Hearing aid and method for use of same

A hearing aid for a patient, the hearing aid comprising:

• a body including an electronic signal processor, a microphone, and a speaker housed therein, a signaling architecture communicatively interconnecting the microphone to the electronic signal processor and the electronic signal processor to the speaker;
• a transceiver communicatively interconnected to the signaling architecture communicatively, the transceiver being configured to provide a pairing with a proximate smart device;
• the electronic signal processor being programmed with a qualified sound range, the qualified sound range being a range of sound corresponding to a preferred hearing range of an ear of the patient modified with a subjective assessment of sound quality according to the patient;
• the electronic signal processor being programmed with a tinnitus frequency, the tinnitus frequency being a range of sound corresponding to a sensation of tinnitus in the ear of the patient;
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• the electronic signal processor including memory accessible to a processor, the memory including processor-executable instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to:
• receive an input analog signal from the microphone,
• convert the input analog signal to a digital signal,
• transform the digital signal into a processed digital signal having the qualified hearing range,
• convert the processed digital signal to an output analog signal,
• amplify the output analog signal at 0 db at the tinnitus frequency,
• drive the output analog signal to the speaker,
• create a pairing via the transceiver with the proximate smart device, and
• receive a control signal from the proximate smart device.

A hearing aid for a patient, the hearing aid comprising:

• a body including an electronic signal processor, a microphone, and a speaker housed therein, a signaling architecture communicatively interconnecting the microphone to the electronic signal processor and the electronic signal processor to the speaker;
• a transceiver communicatively interconnected to the signaling architecture communicatively, the transceiver being configured to provide a pairing with a proximate smart device;
• the electronic signal processor being programmed with a qualified sound range, the qualified sound range being a range of sound corresponding to a preferred hearing range of an ear of the patient modified with a subjective assessment of sound quality according to the patient;
• the electronic signal processor being programmed with a tinnitus frequency, the tinnitus frequency being a range of sound corresponding to a sensation of tinnitus in the ear of the patient;
• and
• the electronic signal processor including memory accessible to a processor, the memory including processor-executable instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to:
• create a pairing via the transceiver with the proximate smart device,
• receive an input analog signal from the microphone,
• convert the input analog signal to a digital signal,
• transform, via distributed processing between the hearing aid and the proximate smart device, the digital signal into a processed digital signal having the qualified hearing range,
• convert the processed digital signal to an output analog signal,
• amplify the output analog signal at 0 db at the tinnitus frequency, and
• drive the output analog signal to the speaker.