Abstract: Described herein is a protective element configured to be connected to an electroacoustic transducer or sound tube included in a hearing device. The protective element comprises a 3D-shaped membrane enclosing a cavity with an opening at which the 3D-shaped membrane is configured to connect to the electroacoustic transducer or sound tube. Wherein the 3D-shaped membrane has one or more thinner portions configured to transmit sound and one or more thicker portions at which a rigidity of the 3D-shaped membrane is greater than at the one or more thinner portions; and one or more stiffeners are formed by one or more of the one or more thicker portions extending between the one or more thinner portions.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a hearing device configured to be worn at an ear of a user, the hearing device including a sound delivery (SD) part configured to be at least partially inserted into an ear canal and having a custom shell at least partially customized to the ear canal and an electroacoustic transducer housed within the custom shell. The hearing device further includes a mechanical element connected to a medial end of the custom shell of the SD part, the mechanical element having a structure enclosing a cavity with an opening facing the SD part such that the cavity is acoustically coupled to the electroacoustic transducer. The structure includes a section in which thinner portions and thicker portions are alternatingly arranged around an axis of the structure.

Abstract: Described herein are a protective element configured to be connected to an electroacoustic transducer or a sound tube included in a hearing device, the protective element comprising a 3D-shaped membrane enclosing a cavity with an opening at which the membrane is configured to connect to the transducer or sound tube, wherein the membrane has one or more thinner portions configured to transmit sound and one or more thicker portions at which a rigidity of the membrane is greater than at the thinner portions.

Abstract: Described herein are a receiver for a hearing instrument, the receiver comprising: a case having a tubular shape with at least one open end, a flexible or partially flexible printed circuit board populated with a plurality of MEMS receiver cells, wherein the printed circuit board is folded to form a hollow body and inserted in the case with the MEMS receiver cells facing inward and/or outward, and at least one cap closing the open end of the case, wherein one of the caps comprises a sound port for guiding sound produced by the MEMS receiver cells out of the receiver.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a hearing device configured to be worn at an ear of a user, the hearing device comprising a sound delivery (SD) part configured to be at least partially inserted into an ear canal, the SD part comprising a sound tube having an axis in which direction sound is propagating, wherein the sound tube is acoustically coupled to an electroacoustic transducer; and a mechanical element configured to be connected to the SD part, the element comprising a structure enclosing a cavity with an opening facing the SD part when the element is connected to the SD part such that the cavity is acoustically coupled to the electroacoustic transducer.

Abstract: Described herein are a protective element configured to be connected to an electroacoustic transducer or a sound tube included in a hearing device, the protective element comprising a 3D-shaped membrane that has two or more first portions having a first thickness that are configured to transmit sound and two or more second portions having a second thickness. The first thickness is less than the second thickness such that a rigidity of the 3D-shaped membrane is greater at the two or more second portions than at the two or more first portions. At least two of the two or more second portions are spaced from one another along a circumference of the 3D-shaped membrane by at least one of the two or more first portions.

Abstract: Described herein are a protective element configured to be connected to an electroacoustic transducer or a sound tube included in a hearing device, the protective element comprising a 3D-shaped membrane that has two or more first portions having a first thickness that are configured to transmit sound and two or more second portions having a second thickness. The first thickness is less than the second thickness such that a rigidity of the 3D-shaped membrane is greater at the two or more second portions than at the two or more first portions. At least two of the two or more second portions are spaced from one another along a circumference of the 3D-shaped membrane by at least one of the two or more first portions.

Abstract: An exemplary system includes a memory storing instructions and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the memory and configured to execute the instructions to perform a process comprising: accessing fitting data representative of fitting parameters set by a fitting application to fit a hearing device to a user; determining user behavior data indicative of a hearing intention of the user in an auditory scene where the user is located; determining auditory scene data representative of information about the auditory scene; and implementing, based on the fitting data, the user behavior data, and the auditory scene data, a sound processing delay scheme for use by the hearing device.

Abstract: An exemplary system includes a memory storing instructions and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the memory and configured to execute the instructions to perform a process comprising: accessing fitting data representative of fitting parameters set by a fitting application to fit a hearing device to a user; determining user behavior data indicative of a hearing intention of the user in an auditory scene where the user is located; determining auditory scene data representative of information about the auditory scene; and implementing, based on the fitting data, the user behavior data, and the auditory scene data, a sound processing delay scheme for use by the hearing device.

Abstract: Described herein are a protective element configured to be connected to an electroacoustic transducer or a sound tube included in a hearing device, the protective element comprising a 3D-shaped membrane enclosing a cavity with an opening at which the membrane is configured to connect to the transducer or sound tube, wherein the membrane has one or more thinner portions configured to transmit sound and one or more thicker portions at which a rigidity of the membrane is greater than at the thinner portions.

