WO2013057880A1 - Dispositif d'adaptation d'aide auditive - Google Patents

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WO2013057880A1
WO2013057880A1 PCT/JP2012/006126 JP2012006126W WO2013057880A1 WO 2013057880 A1 WO2013057880 A1 WO 2013057880A1 JP 2012006126 W JP2012006126 W JP 2012006126W WO 2013057880 A1 WO2013057880 A1 WO 2013057880A1
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誠 西崎
良明 高木
野口　栄治
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
    • H04R25/70—Adaptation of deaf aid to hearing loss, e.g. initial electronic fitting
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    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R2225/00—Details of deaf aids covered by H04R25/00, not provided for in any of its subgroups
    • H04R2225/55—Communication between hearing aids and external devices via a network for data exchange

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  • the present invention relates to a hearing aid fitting device that performs fitting processing of a hearing aid.
  • a conventional hearing aid fitting device includes an input unit, a control unit connected to the input unit, an adjustment value memory connected to the control unit, and a display unit.
  • wizard adjustment is widely used as a method for making adjustments easily while taking communication about how the adjuster and the hearing-impaired person hear, rather than automating the hearing aid fitting process.
  • hearing problems appealed from hearing-impaired people at the time of fitting are hierarchized in advance, and the adjustment method for each problem is made into a database. By this, just searching the database from the complaints obtained at the time of fitting Can be adjusted easily.
  • the wizard adjustment does not consider the hearing ability of the hearing impaired person using the hearing aid, that is, the degree of hearing loss. For this reason, when the change in the parameter due to the wizard adjustment is set to an appropriate state for a person with mild hearing loss, it becomes too dramatic for an advanced hearing impaired person and cannot be adjusted appropriately.
  • the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problem, and an object thereof is to provide a hearing aid fitting device that can efficiently perform a fitting process regardless of the degree of hearing loss.
  • the hearing aid fitting apparatus of the present invention includes a wizard adjustment input unit, a control unit, an adjustment value memory, a wizard database, and a hearing loss determination unit.
  • the wizard adjustment input unit receives the hearing instruction of the deaf person and an adjustment instruction using the wizard adjustment.
  • the control unit is connected to the wizard adjustment input unit.
  • the adjustment value memory is connected to the control unit and stores hearing data and adjustment values.
  • the wizard database is connected to the control unit and stores parameter information used when performing wizard adjustment corresponding to a plurality of hierarchies.
  • the hearing loss determination unit is connected to the control unit and determines the hearing loss based on the hearing data. Then, the control unit changes the value of the parameter information selected from the wizard database based on the hearing loss determined by the hearing loss determination unit. (The invention's effect) According to the present invention, since an appropriate parameter can be changed in accordance with the degree of hearing loss of a user who uses a hearing aid, the fitting process can be shortened.
  • FIG. 1 The perspective view explaining the fitting process by the hearing aid fitting apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention.
  • the control block diagram of the hearing aid fitting apparatus of FIG. Explanatory drawing of the wizard of the hearing aid fitting apparatus of FIG.
  • movement flowchart of the hearing aid fitting apparatus of FIG. Explanatory drawing of average hearing ability calculation by the hearing aid fitting apparatus of FIG.
  • the fitting device (hearing aid fitting device) 4 of the present embodiment is a device that performs fitting processing of the hearing aid 1, and includes an input unit (wizard adjustment input unit) 6 and a display unit 5. Yes.
  • the fitting device 4 is connected to the hearing aid 1 via the connection box 3.
  • the hearing aid 1 is prepared separately for the left ear and the right ear of the user 2, but FIG. 1 shows a hearing aid for the right ear as one of them.
  • the adjuster performs operations such as changing parameters through the input unit 6 to set the hearing aid 1.
  • FIG. 2 shows a control block in a state in which the fitting device 4 and the hearing aid 1 are connected via the connection box 3.
  • the hearing aid 1 includes a microphone 7, an A / D converter 8, a hearing aid processing unit 9, a D / A converter 10, a receiver 11, and an adjustment value data storage unit 12.
