CN1757262B - Hearing aid system - Google Patents
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Abstract
An exemplary hearing aid system includes a receiver configured so as to create an insertion loss over the audible range of hearing below about three decibels as compared to the unaided ear. An exemplary hearing aid system also includes one or more of: a micro-receiver positioned in an open-ear configuration within the ear canal of a user; an intermediate connecting portion extending between a sound processing unit and a receiver, wherein the intermediate connecting portion includes a stiffening wire provided on at least a portion of the intermediate connecting portion and/or within or on at least a portion of the receiver; a retaining wire extending from one of the stiffening wire and the receiver, the retaining wire configured to position within a portion of the concha of the ear; an electrical conducting component comprising two wires within distinct channels or otherwise isolated from one another within the intermediate connecting portion; and a speaker, at least partially enclosedwithin a casing having first and second end portions, the first end portion communicating with the connection, the speaker communicating with a port provided at the second end portion of the casing, wherein the casing is sealed to fluids and wherein the port is sealed to fluids by a membrane or mesh material. The described hearing aid reduces the insertion and occlusion effects relative to comparison devices.
Description
Background technology
There is many hearing aidss unit in the prior art.The hearing aids receiver inserts ear and produces insertion loss, the external ear that its reflection patient is born or intrinsic and the distortion or the elimination of duct sympathetic response characteristic.Hearing aids of the present invention is provided for eliminating or reducing significantly this insertion loss.
In some hearing aidss, receiver also is positioned at duct with the mode that causes inaccessible influence.As a rule, the utensil as customization is made still is placed in the ear back no matter hearing aids is mounted in the ear, all can have inaccessible problem.
Because the patient is uncomfortable to the sound of oneself, repulsion with the patient who amplifies is relevant usually for this.That is to say that inaccessible influence is relevant with patient's consciousness or sensation, this consciousness or feel patient's head " be positioned at barrel bottom ", patient's oneself sound becomes and makes the people insufferable greatly.
Ear mold that customizes the hearing aids of making or housing are inserted the low frequency amplification that can produce the patient's sound between about 20 to 30 decibels in the duct.This loudness of feeling that can be related in the own sound of patient of the actual loudness that approximately is four times in patient's sound increases.
Therefore, still exist in the art avoiding insertion loss recited above and the inaccessible demand that influences the duct receiver of problem.
One aspect of the present invention also relates to the improvement system of treating tinnitus.
Summary of the invention
Hearing aid device system of the present invention overcome or alleviated prior art top discussion and other shortcoming and deficiency, it comprises being provided in the audiorange of the sense of hearing producing compared to the low about three decibels of unaided ear and inserts the receiver of loss.
In another embodiment, micro-receiver is positioned at the ear structure (open-ear configuration) of the opening of user's duct, and sound processing unit is away from the micro-receiver setting.Described hearing aids advantageously reduces insertion and inaccessible influence.
In a representational embodiment, receiver has maximum lateral dimension
.This size is the maximum overall size or the diameter (but being not to hint that the cross section of receiver must be circle or oval-shaped) of receiver.In a representational embodiment, receiver has the half the size
less than the maximum transverse size of user's duct or diameter.In another embodiment, receiver has less than the maximum transverse size of user's duct or 20% size of diameter
.In another embodiment, receiver has 10% size
less than the maximum transverse size of user's duct or diameter.In another embodiment, receiver has less than the maximum transverse size of user's duct or 5% size of diameter
.
In another representational embodiment; Hearing aids comprises sound processing unit, receiver, reaches the middle interconnecting piece between sound processing unit and the receiver; Wherein, middle interconnecting piece comprises conductance element and the reinforcement metal silk at least a portion that is arranged on middle interconnecting piece.In another representational embodiment, the reinforcement metal silk comprises stainless steel wire.In another representational embodiment, the reinforcement metal silk comprises the metal or metal alloy with plastic memory, so that this wire can deflection and returned to inceptive direction.Wherein, this can be stainless steel.It can also be marmem.
