公开(公告)号：US20070276285A1

公开(公告)日：2007-11-29

申请号：US10562091

申请日：2004-06-24

申请人： Mark Burrows ,  John Cronin ,  Nancy Edwards ,  Justin Kunz ,  John Singarayar

发明人： Mark Burrows ,  John Cronin ,  Nancy Edwards ,  Justin Kunz ,  John Singarayar

IPC分类号： A61B5/00

CPC分类号： A61B5/00

摘要： A data storage media including customized hearing training information is created using troublesome content identified based on testing of an individual's hearing profile. The identified content, and amplification factors associated with the hearing profile and corresponding to the identified content, are stored on the media. The individual can readily access the media, which can be portable, to generate sound output representative of the identified content without, and adjusted by, the corresponding amplification factor, such that the individual can train his brain on the identified troublesome content before receiving a hearing aid.

摘要翻译： 包括定制的听力训练信息的数据存储介质使用基于个人听力轮廓的测试而确定的麻烦的内容来创建。 识别的内容以及与听觉简档相关联并且与所识别的内容相对应的放大因子被存储在媒体上。 个人可以容易地访问可以携带的媒体，以产生代表所识别的内容的声音输出，而不必由对应的放大因子进行调整，使得个体可以在接收到听觉之前对所识别的麻烦的内容训练他的大脑 援助。

公开(公告)号：US20080240452A1

公开(公告)日：2008-10-02

申请号：US11570478

申请日：2005-06-10

申请人： Mark Burrows ,  John Cronin ,  Tushar Narsana ,  Steven Shaya ,  John Singarayar

发明人： Mark Burrows ,  John Cronin ,  Tushar Narsana ,  Steven Shaya ,  John Singarayar

IPC分类号： H04R29/00

CPC分类号： H04R25/30 ,  H04R25/505 ,  H04R25/654 ,  H04R2460/17

摘要： The present invention is an apparatus for and method of remotely, automatically, and routinely conducting diagnostic testing on a programmable hearing aid to ensure that it is functioning as intended when optimized for an individual's needs and preferences. Because hearing aids deteriorate with time and buildup of earwax, individuals can be uncertain whether their hearing is worsening or the hearing aid is malfunctioning. The net effect is diminished hearing aid performance—and thus diminished quality of life. The present invention tests the hearing aid for proper function as frequently as daily.

摘要翻译： 本发明是一种用于远程，自动和常规地对可编程助听器进行诊断测试的装置和方法，以确保当根据个人的需要和偏好进行优化时，其按预期运行。 因为助听器随着时间的推移和耳垢的积累而恶化，所以个人可能不确定听力是否恶化或助听器是否发生故障。 助听器效能的净效应减弱，从而降低了生活质量。 本发明每天频繁地测试助听器的正常功能。

公开(公告)号：US20080041656A1

公开(公告)日：2008-02-21

申请号：US11570469

申请日：2005-06-14

申请人： Mark Burrows ,  John Cronin ,  Tom Hunt ,  Steven Shaya ,  John Singarayar

发明人： Mark Burrows ,  John Cronin ,  Tom Hunt ,  Steven Shaya ,  John Singarayar

IPC分类号： H04R25/00

CPC分类号： H04R25/70 ,  H04R25/04 ,  H04R2225/39

摘要： A low-cost, programmable, time-limited hearing aid (104) and a means (102) to program the hearing aid with user-specific hearing-loss data (101) for the purpose of emulating the performance of a more permanent, but more costly, hearing aid device. The hearing aid is operational for only a limited time, and is intended for temporary, evaluative purposes. By providing the user with a low-cost, but temporary, means to evaluate the benefits of assisted hearing, he or she becomes more comfortable with its use, and therefore is more amenable to the more involved process and greater expense of being fitted for a more permanent hearing health solution. A method of use of the hearing health aid and the associated programming system that allows a hearing-loss candidate to evaluate the effectiveness of the hearing aid device is also presented.

