US 12,219,324 B2
Hearing aid comprising a physiological sensor
Thomas Lunner, Redmond, WA (US); Tanveer Bhuiyan, Smørum (DK); José Antonio Esparza Isasa, Smørum (DK); Sergi Rotger Griful, Smørum (DK); Antonello Salvatucci, Billund (DK); Gary Jones, Smørum (DK); Kim Tilgaard Petersen, Smørum (DK); and Peter Sommer, Smørum (DK)
Assigned to OTICON A/S, Smørum (DK)
Filed by Oticon A/S, Smørum (DK)
Filed on Aug. 30, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/458,585.
Application 17/459,370 is a division of application No. 16/878,041, filed on May 19, 2020, granted, now 11,134,351, issued on Sep. 28, 2021.
Application 18/458,585 is a continuation of application No. 17/459,370, filed on Aug. 27, 2021, granted, now 11,785,397.
Prior Publication US 2023/0412990 A1, Dec. 21, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04R 25/00 (2006.01)
CPC H04R 25/505 (2013.01) [H04R 25/554 (2013.01); H04R 2225/41 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A hearing aid configured to be operated based on an estimation of a current listening effort of a hearing aid user, the hearing aid comprising:
an input unit for receiving an input sound signal from an environment of the hearing aid user and providing at least one electric input signal representing said input sound signal,
an output unit for providing at least one set of stimuli perceivable as sound to the hearing aid user based on processed versions of said at least one electric input signal,
a processing unit connected to said input unit and to said output unit and comprising signal processing parameters to provide processed versions of said at least one electric input signal, and
a wireless communication interface to receive data from at least one physiological sensor in a device worn by the hearing aid user apart from the ear,
wherein the processing unit is configured to determine a current listening effort of the hearing aid user based on the received data from the at least one physiological sensor.