Own voice detection in hearing instrument devices

A hearing device configured to detect own voice, the device comprising:

• two or more microphones configured to detect a voice;
• and
• a motion detection device or component, wherein the two or more microphones and the motion detection device or component are included in a housing of the hearing device;
• wherein the hearing device is configured to determine the direction of arrival (DOA) of the voice detected by the microphones of the hearing device;
• wherein the hearing device is configured to determine whether there is movement of the hearing device using the motion detection device or component indicative of movement of a head of a user;
• and
• wherein, if it is determined that (1) the DOA of the voice detected by the microphones of the hearing device is from the front of a user of the hearing device and said detected voice remains stable, and (2) there is movement detected by the motion detection device or component, the hearing device is configured to conclude that the voice detected by the hearing device is own voice.

A hearing device configured to detect own voice, the device comprising:

• two or more microphones configured to detect a voice;
• and
• a motion detection device or component;
• wherein the two or more microphones and the motion detection device or component are included as part of the hearing device;
• wherein the hearing device is configured to determine the direction of arrival (DOA) of the voice detected by the two or more microphones;
• wherein the hearing device is configured to determine whether there is movement of the hearing device using the motion detection device or component, wherein determining whether there is movement of the hearing device comprises determining whether there is movement of a head of a user;
• and
• wherein, if it is determined that (1) the DOA of the voice detected by the hearing device is from the front of a user of the hearing device, and (2) there is movement detected by the motion detection device or component, the hearing device is configured to conclude that the voice detected by the hearing device is own voice.