Method and apparatus for own-voice sensing in a hearing assistance device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9900710
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14720036

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Disclosed herein, among other things, are methods and apparatus for own-voice sensing in hearing assistance devices. One aspect of the present subject matter includes an in-the-ear (ITE) hearing assistance device adapted to process sounds, including sounds from a wearer's mouth. According to various embodiments, the device includes a hollow plastic housing adapted to be worn in the ear of the wearer and a differential sensor mounted to an interior surface of the housing in an ear canal of the wearer. The differential sensor includes inlets located within the housing and the differential sensor is configured to improve speech intelligibility of sounds from the wearer's mouth, in various embodiments.

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  • STARKEY LABORATORIES, INC.

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  • 2015 Application Filing Year
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  • 2632 Applications Filed
  • 2269 Patents Issued To-Date
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Burns, Thomas Howard St. Louis Park, US 39 303
Jensen, Lars Tuborg Eden Prairie, US 13 126

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