Gn Hearing A/s

Gn Resound A/s

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Aalbert De Vries

Joris Kraak

Alexander Ypma

Andrew Dittberner

Karl-Fredrik Johan Gran

Almer Jacob Van Den Berg

Marcus Gerardus Hermanus Cox

Erik Cornelis Diederik Van Der Werf

Rob Anton Jurjen De Vries

Tanya Ignatenko

Kirill Kondrashov

Arne Leijon

Joseph Renier Gerardus Maria Leenen

Job Geurts

Mojtaba Farmani

Gert Hoey Jakobsen

Svante Sten Johan Stadler

Tjeerd Maarten Hein Dijkstra

Andrew Burke Dittberner

Gert Høy Jakobsen

Joseph Renier Gerardus M Leenen

Hearing system, accessory device, agent and method for situated design of a hearing algorithm of a hearing device is disclosed, the method comprising initializing a model comprising a parameterized objective function; providing one or more operating parameters indicative of the hearing algorithm to the hearing device; obtaining operating data comprising corresponding input data and output data of the hearing device; obtaining evaluation data indicative of user evaluation of the output data; determining one or more updated operating parameters based on the model, the operating data and the evaluation data; and providing the updated operating parameters to the hearing device.

Hearing system, accessory device and related method for situated design of hearing algorithms

A method for updating a user model and fitting agent for a hearing device system is disclosed, the hearing device system comprising a hearing device worn by a hearing device user, wherein the fitting agent comprises one or more processors configured to initialize a user model comprising a plurality of user preference functions and associated user response distributions, wherein each user preference function is associated with an environment; obtain environment data indicative of a present environment; obtain a test setting comprising a primary test setting and a secondary test setting for the hearing device; present the test setting to the hearing device user; obtain a user input of a preferred test setting indicative of a preference for either the primary test setting or the secondary test setting; and update the user model based on hearing device parameters of the preferred test setting and the environment data.

Fitting agent for a hearing device and method for updating a multi-environment user model

A hearing aid system is provided that facilitates adjustment of signal processing parameters &#x3b8; of the hearing aid system with minimum user intervention, wherein the hearing aid system is capable of calculating signal processing parameters &#x3b8; for evaluation of the user when the user has entered an input, e.g. using a smartwatch, to this effect. The evaluation takes place for a certain time period and in the event that the user has entered a consent input indicating that he or she is pleased with the set &#x3b8; of signal processing parameters under evaluation, the hearing aid system continues processing with those signal processing parameters; and if the user is not pleased with the signal processing parameters &#x3b8; under evaluation, the hearing aid system calculates another set {circumflex over (&#x3b8;)} of signal processing parameters for evaluation of the user.

Automated scanning for hearing aid parameters

A method includes: initializing a model comprising a parameterized objective function based on first and second assumption on the objective function; obtaining an initial test setting; assigning the initial test setting as a primary test setting; obtaining a secondary test setting based on the model; outputting a primary test signal according to the primary test setting; outputting a secondary test signal according to the secondary test setting; obtaining a user input of a preferred test setting indicative of a preference for either the primary test setting or the secondary test setting; updating the model based on the primary test setting, the secondary test setting, and the preferred test setting; and in accordance with a determination that a tuning criterion is satisfied, updating at least one of hearing device parameters of a hearing device based on hearing device parameter(s) of the preferred test setting.

Hearing device and method for tuning hearing device par

Hearing device and method for tuning hearing device parameters

A new hearing aid system is provided that facilitates determination of listening performance of a user of the hearing aid system and adjustment of a hearing aid for improved listening performance.

Performance based in situ optimization of hearing aids

A method includes: processing the digital audio input signal to generate M delayed digital audio signal samples; converting the delayed digital audio signal samples to frequency domain representation in N number of frequency bands to compute respective signal spectrum values; determining respective signal level estimates; computing respective frequency domain gain coefficients based on the respective signal level estimates and band gain laws; transforming the frequency domain gain coefficients to time domain representation to produce M time-varying filter coefficients of a processing filter; convolving the M delayed digital audio signal samples with the time-varying filter coefficients to produce the processed digital output signal; and updating the delayed digital audio signal samples in accordance with a sample-by-sample or a predetermined block rate; wherein two of the signal spectrum values for at least two of the frequency bands are updated at different rates; and wherein M and N are positive integer numbers.

Multi-band signal processor for digital audio signals

A hearing aid includes: an input transducer for provision of an audio signal in response to sound; a hearing loss model for calculation of a hearing loss as a function of a signal level of the audio signal; and a probabilistic hearing loss compensator that is configured to process the audio signal into a hearing loss compensated audio signal in such a way that the hearing loss is restored to normal hearing in accordance with the hearing loss model.

Hearing aid with probabilistic hearing loss compensation

A new hearing aid system is provided that includes geographical position and user feedback in determining the category of the sound environment for automatic adjustment of signal processing parameters.

Learning hearing aid

A system for establishing a hearing ability model of a hearing ability of a person, includes a data storage configured to store a representation of a distribution of a hearing ability of a population of individuals, and a processor configured to establish a hearing ability model representing a hearing ability of the person based at least in part on (i) information regarding a person's response to a stimulus of a hearing evaluation event, and (ii) the representation of the distribution of the hearing ability of the population.

Efficient evaluation of hearing ability

In a hearing aid with a signal processor for signal processing in accordance with selected values of a set of parameters &#x398;, a method of automatic adjustment of a set z of the signal processing parameters &#x398;, using a set of learning parameters &#x3b8; of the signal processing parameters &#x398; is provided, wherein the method includes extracting signal features u of a signal in the hearing aid, recording a measure r of an adjustment e made by the user of the hearing aid, modifying z by the equation z=u&#x3b8;+r, and absorbing the user adjustment e in &#x3b8; by the equation &#x3b8;=&#x3a6;(u,r)+&#x3b8;, wherein &#x3b8;is the new values of the learning parameter set &#x3b8;, &#x3b8;is the previous values of the learning parameter set &#x3b8;, and &#x3a6; is a function of the signal features u and the recorded adjustment measure r.

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Aalbert De Vries