HEARING AID HAVING SELECTABLE PROGRAMMES, AND METHOD FOR CHANGING THE PROGRAMME IN A HEARING AID

• US 20080192969A1
• Filed: 04/15/2008
• Published: 08/14/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/17/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Widex A/S (WS Audiology A/S)
• Original Assignee: Widex A/S (WS Audiology A/S)
• Inventors: WELNER, David
• Application Number:
  US12/103,616
• Publication Number:
  US 20080192969A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 381/314
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2225/41 Detection or adaptation of hearing aid parameters or programs to listening situation, e.g. pub, forest
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 25/502 using analog signal processing

Abstract

A hearing aid (1) has a number of selectable programmes for different listening situations. The hearing aid (1) is adapted for the use with different input sources (3). The hearing aid comprises means for automatically selecting an appropriate programme among the number of the selectable programmes in dependence of the input sources used. There is also described a method for changing the programme in a hearing aid (1), wherein the programme used by the hearing aid is automatically changed by said hearing aid (1) from a first programme to a second programme in response to the selection of an additional, or alternative, input source (3).

Claims

1. A hearing aid having a number of selectable program for different listening situations, wherein said hearing aid is adapted for the use with different input sources, and wherein said hearing aid comprises means for automatically selecting an appropriate programme among said number of the selectable programmes in dependence of the input sources used, said means for automatically selecting an appropriate programme comprising means for detecting the activation of an additional, or alternative, input source and for selecting said appropriate programme in dependence of said detection, wherein said means for automatically selecting an appropriate programme is furthermore adapted to select an appropriate programme in dependence of the first programme selected prior to the time of said detection.

2. The hearing aid according to claim 1, comprising means for detecting the removal of an additional, or alternative, input source to said hearing aid and returning the hearing aid to the first programme.

3. The hearing aid according to claim 1, comprising means for detecting user deactivation of an additional, or alternative, input source to said hearing aid and returning the hearing aid to the first programme.

4. The hearing aid according to claim 1, wherein at least some of said appropriate programmes may only be selected automatically.

5. A method for changing the programme in a hearing aid, wherein the programme used by said hearing aid is automatically changed by said hearing aid from a first programme to a second programme in response to the selecting of an additional, or alternative, input source, wherein said second programme is selected in dependence of the first programme selected prior to the time of said selection.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the programme is automatically changed in response to user selection of an additional, or alternative, input source.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein said user selection is effected through the attachment of an additional, or alternative, input source to the hearing aid.

8. The method according to claim 5, wherein the second programme is selectable only by the hearing aid.