MANAGING A HEARING ASSISTANCE DEVICE VIA LOW ENERGY DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS

摘要

Disclosed herein, among other things, are systems and methods for programming and modifying hearing assistance devices via low energy digital communications. One aspect of the present subject matter includes a method of using a hearing assistance device. The method includes providing characteristics and descriptors of the hearing assistance device compatible with a low energy digital communication protocol, the characteristics and descriptors accessible to an external communication device. According to various embodiments, the method also includes accepting individual read/write cycles from an external communication device configured to use the low energy digital communication protocol to read and update the characteristics and descriptors using an abstraction layer. The hearing assistance device is configured to compensate for a wearer's hearing loss based on the updated characteristics and descriptors, in various embodiments.

主权项

1. A method of using a hearing assistance device, the method comprising:
providing selected characteristics and descriptors of the hearing assistance device compatible with a low energy digital communication protocol, the selected characteristics and descriptors accessible to an external communication device; accepting individual read/write cycles from an external communication device configured to use the low energy digital communication protocol to read and update the characteristics and descriptors using an abstraction layer; and configuring the hearing assistance device to compensate for a wearer's hearing loss based on the updated characteristics and descriptors.