Hearing assistance system with own voice detection

A system for processing a left sound detected using a left device worn in or about a left ear of a person and a right sound detected using a right device worn in or about a right ear of the person, the system comprising:

• a left voice detector in the left device, the left voice detector configured to detect a voice of the person from the left sound and produce left output information indicating whether the voice of the person is detected from the left sound;
• and
• a right voice detector in the right device, the right voice detector configured to detect the voice of the person from the right sound and produce right output information indicating whether the voice of the person is detected from the right sound,
• wherein at least one of the left voice detector or the right voice detector is configured to determine whether the voice of the person is present using the left output information and the right output information.

A system for processing a left sound detected using a left device worn in or about a left ear of a person and a right sound detected using a right device worn in or about a right ear of the person, the system comprising:

• means in the left device for detecting a voice of the person from the left sound and producing left output information indicating whether the voice of the person is detected from the left sound;
• means in the right device for detecting the voice of the person from the right sound and producing right output information indicating whether the voice of the person is detected from the right sound;
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• means in at least one of the left device or the right device for determining whether the voice of the person is present based on the left output information and the right output information.