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US 2025/0168575 A1Published application
Hearing aid having a software vent
AssigneeOticon A/S
InventorsJan PETERSEN, Torsten Kjær SØRENSEN
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are embodiments of a hearing aid having a first processing path and a second processing path. The different processing paths can have different latencies, allowing for different processing actions to take place. Further, the hearing aid includes a physical vent for providing fluid communication between sides of the in-ear component of the hearing aid.
Claims15
A hearing aid comprising:
- an input unit configured to receive an audible sound and to convert the audible sound into an electronic signal representing the audible sound;
- a processing unit configured to receive the electronic signal, wherein the processing unit is configured to:
- process the electronic signal in a first path for generation of a first auditory sound;
- and
- process the electronic signal in a second path for generation of a second auditory sound;
- wherein the second path has a lower latency than the first path;
- an in-ear component having an output unit configured to output the first auditory sound and the second auditory sound;
- and
- a physical vent extending through the in-ear component for providing fluid communication between a first side of the in-ear component and a second side of the in-ear component for providing a direct auditory sound.
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A method of operating a hearing aid, the method comprising:
- receiving, by an input unit of the hearing aid, an audible sound;
- converting, by the input unit, the audible sound into an electronic signal representing the audible sound;
- generating, by the processing unit, a first auditory sound via a first processing path based on the electronic signal;
- generating, by the processing unit, a second auditory sound via a second processing path based on the electronic signal, wherein the second processing path has a lower latency than the first processing path;
- and
- outputting, by an output unit of the hearing aid, the first auditory sound and the second auditory sound.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.