US 12,220,582 B2
Assessing responses to sensory events and performing treatment actions based thereon
Matthew Zygorodimos, Macquarie University (AU); James Davies, Macquarie University (AU); and Rishi Wadhwani, North Ryde (AU)
Assigned to Cochlear Limited, Macquarie University (AU)
Appl. No. 17/413,741
Filed by Cochlear Limited, Macquarie University (AU)
PCT Filed Jun. 15, 2020, PCT No. PCT/IB2020/000477
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 14, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/260942, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 30, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/866,127, filed on Jun. 25, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0054842 A1, Feb. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61N 1/372 (2006.01); G10L 25/51 (2013.01); G10L 25/78 (2013.01); G16H 20/40 (2018.01); H04R 25/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61N 1/36139 (2013.01) [A61N 1/0541 (2013.01); A61N 1/36038 (2017.08); A61N 1/37252 (2013.01); G10L 25/51 (2013.01); G10L 25/78 (2013.01); G16H 20/40 (2018.01); H04R 25/505 (2013.01); H04R 25/554 (2013.01); H04R 25/606 (2013.01); A61N 1/36046 (2013.01); H04R 2225/41 (2013.01); H04R 2225/55 (2013.01); H04R 2225/67 (2013.01); H04R 2460/07 (2013.01); H04R 2460/13 (2013.01)] 25 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A hearing device comprising:
an implantable or wearable housing;
a stimulator at least partially disposed within the housing and configured to impart energy to tissue of a recipient of the hearing device to evoke a hearing percept in the recipient;
a plurality of sensors; and
a processor configured to:
receive event sensor data from the plurality of sensors;
determine an occurrence of an auditory event proximate to the hearing device using the event sensor data;
determine a vocal response by the recipient to the occurrence of the auditory event using response sensor data;
characterize the vocal response by the recipient using the response sensor data; and
initiate a treatment action relating to the recipient based on characterizing the vocal response.