  • the microphone 7 acquires sound information.
  • the A / D converter 8 converts the sound information acquired by the microphone 7 from an analog signal to a digital signal and transmits the converted signal to the hearing aid processing unit 9.
  • the hearing aid processing unit 9 performs hearing aid processing on the digital signal received from the A / D converter 8.
  • the D / A converter 10 converts the digital signal received from the hearing aid processing unit 9 into an analog signal and outputs the analog signal.
  • the receiver 11 outputs the analog signal output from the D / A converter 10 to the ear of the user 2.
  • the adjustment value data storage unit 12 stores information on hearing aid parameters used in the hearing aid processing unit 9. (Hearing aid fitting device 4) As shown in FIG. 2, the hearing aid fitting device 4 includes a display unit 5, an input unit 6, a control unit 13, an adjustment value memory 14, a hearing loss determination unit 15, and a wizard DB 16.
  • the input unit 6 receives the hearing ability of the hearing impaired person, adjustment instructions using wizard adjustment, and the like.
  • the display unit 5 displays an adjustment screen of the hearing aid 1 as shown in FIG.
  • the adjustment value memory 14 stores hearing data and adjustment values.
  • the hearing loss determination unit 15 determines the hearing loss level of the deaf person determined based on the hearing data.
  • the wizard DB 16 stores parameter information used when performing wizard adjustment.
  • FIG. 4 shows an example of the wizard DB 16.
  • menus displayed in the first layer menus displayed in the second layer, menus displayed in the third layer, adjustment parameters corresponding to the menu selected in the third layer, and the respective items are attached.
  • Management number is stored.
  • the adjustment parameter defines the frequency region to be adjusted and whether to increase or decrease the gain in the frequency region, and the adjustment range is not stored (the adjustment parameter column in FIG. 5 is marked with a circle). ing).
  • connection box 3 has a hearing aid writing unit 17 and a hearing aid reading unit 18.
  • the hearing aid writing unit 17 receives an instruction to write a new parameter to the hearing aid 1 via the input unit 6, the hearing aid writing unit 17 stores the new parameter in the adjustment value data storage unit 12 of the hearing aid 1 via the control unit 13.
  • the hearing aid 1 uses the A / D converter 8, the hearing aid processing unit 9, the D / A converter 10, the sound information obtained by the microphone 7 based on the parameter, By supplying to the receiver 11, it is provided to the user 2.
  • the hearing aid reading unit 18 reads the parameters stored in the adjustment value data storage unit 12 when the user 2 visits the store where the fitting device 4 is installed for readjustment and the like. Has the function to provide. ⁇ Wizard function> Here, the wizard function employed by the hearing aid fitting device 4 of the present embodiment will be described.
  • the wizard function has a hierarchy of tasks that are appealed from the hearing-impaired person at the time of fitting and adjustment methods for each task, and the database is based on dissatisfaction with the hearing that is obtained from the hearing-impaired person at the time of fitting the hearing aid 1.
  • This is an adjustment method that can easily identify a problem and make adjustments by simply following the hierarchy.
  • a solution for an appeal such as “sound is low” is not uniquely determined, and a plurality of solutions can be considered. For this reason, as a result of tracing the database, the coordinator needs to select and use an appropriate adjustment method from the plurality of solutions presented in the last hierarchy according to the time.
  • the problem and its solution are identified by following the hierarchical menu presented by the hearing aid fitting device. To go. First, the coordinator should select the appropriate one from the choices of hearing, such as “large”, “small”, “unclear”, “kinky”, and “unnatural sound” presented as the first hierarchy. select.
  • the second hierarchy is “Sound is low”, “Small female voice”, “Small male voice”, “ More detailed options such as “voice is low” and “small sound is low” are presented, and the coordinator selects an appropriate option.
  • adjustment contents such as “increase the gain of the audio band”, “increase the gain of all frequencies”, “increase the frequency of the low frequency” as the third layer The choices are presented.
  • the hearing loss determination unit 15 specifies the hearing loss based on the obtained hearing data.