摘要翻译： 低成本，可编程，时间有限的助听器（104）和用于对助听器编程用于用户特定的听力损失数据（101）的装置（102），用于模拟更持久的演奏，但是 更昂贵的助听器装置。 助听器仅在有限的时间内运行，用于临时的评估目的。 通过为用户提供低成本但是临时的手段来评估辅助听力的好处，他或她将变得更加舒适的使用，因此更适应于更多的涉及的过程和更大的费用，适合于 更健康的听力健康解决方案。 还提出了使用听力健康帮助和相关的编程系统的方法，其允许听力损失候选者评估助听器装置的有效性。

公开(公告)号：US20050090372A1

公开(公告)日：2005-04-28

申请号：US10876172

申请日：2004-06-24

申请人： Mark Burrows ,  John Cronin ,  Tushar Narsana ,  John Singarayar

发明人： Mark Burrows ,  John Cronin ,  Tushar Narsana ,  John Singarayar

IPC分类号： A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/12 ,  A63B71/00

CPC分类号： A61B5/12 ,  A61B5/00 ,  G06F19/325

摘要： A searchable database contains rehabilitation plans for individuals having the same medical condition. The rehabilitation plans are indexed by scores corresponding to physical dimensions and personal environment dimensions characteristics of the respective individuals having the same medical condition and also by scores representative of actual success results associated with prescribing the respective rehabilitation plans. The database can be queried to identify rehabilitation plans for a dimension whose assessment information matches individual assessment information for the same dimension of an individual requiring rehabilitation for the same medical condition. In addition, the actual success scores can be used to identify rehabilitation plans in the database likely to be successful when prescribed to an individual. The individual assessment information and the identified rehabilitation plan prescribed to the individual, and also feedback obtained from the individual to which an identified plan is prescribed and also success results for the prescribed plan, can be used to update the database.

摘要翻译： 可搜索的数据库包含具有相同医疗条件的个人的康复计划。 康复计划由相应于具有相同医疗状况的个体的身体尺寸和个人环境维度特征的分数进行索引，以及代表与规定相应康复计划相关的实际成功结果的分数。 可以查询数据库，以确定其评估信息与需要相同医疗状况康复的个体相同维度的个人评估信息的维度的康复计划。 此外，实际的成功分数可用于确定数据库中的恢复计划，这些计划在规定给个人时可能是成功的。 可以使用个人评估信息和为个人规定的确定的康复计划，以及从规定了确定的计划的个人获得的反馈以及规定的计划的成功结果，以更新数据库。

公开(公告)号：US20050085343A1

公开(公告)日：2005-04-21

申请号：US10876173

申请日：2004-06-24

申请人： Mark Burrows ,  John Cronin ,  Tushar Narsana ,  John Singarayar

发明人： Mark Burrows ,  John Cronin ,  Tushar Narsana ,  John Singarayar

IPC分类号： A61B5/00 ,  G06F19/00 ,  A63B15/02 ,  A63B71/00 ,  A63B21/002

CPC分类号： G06F19/3481 ,  A61B5/00 ,  G16H50/70

摘要： A rehabilitation plan for an individual with a medical condition is selected in view of physical dimensions and personal environment dimensions of the individual that can impact successful use of an instrument for treating the medical condition. Measurement results obtained from assessments of respective physical dimensions and personal environment dimensions of the individual are used to define respective diagnostics metrics, and also to generate diagnostic and goal scores for the respective metrics. A rehabilitation plan for the individual is selected in view of the diagnostic and goal scores with the intention of increasing an individual's compatibility with the plan and the likelihood of success for rehabilitation. The selection of a rehabilitation plan can include querying a database including previously prescribed rehabilitation plans indexed by physical and personal environment dimensions characteristics of respective patients that were prescribed the rehabilitation plans.

摘要翻译： 考虑到可能影响用于治疗医疗状况的器械的成功使用的个人的身体尺寸和个人环境尺寸，选择具有医疗状况的个体的康复计划。 用于评估各个物理尺寸和个人环境维度的测量结果用于定义各自的诊断度量，并且还为各个度量产生诊断和目标得分。 考虑到诊断和目标得分，选择个人的康复计划，旨在增加个人与计划的兼容性以及康复成功的可能性。 选择康复计划可以包括查询数据库，包括以前规定的康复计划规定的各个患者的身体和个人环境维度特征索引的康复计划。