Sound enrichment for the relief of tinnitus in dependence of sound environment classification
First Claim
1. A sound enrichment system for provision of tinnitus relief, the sound enrichment system comprising:
- a noise generator, wherein the noise generator is configured to provide an output signal that is a noise signal or an output signal from which a noise signal can be obtained;
an environment classifier that is configured to determine a classification of an ambient sound environment of the sound enrichment system, the classification being one of a number of predetermined sound classes that classify different types of environments;
a processing system configured for adjusting the noise signal and to provide an adjusted noise signal based at least in part on the classification; and
an output transducer configured for conversion of the adjusted noise signal to an acoustic signal for presentation to a user;
wherein the noise generator, the environment classifier, the processing system, and the output transducer are parts of the sound enrichment system configured for providing tinnitus relief for the user.
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Abstract
A sound enrichment system for provision of tinnitus relief, the sound enrichment system includes a noise generator, an environment classifier that is configured to determine a classification of an ambient sound environment of the sound enrichment system, a processing system for adjusting a noise signal based at least in part on the classification, wherein the noise signal is obtained using the noise generator, and an output transducer for conversion of the adjusted noise signal to an acoustic signal for presentation to a user. A method of providing a noise enriched sound signal for provision of relief of tinnitus includes obtaining a noise signal, adjusting the noise signal based at least in part on a sound environment classification, generating an acoustic noise signal from the adjusted noise signal, and presenting the acoustic noise signal to a tinnitus suffering person.
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32 Claims
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1. A sound enrichment system for provision of tinnitus relief, the sound enrichment system comprising:
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a noise generator, wherein the noise generator is configured to provide an output signal that is a noise signal or an output signal from which a noise signal can be obtained; an environment classifier that is configured to determine a classification of an ambient sound environment of the sound enrichment system, the classification being one of a number of predetermined sound classes that classify different types of environments; a processing system configured for adjusting the noise signal and to provide an adjusted noise signal based at least in part on the classification; and an output transducer configured for conversion of the adjusted noise signal to an acoustic signal for presentation to a user; wherein the noise generator, the environment classifier, the processing system, and the output transducer are parts of the sound enrichment system configured for providing tinnitus relief for the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method of providing a noise enriched sound signal for provision of relief of tinnitus, the method comprising:
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obtaining a noise signal; classifying a sound environment based on one of a number of pre-determined sound classes that classify different types of environments; adjusting the noise signal to an adjusted noise signal based at least in part on said classifying, and outputting the adjusted noise signal; generating an acoustic noise signal from the adjusted noise signal; and presenting the acoustic noise signal to a tinnitus suffering person, the acoustic noise signal being a noise enriched sound signal for providing tinnitus relief.
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