EP0941014A2 - Système d'appareil auditif avec deux prothèses auditives et méthode de fonctionnement d'un tel système auditif - Google Patents

Système d'appareil auditif avec deux prothèses auditives et méthode de fonctionnement d'un tel système auditif Download PDF

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EP0941014A2
EP0941014A2 EP99103207A EP99103207A EP0941014A2 EP 0941014 A2 EP0941014 A2 EP 0941014A2 EP 99103207 A EP99103207 A EP 99103207A EP 99103207 A EP99103207 A EP 99103207A EP 0941014 A2 EP0941014 A2 EP 0941014A2
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Inga Dr. Holube
Wolfram Dipl.-Ing. Meyer
Kunibert Dipl.-Ing. Husung
Anton Dipl.-Ing. Gebert
Gerhard Dipl.-Ing. Sporer
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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
    • H04R25/55—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception using an external connection, either wireless or wired
    • H04R25/552—Binaural
    • 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
    • H04R25/50—Customised settings for obtaining desired overall acoustical characteristics
    • H04R25/505—Customised settings for obtaining desired overall acoustical characteristics using digital signal processing
    • 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
    • H04R25/55—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception using an external connection, either wireless or wired
    • H04R25/554—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception using an external connection, either wireless or wired using a wireless connection, e.g. between microphone and amplifier or using Tcoils

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  • the invention relates to a hearing aid system for binaural Supply with two hearing aids, with microphones, signal processing units, Earphones and controls, being A signal exchange is provided between the hearing aids is.
  • the invention further relates to a method for operating a such hearing aid system.
  • a hearing aid system of this type is known from DE 23 60 342 C2 known.
  • each a microphone, a handset and a signal processing unit have one of the hearing aids the handset exchanged for an induction coil.
  • the other of the two hearing aids is also an induction coil provided for reception with the auditory coil of the first hearing aid. This means that there is between the two hearing aids the hearing aid system a wireless connection to Exchange of signals.
  • DE 43 27 901 C1 describes a hearing aid system with two hearing aids and a control unit that is spatially separate from these known. Between the hearing aids and the control unit there is a wireless connection for the exchange of Audio signals.
  • a hearing aid device is described in DE 19 38 381 A1, where the volume control by means of a wireless remote control.
  • Known hearing aid systems with two hearing aids in which a signal exchange between the two hearing aids is provided has the disadvantage that it is for customization of the hearing aid system, for example with regard to the Volume control or the choice of hearing program, a separate one Operation of both hearing aids is required. Will one Remote control used on both hearing aids alike works, it is disadvantageous because it is always carried must become.
  • the hearing aids also include the known hearing aid systems complex signal processing units.
  • the object of the present invention is a hearing aid system of the type mentioned above with regard to his hearing aids to simplify and a procedure for operating a to specify such hearing aid system.
  • this object is achieved in that at least one control element to adapt one Hearing aid device generates control signals to the second hearing aid device are transferable and a simultaneous adaptation of the both hearing aids through these control signals and the hearing aid's own Signal processing units is provided. According to the invention, this becomes a significant simplification in the operation and / or equipment of the hearing aid system reached.
  • Control elements for adapting the one hearing aid device Control signals transmitted to the second hearing aid and the two hearing aids are through these control signals and the hearing aid's own signal processing units simultaneously customizable.
  • Known controls for hearing aids are for example; On-off switch, input selector switch for microphone or audio coil, gain control, sound panel, microphone switch or program selector.
  • the controls allow the adaptation of the hearing aids to the need. They can be incremental (e.g. switches) or continuous (e.g. actuator resistances).
  • the invention realizes the function of a remote control, but avoids their disadvantages, since the transmitter unit with im Hearing aid is integrated.
  • the invention has the advantage that no separate remote control has to be carried. For It is sufficient to adapt the two hearing aids to one of the two To operate hearing aids. This is particularly the case with Switching to another hearing program is an advantage. With conventional Hearing aid systems it can happen that one of the both devices are operated in the wrong hearing program. Especially This has a disadvantageous effect if, e.g. the one Device with directional microphone and the other operated omnidirectionally becomes. This could result in total disorientation.
