EP2782363A1 - Appareillage auditif binaural et écouteur - Google Patents

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EP2782363A1
EP2782363A1 EP14155314.9A EP14155314A EP2782363A1 EP 2782363 A1 EP2782363 A1 EP 2782363A1 EP 14155314 A EP14155314 A EP 14155314A EP 2782363 A1 EP2782363 A1 EP 2782363A1
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  • the invention relates to a binaural hearing instrument and an ear piece for a binaural hearing instrument, which allows a broadband wireless data transmission to another binaural hearing instrument.
  • Hearing instruments can be designed for example as hearing aids.
  • a hearing aid is used to supply a hearing-impaired person with acoustic ambient signals that are processed and amplified for compensation or therapy of the respective hearing impairment. It consists in principle of one or more input transducers, of a signal processing device, of an amplification device, and of an output transducer.
  • the input transducer is typically a sound receiver, e.g. a microphone, and / or an electromagnetic receiver, e.g. an induction coil.
  • the output transducer is usually as an electroacoustic transducer, z. As miniature speaker, or as an electromechanical transducer, z.
  • the output transducer generates output signals that are routed to the patient's ear and are intended to produce a hearing sensation in the patient.
  • the amplifier is usually integrated in the signal processing device.
  • the hearing aid is powered by a battery integrated into the hearing aid housing.
  • the essential components of a hearing aid are usually arranged on a printed circuit board as a circuit carrier or connected thereto.
  • Tinnitus maskers are used to treat tinnitus patients. They generate from the respective hearing impairment and depending on the principle of action also dependent on ambient noise acoustic output signals, which can contribute to reducing the perception of disturbing tinnitus or other ear noises.
  • Hearing instruments can also be designed as telephones, mobile phones, headsets, headphones, MP3 players or other telecommunications or consumer electronics systems.
  • hearing instrument is understood to mean both hearing aids and tinnitus maskers, comparable such devices, as well as telecommunications and consumer electronics systems.
  • Hearing instruments in particular hearing aids, are known in various basic types.
  • ITE hearing aids in-the-ear, also IDO or in-the-ear
  • a housing containing all functional components including microphone and receiver is at least partially carried in the ear canal.
  • CIC hearing aids are similar to ITE hearing aids, but are worn fully in the ear canal.
  • a housing with components such as battery and signal processing device is worn behind the ear and a flexible sound tube, also referred to as a tube, directs the acoustic output signals of a receiver from the housing to the ear canal, where often an ear piece is provided on the tube for reliable positioning of the tube end in the ear canal.
  • RIC-BTE hearing aids (receiver-in-canal behind-the-ear) are similar to BTE hearing aids, but the receiver is carried in the ear canal and instead of a sound tube, a flexible earpiece tube conducts electrical signals instead of acoustic signals to the receiver, which is at the front of the earpiece tube attached, usually in a reliable positioning in the ear canal serving ear piece.
  • RIC-BTE hearing aids are often used as so-called open-fit devices, in which the auditory canal remains open for the passage of sound and air to reduce the disturbing occlusion effect.
  • Deep-fit hearing aids deep-ear canal hearing aids
  • CIC hearing aids deep-ear canal hearing aids
  • CIC hearing aids are typically worn in a more distal portion of the external ear canal
  • deep-fit hearing aids are advanced further toward the eardrum (proximal) and are at least partially supported in the inferior portion of the external ear canal.
  • the external portion of the ear canal is a skin-lined canal connecting the pinna to the eardrum.
  • this channel is formed of elastic cartilage.
  • the canal is formed by the temporal bone and thus consists of bone.
  • the course of the ear canal between cartilaginous and bony sections is usually angled in a (second) kink and includes a different angle from person to person.
  • the bony portion of the ear canal is relatively sensitive to pressure and contact.
  • Deep-fit hearing aids are at least partially worn in the delicate bony section of the ear canal.
  • they When advancing into the bony portion of the ear canal, they must also pass the mentioned second kink, which can be difficult depending on the angle.
  • small diameter and tortuous shapes of the ear canal can further complicate advancement.
  • All types of hearing aids have in common that the smallest possible housing or designs are sought in order to increase the comfort, optionally to improve the implantability and possibly to reduce the visibility of the hearing aid for cosmetic reasons. Miniaturization is obviously of particular importance in particular for CIC and deep-fit hearing instruments.