In another representational embodiment, the reinforcement metal silk be arranged on middle interconnecting piece a part interior or top and at least a portion of receiver or above extension.In this embodiment, receiver is positioned on the middle interconnecting piece with bigger stability and elasticity.In addition, the use of reinforcing element, middle interconnecting piece and receiver can customize to be made or customization is moulded so that the location optimization of receiver and/or make the location optimization of middle interconnecting piece in the duct.
In another embodiment, the extension of retention wire from reinforcement metal silk and receiver.The retention wire setting is positioned at the part of ear external ear.In this embodiment, retention wire can be provided for preventing that the hearing aids receiver from excessively inserting duct.In addition, retention wire can be provided with in the part that makes the hearing aids receiver be suspended at duct, and therefore, receiver does not contact the side of duct.
In another embodiment, conductance element comprises and is positioned at the two one metal wires different passages of middle interconnecting piece or that otherwise each other isolate.In another embodiment, it is interior or top and be positioned at the passage different with wire or otherwise isolate each other with wire that reinforcing element is arranged on middle interconnecting piece.
In another embodiment, receiver comprises the loud speaker that is enclosed at least in part in the overcoat with first and second end, and first end is communicated with middle interconnecting piece, and loud speaker is communicated with the port of the second end that is arranged on overcoat.In another embodiment, be enclosed within outward first end and along the length of the overcoat that extends to the port that is arranged on the second end from first end with respect to fluid seal.Port also can pass through barrier film (membrane) or closely material (mesh material) with respect to fluid seal.
Those of ordinary skill in the art will understand and understand above-mentioned and other characteristic and advantage of the present invention from following specific descriptions and accompanying drawing.
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Referring now to representational accompanying drawing, in these accompanying drawings, identity element uses same label:
Fig. 1 is the skeleton diagram of the representational receiver, middle interconnecting piece and the acoustic processing element connector that are used for hearing aid device system;
Fig. 2 is the profile of representational receiver and middle interconnecting piece;
Fig. 3 is the expansion plane graph of the representational receiver, middle interconnecting piece and the acoustic processing element connector that are used for hearing aid device system;
Fig. 4 is the representational hearing aid device system that comprises the assembling of retention wire;
Fig. 5 is the profile that wears user's ear of hearing aid device system;
Fig. 6 is the plane graph of representational sound processing unit;
Fig. 7 is the plane graph of another representational sound processing unit.
Embodiment
Referring now to Fig. 1, it shows the representational receiver and the connecting portion 10 of hearing aid device system of the present invention.In a representational embodiment, hearing aid device system is set to a wide-open pipeline (COC) system.With reference to Fig. 1, the representational receiver part that illustrates, the label that illustrates is generally 12, comprises that part is by the loud speaker 14 of overcoat 16 encirclements at least.Receiver part 12 is attached to connecting portion, and the label that illustrates is generally 18, and it comprises middle interconnecting piece 20 and acoustic processing element connector 22.Sound processing unit connector 22 comprise be provided for sound processing unit on the electrical interface 24 that cooperates of respective electrical interface (not shown).The electrical interface 24 that illustrates is the jack interfaces by three pins (three-pin) of connector shell 26 encirclements.Though the housing 26 that illustrates is two part cases that combined by snap close pin 28, what need understanding is that housing 26 can be taked any suitable structure, or interface 24 can only comprise electrical interface 24 so that the profile of housing 26 is minimum or omit housing 26.Alternatively, can dispose microphone 27 on the housing 26.Microphone 27 can be connected to sound processing unit through additional electrical connection (not shown) or through electrical interface 24.
Referring now to Fig. 2, it illustrates in greater detail representational receiver 12 and middle interconnecting piece 20.The loud speaker 14 that illustrates is enclosed in the overcoat 16 at least in part.The representational middle interconnecting piece 20 that illustrates comprises conductance element 30 and the reinforcement metal silk 32 that is provided with along at least a portion of middle interconnecting piece 20.In another representational embodiment, reinforcement metal silk 32 comprises stainless steel wire.In another representational embodiment, reinforcement metal silk 32 comprises the metal or metal alloy with plastic memory, so that wire can deflection and returned to inceptive direction.For example, reinforcement metal silk 32 can be a marmem.
