Listening device comprising an interface to signal communication quality and/or wearer load to surroundings

摘要

The object of the present application is to provide an indication to a communication partner of a listening device wearer's present ability of perceiving an information (speech) signal from said communication partner. The problem is solved by a perception unit (P-estimator) for establishing a perception measure (PM) indicative of the wearer's present ability to perceive said information signal, and a signal interface (SIG-IF) for communicating said perception measure to another person or device. This has the advantage of allowing an information delivering person (a communication partner) to adjust his or her behavior relative to an information receiving person wearing a listening device to thereby increase the listening device wearer's chance of perceiving an information signal from the information delivering person. The invention may be used for the hearing aids, headsets, ear phones, active ear protection systems.