  • the hearing level perceived at a frequency band of 500 Hz is set to A, and the hearing level perceived at 1 KHz is set.
  • the hearing level perceived at B and 2 KHz is C
  • the average hearing level is calculated by the following formula (1).
  • Average hearing level (A + B + C) / 3 (1) If the average hearing level calculated by the relational expression (1) is in the range of 26 to 39 dB, it is specified as mild hearing loss, if it is in the range of 40 to 69 dB, it is specified as moderate hearing loss, and if it is 70 dB or more, it is specified as high hearing loss.
  • the adjustment range of the adjustment parameter stored in the wizard DB 16 is, for example, 5 dB for mild hearing loss, 3 dB for moderate hearing loss, and 1 dB for high hearing loss. It is. Because a normal hearing person notices a change in sound, a difference of about 5 dB is empirically required, and in the case of a highly deaf person, a change in sound of 1 dB may be said to have changed greatly. It is desirable to set as described above.
  • FIG. 6 shows the hearing characteristic of the user 2 obtained by the initial fitting.
  • 500 Hz is 30 dBHL
  • 1 KHz is 35 dBHL
  • 2 KHz is 40 dBHL.
  • (30 + 35 + 40) / 3 35 dBHL It becomes.
  • an initial fitting parameter is obtained by a well-known fitting theory such as IHAFF and stored in the adjustment value memory 14.
  • the user 2 confirms the audibility. If the user 2 is satisfied with the adjustment, the process moves to STEP8 and the adjustment is finished. On the other hand, if the user 2 is not satisfied with the adjustment, the process proceeds to STEP 6 wizard adjustment.
  • the wizard adjustment step further includes STEP 6-1 to STEP 6-4.
  • the adjuster selects “increase the gain of the voice band”, in STEP 6-4, the parameter is written into the hearing aid, and the adjuster asks the user 2 to confirm it.
  • the apply button 22 is pressed. As a result, adjustment is performed to increase the gain of the frequency band corresponding to the audio band, and the adjustment is written to the hearing aid.
  • the adjustment parameter of No. 6-1 shown in FIG. 4 which is an item corresponding to the solution “increase the gain of the voice band” in the wizard DB 16 as “the voice is low”. Increase the gain of 500Hz, 1KHz, and 2KHz.
  • the adjustment width is controlled by the control unit 13 in accordance with the hearing loss calculated in the step of calculating the hearing loss of SETP3, and the gains of 500 Hz, 1 KHz, and 2 KHz are increased by 5 dB, respectively.
  • the adjustment range is determined according to the degree of hearing loss and the parameter is changed.
  • step 7 the wizard adjustment is confirmed.
  • the process ends at STEP 8, and if not, the wizard adjustment of STEP 6 is performed again.
  • the wizard adjustment method provided in the hearing aid fitting device 4 of the present embodiment, in the case of a mildly deaf person who is difficult to perceive the difference with a small adjustment width, the adjustment width is increased, In the case of a highly deaf person who is perceived as a large change with a small adjustment range, the adjustment effect can be effectively confirmed by reducing the adjustment range.
  • the efficiency of the fitting work can be improved and the fitting time can be shortened. Moreover, it has a suitable effect
  • the method of not storing the parameter adjustment width in the wizard DB 16 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this.
  • a plurality of wizard databases storing parameter adjustment ranges may be stored in advance according to the degree of hearing loss.
  • the fitting work can be made more efficient and the fitting work time can be shortened regardless of the degree of hearing loss of the user.

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L'invention a trait à un dispositif d'adaptation d'aide auditive comprenant une unité d'entrée de réglage à assistant (6), une unité de commande (13) connectée à ladite unité d'entrée de réglage à assistant (6), une mémoire de valeurs de réglage (14) connectée à ladite unité de commande (13), et une base de données d'assistants (16). Une unité de détermination de déficience auditive (15) est connectée à l'unité de commande (13). En fonction du degré de déficience auditive déterminé par ladite unité de détermination de déficience auditive (15), l'unité de commande (13) change la valeur d'un paramètre sélectionné dans la base de données d'assistants (16).
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