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Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2025

Filed:

Jan. 19, 2023
Applicant:

Starkey Laboratories, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);

Inventors:

Vladimir Maligin, Tel Aviv, IL;

Nitzan Bornstein, Tel Aviv, IL;

Assignee:

Starkey Laboratories, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/22 (2006.01); G08B 3/10 (2006.01); G08B 21/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/223 (2013.01); G08B 3/10 (2013.01); G08B 21/182 (2013.01);
Abstract

Disclosed herein, among other things, are systems and methods for humidity detection for hearing device applications. A method includes calculating a capacitance between a terminal of a processor within a housing of an ear-wearable device and a designated ground plane within the housing. A temperature measurement is obtained from a sensor within the housing, and a humidity level is determined within the housing using the calculated capacitance and the obtained temperature measurement. The determined humidity level is compared to one or more predetermined humidity trigger levels, and a notification is sent to a wearer of the ear-wearable device conditioned on the comparison.


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