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7610810 |
Methods for producing acoustic sources
Embodiments include an acoustic source for use in a hemi-anechoic chamber comprising a source assembly and a waveguide assembly for producing sound outside of a measurement hemisphere and...
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7574007 |
Stimulus analysis system and method having adaptive artifact rejection
A stimulus analysis system and artifact rejection method are disclosed. The method may be used in many applications, such as, for example, DPOAE testing, TEOAE testing, BAER testing, ultrasound,...
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7529379 |
System and method for determining an in-ear acoustic response for confirming the identity of a user
A system and method is provided for confirming the identity of a user, where the confirmation is made using biometric data. The system includes an internal speaker having an audio port, which is...
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7526958 |
Audiometer receiver and audiometer
An audiometer having an air-conduction receiver, a bone-conduction receiver, a masking receiver and an audiometer body is provided, in which the air-conduction receiver, the bone-conduction...
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7509253 |
Device for determining latency between stimulus and response
A device which uses an input of speech and measures latency between stimulus and response. The device generally includes an input transducer for converting a stimulus speech sound into an...
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7500953 |
High contrast optoacoustic imaging using nanoparticles
A method of enhancing detection for a specific object in a body. A nanoparticulate is administered to the body for location in an area to be explored for detection of the object, if present. The...
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7464595 |
Portable audiometer enclosed within a patient response mechanism housing
A portable audiometer for performing hearing testing enclosed within a patient response mechanism housing is disclosed. The audiometer may include a printed circuit board containing circuitry,...
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7452337 |
Hand-held hearing screener apparatus
A hearing screener apparatus is disclosed and may include a housing and a testing probe operatively coupled to the housing. The testing probe may generate electrical signals based on otoacoustic...
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7450724 |
Hearing aid adjustment device
A hearing device fitting device that includes a computing device ( 3 ), connected on an input side with a connection (E 3 ) for data entry and on an output side with a connection (A 3 ) for a...
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7435228 |
High fidelity hearing restoration
Method for accurately measuring hearing loss includes the steps of selecting a series of audio tones within the normal range of hearing ( 502 ) and then measuring a relative sensitivity of a test...
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7258671 |
Wearable apparatus for conducting multiple diagnostic hearing tests
A system for conducting multiple diagnostic hearing tests is disclosed. The system comprises a yoke wearable around the neck of a patient, for providing a housing for conduits and wiring to conduct...
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7251530 |
Optimizing pitch and other speech stimuli allocation in a cochlear implant
Errors in pitch (frequency) allocation within a cochlear implant are corrected in order to provide a significant and profound improvement in the quality of sound perceived by the cochlear implant...
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7223245 |
Method and apparatus for automatic non-cooperative frequency specific assessment of hearing impairment and fitting of hearing aids
A method and device for automatically assessing loss of hearing sensitivity and compression (recruitment) with user defined frequency resolution by means of extrapolated DPOAE I/O functions and...
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7221765 |
System and method for individualized training of hearing aid users
In a method for individualized training of hearing aid users a number of hearing training courses are stored in a databank. An individual user profile is acquired in a training device. A...
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7210353 |
Multimedia feature for diagnostic instrumentation
A system and method for obtaining hearing ability related data from a subject outputs tones or sounds and monitors the subject's responses to the tones or sounds. An error condition is detected...
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7164771 |
Process and system for objective audio quality measurement
A process and system for providing objective quality measurement of a target audio signal. Reference and target signals are processed by a peripheral ear processor, and compared to provide a...
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7132949 |
Patient management in automated diagnostic hearing test
Method and system are disclosed for automated testing of a patient's hearing. The automated hearing test allows the patient to quickly and accurately test his own hearing with minimal or no...
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7120258 |
Apparatus and methods for mitigating impairments due to central auditory nervous system binaural phase-time asynchrony
Pathological binaural phase time delay (BPTD) asynchrony is measured at a variety of frequencies and to speech stimuli to develop a BPTD profile for a subject. Then a corrective device ( 600, 1000...
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7058182 |
Apparatus and methods for hearing aid performance measurement, fitting, and initialization
A digital hearing aid according to the present invention is capable of measuring its own performance. The measurement and initialization capability may be entirely integral to the hearing aid, or...
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7037274 |
System and methods for conducting multiple diagnostic hearing tests with ambient noise measurement
Systems and methods for conducting hearing tests with real-time ambient noise measurement are provided. More particularly, one or more microphones are provided to measure ambient noise in a test...
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7021142 |
Mountable sound pressure level meter
A mountable sound pressure level (SPL) meter is described that includes a mechanism for mounting the SPL meter within an motor vehicle to measure motor vehicle audio system SPL values within the...
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7016504 |
Personal hearing evaluator
A hand-held device includes an audio transducer (i.e., speaker) for delivering acoustic test stimuli to a test subject within the direct sound field range of the device. The device accurately...
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6964642 |
Apparatus for bone conduction threshold hearing test
An apparatus for bone conduction hearing testing is provided. The apparatus comprises a planar spring having opposed first and second elements to which are coupled, respectively, a bone conduction...
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6949074 |
Method and apparatus for fetal audio stimulation
The present invention is a method and apparatus for applying a focused, directed audio beam at a fetus to stimulate the fetus in utero. An ultrasound signal is amplitude modulated with an audio...
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6866639 |
Handheld low voltage testing device
A portable hand-held electrical testing device including a processor housed within an enclosure. The processor is configured to operate on commands by a user to process sub-microvolt electrical...
