Portable hearing-related analysis system
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Abstract
An improved hearing-related analysis programming system with a host computer for providing at least one hearing aid program and having at least one personal computer memory card international association (PCMCIA) defined port in combination with a PCMCIA Card inserted in the port and arranged for interacting with the host computer for controlling hearing-related analysis or programming of a hearing aid. The host computer provides power and ground to the PCMCIA Card and provides for downloading the hearing aid programming software to the PCMCIA Card upon initialization. A microprocessor on the PCMCIA Card executes hearing-related analysis or the programming software. A hearing aid interface for adjusting voltage levels and impedance levels is adapted for coupling signals to the hearing aid being programmed. Systems for performing hearing-related analysis include a portable audiometer system on a PCMCIA Card and operable with a portable host computer to analyze hearing of a patient, and a real-ear system on a PCMCIA Card and operable with a portable host computer to analyze output from a hearing aid in a patient'"'"'s ear.
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57 Claims
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38. A method comprising:
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communicating with a hearing aid associated with a person using a first card in a portable host to program the hearing aid, the first card having a first microprocessor to control the communication with the hearing aid; and
evaluating a hearing response of the person using a second card in the portable host to provide test signals to the person, the second card having a second microprocessor to manage the generation of test signals. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A hearing aid analyzer system comprising:
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a portable host;
a first card in the portable host to program a hearing aid associated with a person, the first card having a first microprocessor to control communication with the hearing aid; and
a second card in the portable host to provide test signals to the person to evaluate a hearing response of the person, the second card having a second microprocessor to manage the generation of test signals. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. A hearing aid analyzer system comprising:
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a portable host;
a first card in the portable host to program a hearing aid associated with a person, the first card having a first microprocessor to control communication with the hearing aid; and
a second card in the portable host to provide test signals to the person to evaluate a hearing response of the person, the second card configured as a real-ear analyzer having a second microprocessor to manage the generation of test signals. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57)
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