US 11,776,558 B1
Systems and methods for generating and/or implementing a modified audiogram
Ullrich Sigwanz, Hombrechtikon (CH); and Robert Baur, Männedorf (CH)
Assigned to Sonova AG, Staefa (CH)
Filed by SONOVA AG, Staefa (CH)
Filed on Mar. 22, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/701,223.
Int. Cl. H04R 25/00 (2006.01); G10L 21/0332 (2013.01); G10L 21/14 (2013.01)
CPC G10L 21/0332 (2013.01) [G10L 21/14 (2013.01); H04R 25/353 (2013.01); H04R 25/505 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a memory storing instructions; and
a processor communicatively coupled to the memory and configured to execute the instructions to generate a modified audiogram for a user of a hearing device, wherein the modified audiogram is based on a frequency lowering scheme,
wherein:
the frequency lowering scheme maps at least some audio frequencies included in a first set of audio frequencies to relatively lower audio frequencies to form a second set of audio frequencies;
the modified audiogram indicates a set of modified hearing thresholds of the user at the first set of audio frequencies, which set of modified hearing thresholds is based on a set of hearing thresholds of the user at the second set of audio frequencies; and
the generating of the modified audiogram includes applying an inverse of the frequency lowering scheme to the set of modified hearing thresholds at the second set of audio frequencies to obtain the set of modified hearing thresholds of the modified audiogram at the first set of audio frequencies.