  • Modern binaural hearing instruments exchange control data via an inductive radio system between the right and left hearing instruments.
  • the required data rates increase strongly, albeit acoustic signals or audiological algorithms (eg for beamforming, sidelook etc ...) should be exchanged.
  • a higher data rate requires a larger bandwidth.
  • the bandwidth is one of the main factors influencing the sensitivity of the antenna or the transmission of interference signals.
  • the main problem is the internal noise sources, which increases even more as bandwidth increases.
  • increasing the bandwidth for the same antenna and the same energy requirement would shorten the bridgeable distance.
  • the antenna could be made more efficient, this is normally only achievable by an undesirable increase in the antenna volume.
  • the antenna is typically located in close proximity to the printed circuit board and the handset.
  • the printed circuit board with its electronic components and the handset emit magnetic and electric fields that can severely affect wireless transmission. Therefore, in view of the high packing density and individual placement of printed circuit board, receiver and other components in the hearing instrument shielding of the components is common.
  • the printed circuit board is typically wrapped with a shield box.
  • the handset is typically wrapped with a screen foil or otherwise magnetically sealed.
  • the orientation of the antenna to the listener and to the printed circuit board is crucial for the performance of the transmission system.
  • the antenna is usually mounted on or in the faceplate.
  • the orientation of the antenna may be different for different faceplates of such hearing instruments and is determined statistically from many ear geometries.
  • the actual mounting position and orientation of the antenna and deviations from the calculated optimal alignment (normal distribution maxima) bring large losses compared to the theoretically possible data transmission.
  • FIG. 1 is exemplified a CIC hearing aid according to the prior art shown schematically.
  • the hearing instrument 1 is inserted in a human auditory canal. Shown is the relevant external auditory canal with outer portion 10 and inner portion 11.
  • the proximal portion 10 of the external auditory canal is the more inner, adjacent to the eardrum 12 section.
  • the course of the external auditory canal has a first bend 13 and a narrower second bend 14.
  • the hearing instrument 1 is advanced to the second kink 14. It comprises a housing 2 in whose distal section a signal processing device 3 and an antenna 4 are arranged.
  • the antenna 4 is used for wireless binaural data transmission to a arranged in the other auditory canal of the hearing instrument wearer hearing instrument (not shown in the figure).
  • the antenna 4 is oriented approximately in the direction of the other, not shown, hearing instrument.
  • a receiver 5 and a sound channel 6 for guiding the output signals of the receiver 5 are arranged in the housing 2.
  • Other components have been omitted for the sake of clarity, for example, a power supply, electrical connections and shields to protect the antenna 4 from electromagnetic interference signals of the signal processing device 3 and the handset 5.
  • the housing 2 has schematically a distal portion and a proximal portion, which merge into one another. This is indicated by a dashed line and the letters d (distal) and p (proximal).
  • Hearing instruments of smaller design e.g., IDO, CIC, Deep Fit
  • IDO IDO
  • CIC CIC
  • Deep Fit the energy requirements of data transmission would be disproportionately high in view of the noise problems.
  • the object underlying the invention is to provide a hearing instrument and an ear piece for a hearing instrument that provide a wireless broadband binaural data transmission with high bandwidth and low resource requirements and small size, which are inexpensive and inexpensive to produce.
  • the invention solves this problem by a hearing instrument and an ear piece with the features of the independent claims.
  • a basic idea of the invention consists in a hearing instrument comprising a housing, a signal processing device, a receiver and an antenna for binaural data transmission.
  • the housing is designed so that it can be carried at least partially in an ear canal. It has a distal section, in which the signal processing device and the receiver are arranged, and a spatially separate proximal section, which is closest to the eardrum, in which the antenna is arranged.
  • the antenna is located between the receiver and the sound outlet, so as far as possible proximal in the ear canal. This reduces the distance between the antennas of the two binaural hearing instruments by at least 1-2cm compared to conventional placement. At high data rate (large bandwidth), every little reduction in distance (eg 1-2 cm) results in a large improvement in BER (Bit Error Rate). A shortening of the distance can in turn allow a reduction of the efficiency or the volume of the antenna. It is obvious that the influences of distance and efficiency of the antennas are mutually dependent on the possible transmission bandwidth.
  • the invention ensures a defined minimum distance of the antenna to the listener and to the hybrid, whereby electromagnetic interference on the antenna are minimized from the outset to a minimum.
  • the interference is extremely stable and therefore calculable.
