Aural rehabilitation system and a method of using the same

• US 20060093997A1
• Filed: 06/13/2005
• Published: 05/04/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 06/12/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Neurotone Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Neurotone Incorporated
• Inventors: Kearby, Gerald W., Levine, Earl I., Modeste, A. Robert, Dayson, Douglas J., Macbeth, Jamie
• Application Number:
  US11/151,873
• Publication Number:
  US 20060093997A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/185
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 21/009 Teaching or communicating with deaf persons G09B21/04 takes precedence; deaf and dumb persons G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2225/81 Aspects of electrical fitting of hearing aids related to problems arising from the emotional state of a hearing aid user, e.g. nervousness or unwillingness during fitting
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 25/70 Adaptation of deaf aid to hearing loss, e.g. initial electronic fitting
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 25/75 Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 29/00 Monitoring arrangements; Testing arrangements for hearing aids H04R25/30; detection of loudspeaker connection H04R5/04; sound-field adaptation dependent on speaker detection H04S7/308

Abstract

A system and method for aural rehabilitation is disclosed. A system and method for neurological rehabilitation or training is disclosed. The system can be controlled automatically by a remote device or manually by a physician'"'"'s device. The system can store data in, and retrieve data from a database for analysis, reporting and execution. The system can adapt and adjust based on the subject'"'"'s performance. The system can be used to treat hearing loss, tinnitus or other audiological health problems.

Claims

1. A system for aural rehabilitation for a subject comprising:

a computer network comprising a first computer configured to deliver a sound data to the subject and a second computer,

an adaptive architecture, wherein the adaptive architecture is configured to alter the sound data.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the adaptive architecture is on the second computer.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the adaptive architecture is on the first computer.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the adaptive architecture comprises a DSP core.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein altering a sound data configuration comprises optimizing and/or iterating the sound data based on a subject response.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the adaptive architecture comprises a dynamics engine.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the adaptive architecture comprises a time compressor.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the adaptive architecture comprises a data compressor/decompressor.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the adaptive architecture comprises a mixer.

10. A system for aural rehabilitation comprising:

a training engine comprising a DSP core, and

a parameter engine comprising a multimedia file, a schedule and meta data.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the DSP core is in data communication with at least one element of the group consisting of:

an equalizer, a time compressor, a mixer, a dynamics engine, a synthesizer, a data compressor, and a data decompressor.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the DSP core is in data communication with at least two elements of the group consisting of:

an equalizer, a time compressor, a mixer, a dynamics engine, a synthesizer, a data compressor, and a data decompressor.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the DSP core is in data communication with at least three elements of the group consisting of:

an equalizer, a time compressor, a mixer, a dynamics engine, a synthesizer, a data compressor, and a data decompressor.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein the DSP core is in data communication with at least four elements of the group consisting of:

an equalizer, a time compressor, a mixer, a dynamics engine, a synthesizer, a data compressor, and a data decompressor.

15. The system of claim 10, wherein the DSP core is in data communication with at least five elements of the group consisting of:

an equalizer, a time compressor, a mixer, a dynamics engine, a synthesizer, a data compressor, and a data decompressor.

16. The system of claim 10, wherein the DSP core is in data communication with at least six elements of the group consisting of:

an equalizer, a time compressor, a mixer, a dynamics engine, a synthesizer, a data compressor, and a data decompressor.

17. The system of claim 10, wherein the parameter engine is in data communication with the training engine.