Hearing apparatus and a method for own-voice detection
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1. A hearing apparatus, comprising:
- a first microphone comprising an audio input for picking up ambient sound from a vicinity of a user, and an output for outputting a signal;
a second microphone comprising an audio input for picking up auditory channel sound in an auditory channel or on an auditory channel wall of the user, and an output for outputting a signal; and
an own-voice detection device for detection of the user'"'"'s own voice, comprising a first input that is connected to the output of the first microphone, a second input that is connected to the output of the second microphone, and an output at which a corresponding control signal is provided.
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Abstract
A hearing aid wearer'"'"'s own voice frequently leads to artifacts and response errors in various hearing aid algorithms. It is provided that the user'"'"'s own voice to be detected by a special analysis device, and the hearing aid algorithms can be controlled as a function of detection. This can be achieved by providing a microphone in the auditory channel whose signal level is compared with that of an external microphone. This allows some form of control, e.g., the automatic gain control of a hearing aid to be “frozen”, in the presence of the hearing aid wearer'"'"'s own voice.
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10 Claims
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1. A hearing apparatus, comprising:
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a first microphone comprising an audio input for picking up ambient sound from a vicinity of a user, and an output for outputting a signal;
a second microphone comprising an audio input for picking up auditory channel sound in an auditory channel or on an auditory channel wall of the user, and an output for outputting a signal; and
an own-voice detection device for detection of the user'"'"'s own voice, comprising a first input that is connected to the output of the first microphone, a second input that is connected to the output of the second microphone, and an output at which a corresponding control signal is provided. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for operating a hearing apparatus, comprising:
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picking up a first sound signal from a vicinity of a user;
picking up a second sound signal from an auditory channel of the user;
detecting the user'"'"'s own voice by analyzing the two sound signals; and
controlling the hearing apparatus as a function of a presence of the user'"'"'s own voice. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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