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6840908 |
System and method for remotely administered, interactive hearing tests
A technique allows a web site visitor, or other user of a consumer electronics device that is remote from a hearing test server, to measure their hearing loss in an efficient and consistent way...
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6829939 |
Method and apparatus for measuring sound that takes hearing characteristics into consideration
Sounds input via a sound input device are corrected in accordance with age-based hearing characteristic data read from a memory or correction values for reference hearing characteristics for...
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6786873 |
Portable handheld hearing screening device and method with internet access and link to hearing screening database
A method and device for audiological screening of infants and newborns by generating one or more stimuli with an audiologic screening device having acoustic transmitters in each ear canal to...
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6687377 |
Method and apparatus for determining in situ the acoustic seal provided by an in-ear device
The present invention provides an apparatus for determining in situ the acoustic seal provided by an in-ear device of a hearing protection/aid nature inserted into the ear canal of an individual....
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6654652 |
Calibration and security device for PC auditory programs
This invention comprises a hardware and software system for automatically calibrating the audio output level of a personal computer used to evaluate human hearing. The invention requires hardware...
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6620093 |
Device for pre-operative demonstration of implantable hearing systems
In order to substantially realistically pre-operatively demonstrate to patients having an impaired hearing the effect and sound impression of an least partially implantable hearing system including...
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6603860 |
Apparatus and method for monitoring magnetic audio systems
An apparatus and method are provided for monitoring magnetic hearing systems by receiving a magnetic hearing system in an acoustic hearing aid testing device and then detecting the magnetic field...
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6602202 |
System and methods for objective evaluation of hearing using auditory steady-state responses
This invention relates to an apparatus and method for assessing a subject's hearing by recording steady-state auditory evoked responses. The apparatus generates a steady-state auditory evoked...
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6574340 |
Method for determining a parameter set of a hearing aid
In a method for determining a parameter set for a hearing aid during the computerized setting of the hearing aid, a macro call is determined, the macro call is converted into at least one setting...
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6550326 |
Portable container level indicator
A portable container level indicator comprises a frame having an upper end and a lower end, and adapted to move along a generally vertical wall surface; an elongate handle having a frame end and a...
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6532296 |
Active noise reduction audiometric headphones
Active noise reduction headphones for audiometry where the earphone portion of said headphones has a cavity volume greater than 6 cc and including an acoustic-electric sensing means and an...
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6503207 |
Multi-mode audiometric device and associated screening method
The disclosure describes a multi-mode audiometric device comprising a stimulus generator adapted to transmit at least one true random stimulus sequence to a subject's inner ear, a first detector...
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6457362 |
Method and apparatus for diagnosing and remediating language-based learning impairments
The present invention provides an improved method and apparatus for the identification and treatment of language perception problems in specific language impaired (SLI) individuals. The invention...
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6447461 |
Method and system for conducting a hearing test using a computer and headphones
A hearing analyzer, and a user-operated, user-calibrated audiological test system which comprises software, a calibrator, and specified headphones. The frequency response of the headphones is...
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6386039 |
Method and apparatus for determining the acoustic spatial characteristics particularly of a vehicle occupant compartment in a motor vehicle
The method and apparatus according to the invention determines the acoustic spatial characteristics of an enclosure, particularly of a vehicle occupant compartment in a motor vehicle. A piece of...
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6379314 |
Internet system for testing hearing
A method of allowing a community of users to self-administer a hearing test via a computer system accessed over the Internet is disclosed. A web site is generated which is accessible by a community...
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6368289 |
Acoustic coupling device
An acoustic coupling device for a hearing screening device comprising a coupling input adapted to removeably engage a hearing screening device, the coupling input being adapted to receive an...
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6331164 |
Hearing test apparatus and method having adaptive artifact rejection
A hearing test device and artifact rejection method are disclosed. The device and method may be used in, for example, distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAE) testing. In one embodiment,...
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6295467 |
Method and device for detecting a reflex of the human stapedius muscle
The invention concerns a method of detecting a reflex of the human stapedius muscle, in particular for a hearing test. According to the method, the reflex is triggered by means of an acoustic...
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6231521 |
Audiological screening method and apparatus
An audiological screening and testing method for newborns and infants employing audiological screening via statistical phase analysis of otoacoustic emissions in response to acoustic stimuli.
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6175635 |
Hearing device and method for adjusting audiological/acoustical parameters
A hearing device has a microphone, a signal processor, an earphone and a number of externally accessible final control elements for setting audiological/acoustical parameters of the signal...
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6154546 |
Probe microphone
Real ear measurements for a digital hearing aid (DHA) fitting are effected using a probe microphone which senses sound from within the patient's ear. The sound, which is conveyed to the probe...
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6139507 |
Method and apparatus for measuring acoustic power flow within an ear canal
A system and method for accurately determining the power flow within a test subject's ear canal. A calibration device (300) is used in conjunction with a probe device (400) that measures the...
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6115478 |
Apparatus for and method of programming a digital hearing aid
A method is provided for programming a digital hearing aid using a program encoded in an audio band (20 Hz-20 kHz) signal, to transmit and verify programs and algorithm parameters. Preferably, this...
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6053875 |
Removable tip for an acoustic reflectometer
In one embodiment of the invention, the tip has a conical portion. Four connection tabs are orthogonally and evenly spaced on the outer circumference of the conical portion. The tip has a flange...
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