  • a hearing aid system according to the invention enables simultaneous Switching over both devices and thus avoids the disadvantages conventional solutions.
  • the hearing aid system comprises two hearing aids regarding their controls match and differ from conventional hearing aids distinguish in that at least one of the controls a transmission of the by pressing generated control signals to the other hearing aid.
  • Another variant of the invention provides the controls to be divided at least partially between the two hearing aids. The result of this is that not every type of Controls are present on each of the hearing aids and overall less space required for the attachment of Controls are required, leaving the remaining Controls are designed accordingly larger or, if unchanged Size of the controls, the housing of the hearing aids can be reduced accordingly.
  • a particularly preferred variant of the invention provides that a volume control is available for both hearing aids is no signal exchange when actuated comes according to the invention, so that the gain can be set separately for both hearing aids, what a different hearing loss of the two ears one Hearing aid wearer takes into account.
  • Other controls such as the input selector switch for microphone or Hearing coil, tone control or program selector switch distributed to both hearing aids according to the invention. The Operation of one of the latter controls leads thus for a simultaneous adaptation of both hearing aids.
  • Another embodiment of the invention provides all Attach controls to only one of the two hearing aids, which leads to a very inexpensive variant and a very small one for the hearing aid without controls Design enables.
  • Another variant of the hearing aid system according to the invention provides that at least some of the controls There is a choice of whether these controls are activated the other hearing aid is adapted.
  • Such settings can, for example, at Programming of the hearing aid system can be set. This increases the number of possible uses for hearing aid systems according to the invention while reducing the Device variants.
  • one and the same hearing aid with a hearing aid wearer hearing loss equally pronounced on both sides the volume control only on one of the two Hearing aid wants to change and this change then affects both hearing aids equally.
  • the same hearing aid can also be used for one Hearing aid wearers with varying degrees of hearing loss be used, the volume of both devices individually wishes to adjust.
  • a hearing aid system to simplify its hearing aids is further characterized in that only one of the two Hearing aid devices has means for signal processing, which from the microphone of this hearing aid and from the microphone of the second hearing aid received and to the first hearing aid Process transmitted audio signals, and being processed Audio signals to your own listener or after a transmission processed audio signals to the second hearing aid these can be fed to the listener of the second hearing aid device are.
  • the invention are in such a hearing aid system Hearing aids with simplified signal processing units usable.
  • the processing of the microphones of both hearing aids recorded audio signals in only one signal processing unit offers one of the two in addition to the smaller size Hearing aids have other advantages. So let through the joint processing of both hearing aids audio signals recorded spatial hearing and suppression of noise significantly improve. About that is also due to the elimination of a signal processing unit Cost savings are also possible in one of the hearing aids.
  • the outer structure of the hearing aid in question can correspondingly smaller and lighter and also run the power consumption decreases, which increases the capacity and thus the Size of the voltage source can be adjusted accordingly.
  • the received by the respective microphones of the hearing aids Audio signals first have a signal preprocessing before be supplied to a common signal processing unit.
  • This signal preprocessing includes, for example AD conversion with bandpass filtering.
  • This signal post-processing includes, for example, a DA conversion and Reinforcement.
  • the desire for the smallest possible construction of the hearing aids can best be realized according to the invention by that the majority of the controls of the hearing aid system is not arranged on the hearing aid, which the means for signal processing from both microphones received audio signals. Because with this hearing aid the remaining signal processing unit opposite the signal processing unit of the other hearing aid is much smaller and less powerful, less space is required for this. As a further consequence the energy consumption of this hearing aid is also significant reduced, whereby the voltage source is dimensioned correspondingly smaller can be. These effects increase the Space required for the larger number of controls on this Hearing aid compensated. Overall, the Reduce the size of both hearing aids.
  • the invention is particularly simple and inexpensive the exchange of audio and / or control signals via on means of transmission for each of the hearing aids and / or receiving these signals in connection with one each Telephone coil, as used in conventional hearing aids for inductive Magnetic useful signals already recorded is. This means that the expense of additional components Execution of the invention limited to a minimum.
  • the telephone coils for wireless programming or remote control of the hearing aids.
