Hearing device adapted for estimating a current real ear to coupler difference
The application relates to a hearing device comprising an ITE-part adapted for being located at or in an ear canal of a user, a configurable signal processing unit for processing an input signal, and a feedback estimation unit for providing a current estimate of an acoustic feedback path from an out...
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Zusammenfassung: | The application relates to a hearing device comprising an ITE-part adapted for being located at or in an ear canal of a user, a configurable signal processing unit for processing an input signal, and a feedback estimation unit for providing a current estimate of an acoustic feedback path from an output transducer to an input transducer, a memory for storing frequency dependent reference estimates of the acoustic feedback path the real ear to coupler difference, when the ITE-part is correctly mounted, an optional probe signal generator for generating a probe signal at least in a specific measurement mode, wherein the hearing device is configured to perform measurement of the current estimate of the acoustic feedback path. The hearing device further comprises a control unit operatively connected to said memory and to said signal processing unit, and configured to compare said current estimate of the acoustic feedback path with said reference estimate of the acoustic feedback path, and to provide a current feedback path difference measure, and to determine a current estimate of real ear to coupler difference from the current feedback path difference measure. This has the advantage facilitating the mounting of the ear ITE-part. The invention may e.g. be used in hearing aids for compensating a user's hearing impairment. |
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