Method and Apparatus for Predicting Outcome of Hearing Device Implantation
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1. A method for predicting outcome of hearing device implantation in a candidate, the method comprising:
- receiving, into a computing system, training data entered by a set of people, the training data including, respectively for each person of the set, (i) pre-implantation data entered by the person before hearing device implantation in the person, wherein the pre-implantation data entered by the person represents a characterization by the person of one or more pre-implantation levels of hearing performance of the person and a characterization by the person of one or more goals for hearing improvement in the person, and (ii) post-implantation data entered by the person after hearing device implantation in the person, wherein the post-implantation data entered by the person represents a characterization by the person of one or more post-implantation levels of hearing performance of the person;
receiving, into the computing system, candidate data including pre-implantation data entered by the candidate before hearing device implantation in the candidate, wherein the pre-implantation data entered by the candidate represents a characterization by the candidate of one or more pre-implantation levels of hearing performance of the candidate and a characterization by the candidate of one or more goals for hearing improvement in the candidate; and
searching by the computing system through the training data to identify one or more people whose entered pre-implantation data matches the pre-implantation data entered the candidate, and outputting by the computing system, as a prediction of outcome of hearing device implantation in the candidate, a representation of the post-implantation data entered by the identified one or more people.
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Abstract
A computing system provides an interface through which to receive self-characterizations of hearing performance and the like from candidates for hearing device implantation and from hearing device recipients. Provided with a candidate'"'"'s pre-implantation self-characterization, the computing system searches through data to identify recipients whose entered pre-implantation self-characterizations match those of the candidate, and the computing system outputs as a predicted outcome of hearing device implantation a representation of post-implantation self-characterizations entered by the identified recipients.
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1. A method for predicting outcome of hearing device implantation in a candidate, the method comprising:
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receiving, into a computing system, training data entered by a set of people, the training data including, respectively for each person of the set, (i) pre-implantation data entered by the person before hearing device implantation in the person, wherein the pre-implantation data entered by the person represents a characterization by the person of one or more pre-implantation levels of hearing performance of the person and a characterization by the person of one or more goals for hearing improvement in the person, and (ii) post-implantation data entered by the person after hearing device implantation in the person, wherein the post-implantation data entered by the person represents a characterization by the person of one or more post-implantation levels of hearing performance of the person; receiving, into the computing system, candidate data including pre-implantation data entered by the candidate before hearing device implantation in the candidate, wherein the pre-implantation data entered by the candidate represents a characterization by the candidate of one or more pre-implantation levels of hearing performance of the candidate and a characterization by the candidate of one or more goals for hearing improvement in the candidate; and searching by the computing system through the training data to identify one or more people whose entered pre-implantation data matches the pre-implantation data entered the candidate, and outputting by the computing system, as a prediction of outcome of hearing device implantation in the candidate, a representation of the post-implantation data entered by the identified one or more people. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for predicting outcome of hearing device implantation in a candidate, the method comprising:
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presenting, by a computing system, a first graphical user interface that (i) includes at least one progression of pictorial representations of scenarios of increasing hearing-complexity, ranging from a first pictorial representation of a least-complex hearing scenario to a last pictorial representation of a most-complex hearing scenario and (ii) prompts the candidate to select any of the pictorial representations as an indication of level of hearing-difficulty of the candidate; receiving, into the computing system, from the candidate, in response to the prompt, a selection of one of the pictorial representations as an indication of level of hearing-difficulty of the candidate; using, by the computing system, the selection as a basis to search for and identify one or more descriptions of post-implantation hearing improvement in hearing-device implant recipients; and presenting, by the computing system, a second graphical user interface that depicts the one or more identified post-implantation descriptions of hearing improvement. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A non-transitory computer readable medium having encoded thereon program instructions executable by a processing unit to carry out functions comprising:
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receiving training data entered by a set of people, the training data including, respectively for each person of the set, (i) pre-implantation data entered by the person before hearing device implantation in the person, wherein the pre-implantation data entered by the person represents a characterization by the person of one or more pre-implantation levels of hearing performance of the person, and (ii) post-implantation data entered by the person after hearing device implantation in the person, wherein the post-implantation data entered by the person represents a characterization by the person of one or more post-implantation levels of hearing difficulty of the person; receiving candidate data including pre-implantation data entered by a candidate before hearing device implantation in the candidate, wherein the pre-implantation data entered by the candidate represents a characterization by the candidate of one or more pre-implantation levels of hearing performance of the candidate; searching through the training data to identify one or more people whose entered pre-implantation data matches the pre-implantation data entered the candidate; and outputting for display, as a prediction of outcome of hearing device implantation in the candidate, a representation of the post-implantation data entered by the identified one or more people. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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