  • it remains largely independent of different signal processing algorithms on the printed circuit board (each configuration or firmware has different interference potential and interference characteristics). Also, no screen films or shield boxes must be installed.
  • the antenna has a passage with a distal and a proximal opening, which is designed as a sound channel, and that the distal opening is connected to an output of the listener.
  • the antenna has a continuous opening, which serves as a sound channel.
  • the opening is advantageously in the middle of the antenna in the sense of a simple construction. If the antenna encloses a ferrite core or a ferrite sleeve or ferrite material in the conventional design, the opening may be surrounded in a structurally simple manner by the ferrite.
  • the combination of antenna and sound channel enables a particularly uncomplicated and space-saving arrangement.
  • the antenna, ferrite and opening are integrated with a particularly small size. It has been shown in practice that the opening through the ferrite material through only minimal losses or performance losses brings with it. This allows this arrangement Antenna, ferrite and opening a particularly small size and at the same time very high performance.
  • a further advantageous development of the basic idea is that the distal and proximal sections together form an IDO housing to be supported in the ear canal.
  • distal and proximal sections are formed separately and connected to each other by an electrical and an acoustic conductor.
  • proximal section comprises a flexible dome or an expansible element by means of which the proximal section can be positioned in the auditory canal.
  • a further advantageous development of the basic idea consists in that the diameter and contour of the proximal section are designed such that the proximal section can be positioned in the region of the second bend or deeper (further proximal) in a human auditory canal.
  • the nature of the antenna and its placement makes it possible to couple auditory instruments of smaller designs, in particular ITE, Deep Fit and CIC to be worn in the auditory canal, in a binaural manner with a high audio bandwidth. At the same time, low energy consumption, lower costs and a high and stable transmission system quality are guaranteed.
  • the antenna is designed to use a volume in the hearing instrument that would otherwise be idle.
  • the antenna is arranged in a volume in the hearing instrument, which is not available for other components, such as the handset, deep in the ear canal.
  • the volume on and after the second kink of the ear canal is usually left unused, as for example a listener too long to pass or get into the 2nd bend.
  • the antenna can be made shorter. Therefore, it is possible to place them in the area of the second bend or lower in the ear canal to use this volume.
  • the increased antenna volume of a more efficiently designed antenna can be at least partially compensated.
  • a further advantageous refinement of the basic concept consists in that the shape of the proximal section and the arrangement of the antenna in the proximal section are adapted to the auditory canal in such a way that the antenna of the hearing instrument inserted into the auditory canal is aligned with the respective other auditory canal of a wearer of the hearing instrument ,
  • the orientation of the antennas is of great influence on the possible transmission bandwidth between binaurally coupled hearing instruments.
  • the antenna is aligned in the direction of the bony area and is located at the intended purpose in the ear canal hearing instrument on the 2nd kink or deeper in the ear canal, so that a part or the entire antenna volume is located in the bony area of the ear canal.
  • the placement of the antenna depends on the shape and / or volume available at the 2nd kink of the ear canal.
  • the placement is set in the rapid-shell manufacturing software to allow the instrument wearer to easily insert and remove the hearing instrument. This is made possible by a deep impression of the ear canal, which includes the spatial information of the direction of the bony area.
  • an ear piece for a hearing instrument which comprises a flexible dome or an expansible element by means of which it can be positioned in the ear canal.
  • an antenna for binaural data transmission is arranged, which has a passage with a distal and a proximal opening, which is formed as a sound channel. The distal opening is adapted to be connected to an output of a listener.
  • the antenna is located between the receiver and the sound outlet, thus as deep as possible proximal to the ear canal. This reduces the distance between the antennas of the two binaural hearing instruments by at least 1-2 cm compared to conventional placement. With a high data rate (large bandwidth), every small reduction in the distance (for example, 1-2 cm) results in a significant improvement in BER (Bit Error Rate). A shortening of the distance can in turn allow a reduction of the efficiency or the volume of the antenna. It is obvious that the influences of distance and efficiency of the antennas are mutually dependent on the possible transmission bandwidth.
  • the antenna core has a through hole that serves as a sound channel.
  • the hole is in the sense of a simple construction advantageously in the middle of the ferrite core, but can also deviate from it.
  • the combination of antenna and sound channel enables a particularly uncomplicated and space-saving arrangement.
  • the invention ensures a defined minimum distance of the antenna to the listener and to the hybrid, whereby electromagnetic interference on the antenna are minimized from the outset to a minimum.