Continuation is with reference to Fig. 2, the representational reinforcement metal silk 32 that illustrates be arranged in the part of middle interconnecting piece 20 or go up and at least a portion of receiver 12 or on extend.Reinforcement metal silk 32 in the representational embodiment that illustrates extends through the passage 34 in the middle interconnecting piece 20, loud speaker 14 is leaned on the proximal portion 36 interior also edges of entering receiver 12.In this embodiment, if the reinforcement metal silk is used in any part of receiver 12 and intermediate connector 20 or on, receiver 12 can be with bigger stability and elasticity with respect to middle interconnecting piece 20 location.In addition, the use of reinforcement metal silk 32, middle interconnecting piece 20 and receiver 12 can customize to be made or customization is moulded so that the location optimization of receiver 12 and/or make the location optimization of middle interconnecting piece 20 in the duct.
Continuation is with reference to Fig. 2, and the conductance element 30 that illustrates is arranged in the passage 38 in the middle interconnecting piece 20.Conductance element 30 extends through middle interconnecting piece 20 from loud speaker 14 and arrives electrical interfaces 24 so that being electrically connected between sound processing unit and the loud speaker 14 to be provided.
With reference to Fig. 3, in representational embodiment, conductance element 30 comprises two wires 40,42 that are arranged in the passage 38.Though this embodiment illustrates two one metal wires 40,42 that are arranged in the same passage 38, what need understanding is also to design the structure that other substitutes.For example, two one metal wires 40,42 can be shared same passage with reinforcement metal silk 32.In addition, every one metal wire 40,42 can be arranged in the different passages or in connecting portion the mode with other isolate each other.
Return with reference to Fig. 2, the representational receiver overcoat that illustrates has first (nearside) end 36 and second (distally) end 44, and first end is communicated with middle interconnecting piece 20, and loud speaker 14 is communicated with the port 46 of the second end that is arranged on overcoat 44.As the representational embodiment that illustrates is described, and overcoat is 46 circulating loudspeaker settings from middle connecting portion 20 to port.Overcoat 16 is processed by the material of impermeability, overcoat 16 first end 36 and along the length of the overcoat 16 that extends to the port 46 that is arranged on the second end 44 from first end 36 with respect to fluid seal.As illustrate, port 46 itself can pass through barrier film (membrane) or closely material 48 (mesh material) with respect to fluid seal.The material that is used for overcoat can be shaped with a lot of modes, comprises as two housing assemblies, as coating that lid is moulded part (overmold) or as heat shrinkable plastic package (shrinkwrap).Can use any material.In a representational embodiment, material is a polypropylene.In another embodiment, material is nylon or polyethylene.Port also can be permanent or transportable earwax gathering-device.
Continuation is with reference to Fig. 2, and receiver has maximum lateral dimension
.This size is the maximum overall size or the diameter (cross section that is not the hint receiver must be circle or oval-shaped) of receiver 16.In a representational embodiment, receiver has the half the size
less than the maximum transverse size of user's duct or diameter.In another embodiment, receiver has 20% size
less than the maximum transverse size of user's duct or diameter.In another embodiment, receiver has 10% size
less than the maximum transverse size of user's duct or diameter.In another embodiment, receiver has 5% size
less than the maximum transverse size of user's duct or diameter.
Referring now to Fig. 4, it shows common label is 50 the second representational hearing aid device system.Receiver 16, middle interconnecting piece 20 and sound processing unit 52 illustrate with the form of assembling.Acoustic processing element connector 22 combines to illustrate with sound processing unit 52.As shown in the figure, representational retention wire 54 is extended from receiver 16.As shown in Figure 5, retention wire 54 is arranged at ear, and the label that illustrates is generally 58, the part of external ear 56 in.In this embodiment, retention wire 54 can be provided for limiting the maximum that hearing aids receiver 16 inserts in the duct 60.For example, the structure of retention wire 54, receiver 16 and middle interconnecting piece 20 can make receiver extend into duct, but does not get into the zone that bone is arranged 62 of duct 60.Likewise, as shown in Figure 5, retention wire 54 can be provided with in the part that makes hearing aids receiver 16 be suspended at duct 60, and therefore, receiver does not contact the side of duct 60.Though the metal wire 54 that illustrates is to extend from receiver 16, what need understanding is that retention wire 54 also can selectively be extended from middle connecting portion 20.