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic representation of a hearing aid system with two hearing aids 1 and 1 '. Both hearing aids each have a microphone 2, 2 ', a signal processing unit 3, 3 ', and a receiver 4, 4'. Furthermore, on Hearing aid 1, the controls 5 and 6 are arranged.
  • the Control element 5 comprises a button 12, which makes it possible choose between different hearing programs. Stand For example, three hearing programs to choose from Press the key to switch to the next program. A possible switching sequence of programs 1 to 3 would be 1-2-3-1.
  • the control signal 7 generated by actuation of button 12 is sent to the signal processing unit in analog or digital form 3 forwarded. In addition, the control signal 7 also led to the transmitting and / or receiving unit 9.
  • the control element 6 is used for volume control.
  • control signal 8 is also here to the signal processing unit 3 and the transmission and / or Received unit 9 forwarded. In contrast to Control element 5, however, is forwarded to Transmitting and / or receiving unit 9 via the programmable Switch 16. Programming of switch 16 takes place via the control signal 8. For sending and / or receiving the electromagnetic Useful signals 15 and the electromagnetic Control signals are used by the telephone coil 13. By opening and Closing the switch 16 can determine whether the Volume adjustment from one hearing aid to another is transmitted.
  • control element 5 While in the hearing aid 1, the control element 5 as a program selection switch serves and has a key switch 12, the control element 5 'in the hearing aid 1' serves as an input selector switch for microphone or audio coil and points to this a slide switch 11 'with two stable end positions on. That generated by operating the control element 5 ' Control signal 7 'becomes the signal processing unit 3' and routed to the transmitting and / or receiving unit 9 '. About the Transmitting and / or receiving unit 9 'and the telephone coil 13' the control signal 7 'from the hearing aid 1' to the hearing aid 1 transferred. There it is over the telephone coil 13 and the transmitting and / or receiving unit 9 as control signal 14 fed to the signal processing unit 3.
  • control signal 7 of the hearing aid 1 via the transmitting and / or Receiver unit 9 and the telephone coil 13 to the hearing aid 1 'transmitted and there over the telephone coil 13' and Transmitting and / or receiving unit 9 'as a control signal 14' Signal processing unit 3 'supplied.
  • the hearing aid system according to the invention from the embodiment described above in the frame deviate from the invention.
  • any Selection and division of control elements possible.
  • the Signal routing does not necessarily have to be with the embodiment to match.
  • the settings all controls of a hearing aid in a common Memory are merged and the setting parameters one hearing aid in its entirety to the second Hearing aid can be transmitted.
  • the signal transmission also not via the two telephone coils 13 and 13 ' done, but it is any way of signal transmission, for example wired.
  • FIG. 2 is roughly schematic Representation of the course of the audio signals through a hearing aid system shown according to the invention, wherein between the two hearing aids 1 and 1 'a transmission of audio signals is provided.
  • the audio signals picked up by the microphone 2 of the hearing aid 1 are provided by means 22 for preprocessing audio signals, for example AD conversion with bandpass filtering, transmitted as audio signals 20 to the hearing aid 1 '. There they are recorded together with those of the microphone 2 ' and by means 22 'for preprocessing audio signals preprocessed audio signals of the hearing aid 1 'from Processed means 19 for processing audio signals.
  • preprocessing audio signals for example AD conversion with bandpass filtering
  • the hearing aid 1 concerned processed audio signals 21 to the Hearing aid 1 transmitted and there by means 23 for post-processing of audio signals, for example DA conversion and amplification, post-processed and forwarded to the listener 4.
  • the illustrated embodiment only serves the principle Clarification of the invention and includes a variety of variants. This can be the case with the hearing aids shown are single or multi-channel devices, the signal processing can be done in an analog or digital way, etc. The signal processing also leaves a multitude of variations to. It is essential for the invention that part of the Signal processing in only one of the two hearing aids is possible and the other hearing aid is accordingly is simpler.
  • FIGS. 3 and 4 show a possible external view of the hearing aid devices 1 and 1 'shown.
  • On the hearing aid 1 there is an amplification controller 10 and a program selection button 12 attached.
  • the hearing aid 1 ' has an amplification controller 10 'and a slide switch 11' for switching between Microphone and audio coil on.

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