  • the interference is extremely stable and thus calculable.
  • it remains largely independent of different signal processing algorithms on the printed circuit board (each configuration or firmware has different interference potential and interference characteristics). Also, no screen films or shield boxes must be installed.
  • the diameter and contour of the ear piece are designed such that it can be positioned in the region of the second bend or deeper in a human ear canal.
  • the nature of the antenna and its placement makes it possible to couple auditory instruments of smaller designs, in particular ITE, Deep Fit and CIC to be worn in the auditory canal, in a binaural manner with a high audio bandwidth. At the same time, low energy consumption, lower costs and a high and stable transmission system quality are guaranteed.
  • the antenna is designed to use a volume in the hearing instrument that would otherwise be idle.
  • the antenna is arranged in a volume in the hearing instrument, which is not available for other components, such as the handset, deep in the ear canal.
  • the volume at and proximal to the 2nd crease of the ear canal is usually left unused, as, for example, a listener is too long to pass or get into the 2nd crease.
  • the antenna can be made shorter. Therefore, it is possible to place them in the area of the 2nd bend or lower in the ear canal to use this volume.
  • the increased antenna volume of a more efficiently designed antenna can be at least partially compensated.
  • a further advantageous development of the basic idea is that the shape of the ear piece and the arrangement of the antenna in the ear piece are adapted to the ear canal in such a way that the antenna of the ear piece inserted into the ear canal is aligned with the respective other ear canal of a wearer of the earpiece.
  • the orientation of the antennas is of great influence on the possible transmission bandwidth between binaurally coupled hearing instruments.
  • the antenna is aligned according to the direction of the bony area and is located in the ear canal when used as intended hearing instrument in the region of the second bend or deeper in the ear canal, so that a part or the entire antenna volume is located in the bony area of the ear canal.
  • the placement of the antenna depends on the shape and / or volume available at the 2nd cusp of the ear canal and proximally thereof.
  • the placement is set in the rapid-shell manufacturing software to allow the instrument wearer to easily insert and remove the hearing instrument. This is made possible by a deep impression of the ear canal, which includes the spatial information of the direction of the bony area.
  • the invention enables a cost-saving design, since no or less shielding measures are necessary, no special, magnetically tight handsets are needed, and because a simpler production of the hearing instrument is possible because no special influences in the positioning of the antenna are taken into account and no special knowledge of whose assembly is required.
  • FIG. 2 is a CIC hearing aid with proximal antenna according to the invention shown schematically.
  • the hearing instrument 21 is inserted in a human auditory canal.
  • the relevant external auditory canal is shown with distal section 10 and proximal section 11.
  • the course of the external auditory canal has a first bend 13 and a narrower second bend 14.
  • the hearing instrument 21 is advanced into the region of the second bend 14 of the auditory canal. It comprises a housing 22, in whose distal section a signal processing device 23 and a receiver 25 are arranged.
  • the handset 25 is connected on the output side to a sound channel 26.
  • the sound channel 26 directs the output signals of the earphone 25 in the direction of the eardrum 12.
  • Other components, such as a power supply and electrical lines are omitted for clarity.
  • an antenna 24 is arranged.
  • the placement of the antenna 24 in the housing distal to the handset 25 is thus eliminated, so that more flexibility for the arrangement of signal processing device 23, handset 25 and more unrepresented components.
  • the housing may be made smaller distally of the earphone 25, as shown in the figure, in that it has a smaller distal extent compared to the prior art described above, ie, it extends less far toward the ear.
  • the antenna 24 is used for binaural data transmission to a hearing instrument (not shown in the figure) inserted into the other auditory canal of the hearing instrument wearer.
  • the antenna 24 has a distal opening 30, from which a passage leads to a proximal opening 29.
  • the passage from the distal 30 to the proximal opening 29 forms a sound channel.
  • the implementation is thus part of the sound channel 26 and serves to guide output signals of the handset 25 through the antenna 24 therethrough.
  • the antenna 24 is arranged in the region of the second bend 14 or proximally thereof in the external auditory canal. It is shown schematically that the shape of the housing 22 is adapted in this area of the shape of the ear canal or the course of the second bend 14 of the ear canal. It can be seen that due to the relatively narrow second bend 14 in this area no elongated and large components can be arranged, since they can not pass the second kink 14. However, the antenna 24 can be made sufficiently short to fit in here.
