Objective fitting of a hearing prosthesis
AssigneeCochlear Limited
InventorsJohn Parker, Herbert Baechler, Markus Haller
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Abstract
A system for fitting a hearing prosthesis to a recipient. The system comprises a stimulation arrangement configured to at least one of mechanically and acoustically stimulate the recipient's inner ear based on an input signal; a neural response detection arrangement configured to detect the recipient's neural responses to the stimulation; and a processor configured to assess the recipient's neural responses, and to adjust operation of the hearing prosthesis based on the assessment of the neural responses.
Claims20
A system for fitting a hearing prosthesis to a recipient, comprising:
- a stimulation arrangement that at least one of mechanically and acoustically stimulates the recipient to generate displacement of the fluid within the recipient's inner ear based on an input signal;
- a neural response detection arrangement comprising at least first and second electrical contacts disposed on the outside of recipient's inner ear to detect a neural response of the recipient's auditory nerves to the displacement of the fluid within the recipient's inner ear;
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- a processor that executes a set of algorithms to assess the recipient's neural response in real-time and that adjusts operation of the hearing prosthesis based on the assessment of the neural response.
A hearing prosthesis, comprising:
- a stimulation arrangement that at least one of mechanically and acoustically stimulates the recipient to generate displacement of the fluid within the recipient's inner ear based on an input signal;
- an on-board fitting system comprising:
- at least first and second electrical contacts disposed on the outside of recipient's inner ear to detect a neural response of the recipient's auditory nerves to the displacement of the fluid within the recipient's inner ear;
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- a processor that assesses the recipient's, neural response in real-time and adjusts operation of the hearing prosthesis based on the assessment of the neural response.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.