Referring now to Fig. 6, it shows common label is 52 representational sound processing unit (SPU).The SPU52 that illustrates generally include shell 64, as the Electric plug with shutter of three pins (three-pin) illustrate and be connected to amplifier and acoustic processing element 68 SPU electrical interface 66, be connected to the microphone 70 of amplifier and acoustic processing element 68, to cell device 72, switch element 74 and the programming connector 78 of amplifier and acoustic processing element 68 power supplies; The switch element 74 that illustrates has the button 76 of the user interface that is provided for amplifier and acoustic processing element 68 and/or cell device 72, programming connector 78 be provided for allowing the external program design of SPU or again programming and/or allow have the expansion of the hearing aid device of additional internal element.Can design correcting switch 79 to allow the programming or the programming again of doctor or user's control amplifier and acoustic processing element 68 by setting program.In addition, can be nearby (or on device Anywhere) input port (not shown) is set with from the programming of external source implement device or programming again.Can be in amplifier and acoustic processing element 68 and/or device in mnemonic is set Anywhere with this programming that allows SPU or programming and/or allow the user again through user interface selection different programs.
Fig. 7 shows second representational SPU structure, wherein, amplifier and acoustic processing element 68 be set to cell device 72, switch element 74, microphone 70 and SPU electrical interface 66 in the circuit board of each interconnection.
In another representational embodiment, after the ear unit can comprise maybe can adding comprises the sound generator that can be used to produce one or more sound.Can produce sound for the useful particular frequency range of treatment tinnitus.Sound producer is delivered to sort signal the receiver that is used to treat.
Following table has been summarized the statistical analysis of the data that collect (the hearing utensil that G=is common, O=Oticon (Oticon), rich Tyke (Sebotek) of S=plug and V=dimension watt Toon (Vivatone)) in four hearing devices of contrast.The dimension watt Toon device (Vivatone device) of test is according to the above-mentioned embodiment setting that comprises micro-receiver and retention wire.The mode that dimension watt Toon device does not also contact auditory canal wall with receiver is positioned at the cartilage zone of ear.
The common hearing utensil of test is duct-opening-ear (canal-open-earAuriscoe
TMHearing aids.The Oticon device (Oticon Device) of test is ear (Open Ear) Auriscoe of the opening of low profile
TMStructure.The rich Tyke device (Sebotek Device) of the plug of test be by Reiter at United States Patent (USP) the 5th, 606, PAC (duct of column auricle (Post Auricular the Canal)) hearing aids of describing in No. 621, the full content of this patent are incorporated in this with as a reference.
30 main bodys are participated in evaluation.Totally 120 tests, 4 of each participants.The data of analyzing are values that the real ear of probe inserts response curve (Probe Real Ear InsertionResponse Curve), the difference between the response curve (Probe Real Ear Aided Response Curve) that this curve is assisted by the unaided response curve of the real ear of probe (Probe Real Ear Unaided Response Curve) and the real ear of probe form and accordingly value when main body is sent out the sound of letter " EE ", repeat.Two kinds of difference can be called plug-in effect (Insertion Effect) and inaccessible influence (Occlusion Effect).The value of 79 kinds of frequencies (with 100 hertz increments from 200 hertz to 8000 hertz) is provided.
Each frequency is carried out the analysis of different models.Relatively according to main body variability, testing sequence and previous device (Previous Device) adjustment.For the experimental error of plug-in effect in the scope of about 5-11Db and for the experimental error of obturation influence in the about scope of 3-8Db.
List in the comparative result form below.Provide the result of each frequency.Absolute value is included in the table 1 greater than 2.444 T value (T-values).Because unimportant in statistical analysis, the T value less than 2.444 is not analyzed, so they are left in the basket in table 1.Negative value is represented plug-in effect or inaccessible influence to dimension watt Toon device (Vivatone device) comparison comparison means (Comparison Device) greatly.Big on the occasion of expression plug-in effect or inaccessible influence to relatively installing (Comparison Device) comparison dimension watt Toon device (Vivatone device).
