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US 9,794,705 B2Granted
Hearing aid tuning system and method
AssigneeBowie-Wiggins LLC
InventorsDan Wiggins, Don Bowie
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided herein that provide for hearing aid tuning.
Claims15
A tuning-device-implemented method for tuning a hearing aid worn by a wearer, the hearing aid having a plurality of programmatically adjustable settings, the tuning device comprising at least one coupling body, the method comprising:
- displaying, on a display associated with the tuning device, a first graphical user interface (“GUI”) allowing the wearer to select one of a plurality of hearing aid issues;
- receiving first input, by the tuning device from the wearer via said first GUI, indicating a wearer-indicated hearing aid issue of said plurality of hearing aid issues;
- programmatically coupling, by the tuning device, with the hearing aid via said at least one coupling body;
- obtaining, by the tuning device, a plurality of current hearing-aid audio settings associated with the programmatically coupled hearing aid;
- selecting, by the tuning device, an audio stimulus of a plurality of audio stimuli based at least in part on said wearer-indicated hearing aid issue;
- presenting, by the tuning device to the wearer, said selected audio stimulus;
- selecting, by the tuning device according to at least one of said selected audio stimulus and said wearer-indicated issue, a second GUI soliciting wearer feedback related to presenting said selected audio stimulus;
- displaying said second GUI on said display;
- receiving second input, by the tuning device from the wearer via said second GUI, indicating said wearer feedback;
- automatically determining, by the tuning device, a change to at least one of said plurality of current hearing-aid audio settings according to said wearer feedback;
- programmatically adjusting, by the tuning device, said at least one of said plurality of current hearing-aid audio settings.
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A hearing aid tuning system comprising:
- a tuning device having at least one coupling body, the tuning device operable to:
- allow a wearer of a hearing aid to indicate one of a plurality of hearing aid issues as first input via a first graphical user interface (“GUI”) with the tuning device programmatically coupled with the hearing aid via the at least one coupling body of the tuning device;
- obtain a plurality of current hearing aid audio settings associated with the hearing aid;
- select an audio stimulus of a plurality of audio stimuli based at least in part on said one of the plurality of hearing aid issues;
- present said audio stimulus to the wearer;
- select, according to at least one of said audio stimulus of the plurality of audio stimuli or said one of the plurality of hearing aid issues, a second GUI in soliciting wearer feedback related to presenting said audio stimulus;
- present said second GUI on a display;
- receive second input via said second GUI indicating said wearer feedback;
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- automatically determine and perform a change to at least one of said plurality of current hearing aid audio settings as a programmatic adjustment according to said wearer feedback.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.