Hearing loss compensation apparatus including external microphone

摘要

A hearing loss compensation apparatus includes a microphone configured to collect an ambient sound and generate an audio signal based on the collected ambient sound. A hearing loss compensation apparatus body inserted into an ear of a hearing impaired patient is configured to compensate for the audio signal based on auditory characteristics of the hearing impaired patient. The hearing loss compensation apparatus body is further configured to output the audio signal in a direction of an eardrum of the hearing impaired patient. A connection member is configured to connect the microphone to the hearing loss compensation apparatus body and fix a position of the microphone to be inside an ear canal of the hearing impaired patient.

主权项

1. A hearing loss compensation apparatus, comprising:
a hearing loss compensation apparatus body configured for insertion into an ear of a patient, and configured to:
receive an audio signal from a microphone,compensate the audio signal based on auditory characteristics of the patient, andoutput a compensated audio signal towards an eardrum of the patient; and a connection member configured to connect the microphone to the hearing loss compensation apparatus body, and wherein the auditory characteristics of the patient include a three-dimensional equal loudness contour of the patient which is determined by mapping hearing thresholds to corresponding directional angles and mapping frequencies to a two-dimensional plane constituted by a frequency and a directional angle.