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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2017
Starkey Laboratories, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Christophe D. Micheyl, Saint Genis Laval, FR;
Sridhar Kalluri, El Cerrito, CA (US);
Starkey Laboratories, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein, among other things, are apparatus and methods for automated assessment and adjustment of tinnitus-masker impact on speech intelligibility during fitting. In various embodiments, a method of fitting a tinnitus-masker device for a patient is provided. The method includes using a speech intelligibility model to predict impact of therapy provided by the tinnitus-maker device on speech understanding of the patient. A parameter of the tinnitus-masker device is automatically adjusted during fitting to reduce the impact of the therapy provided by the tinnitus-maker device on speech understanding of the patient, according to various embodiments.