HEARING INSTRUMENT FOR RELIEVING TINNITUS

• Main Authors: JONES, GARY, OHL, BJÖRN, HOFMAN-BANG, DORTHE, PHILIPSSON, MARIANNE, HANSEN, JESPER NØHR, ROUG, JACOB ANDERS
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 24.08.2016
• Subjects: BASIC ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY; CONTROL OF AMPLIFICATION; DEAF-AID SETS; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKEACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS

A hearing instrument and a method for operating a hearing instrument is provided. The hearing instrument and/or the method includes a tinnitus relief sound. The hearing instrument includes a volume control, the volume control providing a volume control signal for the tinnitus relief sound, the volume control having a volume first step size when the volume level is within a first range from a predefined level and the volume control having a second step size when the volume level is above the first range from the predefined level. The method comprising: a) receiving and manipulating an audio signal at a signal processor to create a manipulated audio signal; b) determining the present volume level from the audio signal; c) providing a tinnitus relief sound; d) generating an output signal based on the manipulated audio signal and the tinnitus relief sound; e) providing the output signal to an output transducer. Provided a wearer of the hearing instrument operates the volume control the volume control signal steps the volume level for the tinnitus relief sound according to the first step size when the present volume level is within the first range and the volume control signal steps the volume level for the tinnitus relief sound according to the second step size when the present volume level is above the first range.