Real ear sound pressure level measurement for a hearing device

Abstract

Disclosed herein, among other things, are systems and methods for sound pressure level measurement for hearing devices. Various aspects include a method for sound pressure level measurement using self-mixing interferometry. The method includes directing a coherent light signal towards an eardrum of a user using an optical generation device, directing an audio signal towards the eardrum of the user using an audio generation device, and sensing a reflected light signal from the eardrum of the user using an optical sensor device. Displacement of the eardrum caused by the audio signal is computed using the reflected light signal, and real ear sound pressure level (SPL) at the eardrum is computed based on the displacement of the eardrum.

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