  • the housing 22 Due to the exact adaptation of the housing 22 to the region of the second bend 14 results in a spatially stable positioning and orientation of the housing 22 with respect to the second bend 14 and the bony part of the ear canal. As a result, a stable positioning and orientation of the arranged in the housing 22 antenna 24.
  • the antenna 24 is mounted either on the housing 22 or on the sound channel 26 forming the hearing tube.
  • the installation on the hearing tube allows a simpler installation in the housing 22, because only the pre-assembled with antenna 24 hearing tube need to be inserted into the housing 22 custom.
  • both the antenna 24 and the hearing tube would have to be mounted in the housing 22, which is comparatively expensive in view of the limited space available.
  • the antenna 24 could, for example, be inserted into the housing 22 through a proximal opening (not shown in the figure).
  • the antenna 24 is placed closer to the eardrum 12 and thus to the opposite ear or hearing instrument (not shown) than any other element of the hearing instrument 21. This results in a lesser distance to the eardrum 12 compared to the conventional placement of an antenna, wherein the reduction of the distance can be on the order of one to two centimeters. This reduction in the distance to the opposite ear or hearing instrument greatly benefits the quality of the binaural data transmission, in particular the bandwidth.
  • the antenna 24 is placed in the housing 22 spatially separated from the further arranged therein components, the spatial separation is in the range of the dashed line.
  • FIG. 3 a variant of a hearing instrument with two-part housing and proximal antenna 14 is shown schematically.
  • the hearing instrument 31 has a distal housing section 38, in which a signal processing device 33 and a receiver 35 are arranged. As has been previously to dispense with the presentation of other components for clarity.
  • the distal housing section 38 is connected to a proximal housing section 37 by an electrical and acoustic line 41.
  • an electrical and acoustic line 41 In the region of the proximal housing section 14, in other words in the region of the second bend 14 of the external auditory canal, considerably less space is available. Therefore, only a minimum of electrical components of the hearing instrument 31 is arranged in the proximal housing section 37 positioned here.
  • the antenna 34 has a passage with a distal opening 40 and proximal opening 39 through which a sound channel 36 passes.
  • the sound channel 36 is used together with the line 41 to conduct output signals of the listener 35 through the antenna 34 through to the eardrum 12 out.
  • the illustrated two-part housing variant serves to significantly increase the distance between antenna 34 and the other electrical components, which are arranged substantially in the distal housing section 38. As a result, electrical and magnetic interference of the other components are reduced to the antenna 34 to a minimum.
  • the antenna 34 is arranged as close as possible to the eardrum 12 and thus also to the opposite hearing instrument of a binaural hearing system (not shown in the figure).
  • the shortening of the distance between the two hearing instruments of the binaural hearing system benefits the bandwidth of the binaural transmission system.
  • FIG. 4 is an earpiece with balloon and proximal antenna shown schematically.
  • An electrical line 51 serves to control a receiver 45 arranged in the earpiece 47 as well as the antenna 44 arranged in the earpiece 47.
  • the antenna 44 is proximal to the receiver 45 in the region of the second bend 14 or placed deeper in the external auditory canal. It is arranged in the earpiece 47 with a spatial separation from the earphone 45.
  • Output signals of the earphone 45 are passed through a sound channel 47 through the antenna 44 to the eardrum 12.
  • the antenna 44 has a passage with a distal opening 50 and proximal opening 49, with which the earphone 45 is connected through the sound channel 46.
  • a balloon 52 is expandable as needed to position the earpiece 47 in the ear canal.
  • the balloon 52 can be compressed or deflated.
  • a pump mechanism not shown in the figure for the sake of clarity is responsible.
  • the illustrated earpiece 47 can be used, for example, in a two-part housing as described above or used in a BTE hearing instrument.
  • an earpiece 57 is shown schematically.
  • An electrical and acoustic line 61 serves to supply acoustic signals generated by an unillustrated listener and to provide control signals to an antenna 54.
  • Acoustic signals pass through a distal opening 60 and through the antenna to the proximal thereof Opened 59, and thus reach the eardrum of an ear canal (not shown) into which the earpiece 57 can be inserted.
  • the earpiece 57 has a flexible dome 62, by means of which it can be positioned in an ear canal. In this way, the antenna 54 can be placed in the auditory canal at a considerable distance from other electrical components of a hearing instrument, for example a BTE hearing instrument, and as far as possible proximally.

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