Systems and methods for determining effects of a triggering event that occurs during use of a hearing device

A hearing device comprising:

• an electrode;
• a sensor that is configured to be external to a recipient of the hearing device during use of the hearing device;
• a memory storing instructions;
• and
• a processor configured to execute the instructions to:
• record a baseline signal using the electrode of the hearing device;
• detect, based on sensor data output by the sensor, a triggering event that occurs during use of the hearing device by the recipient of the hearing device, the triggering event indicative of possible damage to at least one of the hearing device or the recipient;
• apply, in response to the detecting of the triggering event, stimulation to the recipient;
• detect a signal that occurs in response to the stimulation and that is recorded by the electrode of the hearing device;
• compare the signal to the baseline signal recorded by the electrode prior to the triggering event;
• and
• determine, based on the comparing of the signal to the baseline signal, an operational effectiveness state of the hearing device.

A method comprising:

• recording, by a hearing device monitoring system, a baseline signal using an electrode of a hearing device;
• detecting, by the hearing device monitoring system and using a sensor that is in communication with the hearing device and that is configured to be external to a recipient of the hearing device during use of the hearing device, sensor data;
• detecting, by the hearing device monitoring system based on the sensor data output by the sensor, a triggering event that occurs during use of the hearing device by the recipient of the hearing device, the triggering event indicative of possible damage to at least one of the hearing device or the recipient;
• applying, by the hearing device monitoring system in response to the detecting of the triggering event, stimulation to the recipient;
• detecting, by the hearing device monitoring system, a signal that occurs in response to the stimulation and that is recorded by an electrode associated with the hearing device;
• comparing, by the hearing device monitoring system, the signal to the baseline signal recorded by the electrode prior to the triggering event;
• and
• determining, by the hearing device monitoring system based on the comparing of the signal to the baseline signal, an operational effectiveness state of the hearing device.