Abstract: An exemplary system includes a memory storing instructions and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory and configured to execute the instructions to determine that an audio streaming session is to be initiated in which an audio signal is streamed to a hearing device, provide, based on the determining that the audio streaming session is to be initiated, an option for a user to select an ambient sound attenuation setting for use by the hearing device during the audio streaming session, detect a selection by the user of the option; and direct, based on the user selecting the option, the hearing device to initiate the audio streaming session and attenuate, in accordance with the ambient sound attenuation setting, ambient sound during the audio streaming session.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a hearing device comprising a housing configured to be at least partially inserted into an ear canal of a user, the housing having an opening leading to an interior space enclosed by the housing; a slidable member moveable relative to the opening between different positions including a first position and a second position; an actuator configured to actuate the movement of the slidable member forth from the first position to the second position, and back from the second position to the first position; and a controller configured to control the actuator. The disclosure further relates to a hearing system comprising the hearing device and a stationary device, and a method of operating the hearing device.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a hearing device comprising an earpiece provided with a vent configured to provide for a venting of sound waves between an inner region of the ear canal and an ambient environment outside the ear canal; the earpiece further comprising an acoustic valve including a valve member moveable relative to the vent between different positions and an actuator configured to provide an actuation force for a movement of the valve member such that an effective open cross-sectional area of the vent can be modified by the movement of the valve member; the hearing device further comprising an output transducer configured to be acoustically coupled to the inner region of the ear canal.

Abstract: An exemplary system includes a memory storing instructions and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory and configured to execute the instructions to determine that an audio streaming session is to be initiated in which an audio signal is streamed to a hearing device, provide, based on the determining that the audio streaming session is to be initiated, an option for a user to select an ambient sound attenuation setting for use by the hearing device during the audio streaming session, detect a selection by the user of the option; and direct, based on the user selecting the option, the hearing device to initiate the audio streaming session and attenuate, in accordance with the ambient sound attenuation setting, ambient sound during the audio streaming session.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for avoidance of user discomfort due to pressure differences by vent valve. In one embodiment, a method for equalizing air pressure in ear canal includes sensing a pressure difference between a pressure in ear canal (PEC) and an ambient pressure (PAMB) by a sensor of a hearing device. Based on sensing the pressure difference, an active valve is set to a first position to open a vent through the hearing device or to a second position to close the vent through the hearing device.

Abstract: An exemplary hearing device assembly is configured to be worn at least partially within an ear canal of a user. The hearing device assembly includes a housing including an output transducer configured to provide an output audio signal representative of sound presented to the user. The housing is configured to be positioned entirely within the ear canal. The hearing device assembly also includes a tube extending from an end of the housing and configured to provide an acoustic pathway from outside the ear canal to the housing, an inner seal extending from the housing, and an outer seal extending from the tube. The inner seal and the outer seal are together are configured to enclose a main volume that surrounds the tube within the ear canal and that is acoustically sealed from an ambient environment of the user.

Abstract: A communication device configured for use in a user's ear canal including a sealing mechanism configured to acoustically seal a section of the ear canal and a sound conduit in acoustic communication with a sound source. The sound conduit has a first and second opening, a conduit housing, and a vent opening. To provide a reliable adjustment for the venting of sound waves between a sealed section of the ear canal and an ambient environment outside the sealed section, an acoustic valve having a valve member is moveably coupled with the conduit housing, which moveable coupling is configured to provide a relative motion of the valve member and the conduit housing, such that by such relative motion the acoustic valve provides for opening the vent opening, closing the vent opening, and/or adjusting a size of the vent opening. The communication device further includes an electrical actuator to activate the relative motion.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a hearing device comprising a housing configured to be at least partially inserted into an ear canal of a user, the housing having an opening leading to an interior space enclosed by the housing; a slidable member moveable relative to the opening between different positions including a first position and a second position; an actuator configured to actuate the movement of the slidable member forth from the first position to the second position, and back from the second position to the first position; and a controller configured to control the actuator. The disclosure further relates to a hearing system comprising the hearing device and a stationary device, and a method of operating the hearing device.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a hearing device comprising an earpiece provided with a vent configured to provide for a venting of sound waves between an inner region of the ear canal and an ambient environment outside the ear canal; the earpiece further comprising an acoustic valve including a valve member moveable relative to the vent between different positions and an actuator configured to provide an actuation force for a movement of the valve member such that an effective open cross-sectional area of the vent can be modified by the movement of the valve member; the hearing device further comprising an output transducer configured to be acoustically coupled to the inner region of the ear canal.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for avoidance of user discomfort due to pressure differences by vent valve. In one embodiment, a method for equalizing air pressure in ear canal includes sensing a pressure difference between a pressure in ear canal (PEC) and an ambient pressure (PAMB) by a sensor of a hearing device. Based on sensing the pressure difference, an active valve is set to a first position to open a vent through the hearing device or to a second position to close the vent through the hearing device.