laquelle la valeur présente du paramètre est conservée,
    - Un dispositif de mémorisation pour la mémorisation de la valeur de mémorisation, de manière à ce que la valeur du paramètre puisse être réglée automatiquement à la valeur de mémorisation comme nouvelle valeur de départ maintenant, seulement après un branchement ou une commutation de la prothèse auditive.
  18. Prothèse auditive suivant la revendication 17, comprenant une mémoire rémanente pour la mémorisation de la valeur du paramètre.
  19. Prothèse auditive suivant la revendication 18, dans laquelle la mémoire rémanente est réalisée sous la forme d'une EEPROM.
  20. Prothèse auditive suivant l'une des revendications 17 à 19, dans laquelle il peut être déterminé par programmation de la prothèse auditive si, pour le paramètre après le branchement, il est réglé la valeur de mémorisation déterminée avant l'arrêt ou un réglage normalisé.
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