Telephony and streaming in ear-worn device systems including neural networks

A system, comprising:

• an ear-worn device comprising:
• one or more microphones;
• first communication circuitry;
• first noise reduction circuitry comprising first neural network circuitry;
• wide dynamic range compression (WDRC) circuitry;
• and
• a receiver;
• and
• a smartphone comprising:
• second communication circuitry;
• outbound audio circuitry;
• and
• second noise reduction circuitry comprising second neural network circuitry;
• wherein:
• the system is configured to implement:
• an environmental amplification signal path comprising the one or more microphones, the first noise reduction circuitry, the WDRC circuitry, and the receiver;
• and
• a telephony signal path comprising the one or more microphones, the first communication circuitry, the second communication circuitry, the second noise reduction circuitry, and the outbound audio circuitry.