BIMODAL SPEECH PROCESSOR

摘要

2095344 9208330 PCTABS00013 A bimodal aid comprising a speech processor (11) linked to an acoustic aid processor (12). Both processors derive audible information, particularly speech information, from a microphone (13). The speech processor processes the audio information according to patient-specific settings stored in a memory (23) in order to apply a control signal to an implant aid (15) in one ear of a patient. The acoustic aid signal processor (12) further processes information derived from and by the speech processor (11) in accordance with patient-specific settings in memory (23) so as to supply a control signal to an acoustic aid (14) located in the other ear of the patient. The acoustic aid signal processor (12) incorporates a programmable filter device which allows for rapid, iterative adaptation of the bimodal aid to the subjective auditory requirements of the patient. The bimodal aid can be used to drive an implant aid (15) only or to drive an acoustic aid (14) only.