Following form has been summarized the comparison under each frequency.Table value is positive or negative decibel difference.Like what from form, can see, dimension watt Toon device (Vivatone device) shows lower plug-in effect compared to comparison means in whole frequency range.In fact, dimension watt Toon device (Vivatone device) shows the insertion loss less than 3 decibels at whole sound spectrum.In addition, the Oticon device (OticonDevice) within 500 hertz to 1300 hertz scopes, dimension watt Toon device (Vivatone device) shows lower obturation influence compared to comparison means in whole frequency range.
Table 1 Comparison Overview
The result of table 2.200 hertz
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Though illustrated and described the preferable embodiment of the present invention, can make various modifications and replacement to the present invention and do not break away from its spirit and scope.Therefore, it is understandable that the description of this invention only is an example description and unrestricted.
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1. hearing aids comprises:
Be positioned at the part of user's ear back, said part comprises one or more in microphone, battery, memory, acoustic processing electronic component and the sound amplification electron element;
Be positioned at the acceptor unit of ear structure of the opening of user's duct, wherein, this acceptor unit is a micro-receiver, the size of this micro-receiver less than the maximum transverse size of user's duct to reduce to insert loss and/or inaccessible influence;
Middle interconnecting piece; Be arranged on said acceptor unit and said between the part of user's ear back; One retention wire is arranged on said acceptor unit and/or the middle interconnecting piece; Said retention wire helps the location of said acceptor unit, and the said acceptor unit that is arranged so that of said retention wire is suspended in user's duct.
2. hearing aids as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, said acceptor unit is set to be positioned at the cartilage zone of user's duct.
3. hearing aids as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, the maximum transverse size of said acceptor unit is less than the maximum transverse size of user's duct, thereby makes acceptor unit not contact duct.
4. hearing aids as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, said acceptor unit produces the insertion loss less than three decibels in 2200 hertz to 5300 hertz audiorange.
5. hearing aids as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, said acceptor unit produces the insertion loss less than three decibels in 3000 hertz to 5000 hertz audiorange.
6. hearing aids as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, said acceptor unit produces the insertion loss less than three decibels in 3500 hertz to 4500 hertz audiorange.
7. hearing aids as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, the maximum transverse size of said acceptor unit is half the less than the maximum transverse size of user's duct.
8. hearing aids as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, said retention wire is set to engage with at least a portion of the external ear of user's ear.
9. hearing aids as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, the acceptor unit that is arranged so that of said retention wire has the maximum insertion depth that inserts duct.
10. hearing aids as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, said retention wire be arranged so that any part that when acceptor unit inserts in the duct, does not contact duct basically.
11. hearing aids as claimed in claim 1; It is characterized in that; Said acceptor unit comprises the loud speaker that is enclosed at least in part in the overcoat with first and second end; Said first end is communicated with said middle interconnecting piece, and loud speaker is communicated with the port of the second end that is arranged on overcoat.
12. hearing aids as claimed in claim 11 is characterized in that, described port through barrier film or closely material at least in part with respect to fluid seal.
13. hearing aids as claimed in claim 12 is characterized in that, the said outer first end that is enclosed within reaches along the overcoat length that extends to port from first end with respect to fluid seal.
14. hearing aids as claimed in claim 11 is characterized in that, said port comprises dismountable earwax gatherer.
15. hearing aids as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, a reinforcement metal silk be at least partially disposed in the middle interconnecting piece or on, said reinforcement metal silk helps the location of said acceptor unit.
16. hearing aids as claimed in claim 15 is characterized in that, said reinforcement metal silk comprises metal or metal alloy.
17. hearing aids as claimed in claim 16 is characterized in that, said metal or metal alloy has plastic memory, makes that said reinforcement metal silk can deflection and return to inceptive direction.
18. hearing aids as claimed in claim 15 is characterized in that, said middle interconnecting piece comprises a conductance element, and said conductance element is at least partially disposed in the first passage, and said reinforcement metal silk is arranged on outside the first passage.
19. hearing aids as claimed in claim 18 is characterized in that, said reinforcement metal silk is arranged in the second channel.
20. hearing aids as claimed in claim 15 is characterized in that, said reinforcement metal silk within least a portion of acceptor unit or on extend.
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