Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of a hearing aid configured for being worn by a user. The hearing aid can include a processor configured to: obtain a hearing aid audio signal based on the input audio signal, determine a first audio parameter based on the input audio signal, obtain a first sensor signal indicative of a first biological parameter of the user, determine the first biological parameter based on the first sensor signal, determine a first correlation between the first audio parameter and the first biological parameter, and set a processing parameter of the hearing aid based on the first correlation.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of a hearing aid with two or more microphones and a processor; wherein the processor includes a first filter bank, a beamformer, a multiplexer configured to perform multiplexing operations outputting time-frequency values, and a wind noise controller configured to, recurringly, determine a first wind noise level.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of a hearing aid adapted to be worn at an ear of a user including one or more microphones and a processor configured to apply one or more processing algorithms. The processor can include a feedback control system for estimating a feedback path. The processor can be configured to estimate a speaker unit size in dependence of an estimated feedback path, wherein the feedback path is estimated while said hearing aid is located in a specific position away from the user's head. A method of operating a hearing aid is further disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of a hearing aid. The hearing aid includes an input unit configured to convert a sound in an environment of the hearing aid to at least one electrical input signal representative of the sound. The hearing aid includes a signal processor. The signal processor is configured to determine, based on the at least one electrical input signal, whether an origin of the sound is below a distance threshold. The signal processor is configured to, in accordance with the origin being below the distance threshold, attenuate the at least one electrical input signal. The signal processor is further configured to determine, based on the at least one electrical input signal, whether the origin is above a far-distance threshold, and in accordance with the origin being above the far-distance threshold, attenuate the at least one electrical input signal.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of a hearing aid including a multitude M?3 microphones adapted for providing corresponding M electric input signals representative of an environment of a user, and an GSC beamformer configured to provide at least one beamformed signal based on a multitude of M intermediate beamformed signals, the GSC beamformer including a target maintaining beamformer and M?1 target cancelling beamformers, the M beamformers being configured to determine the multitude of M intermediate beamformed signals. The hearing aid is configured to operate in a first mode of operation or a second mode of operation, where the multitude of M microphones are active in the first mode of operation and a subset of the multitude of M microphones are active in the second mode of operation.

Abstract: A hearing device, e.g. a hearing aid, is configured to be arranged at least partly on a user's head or at least partly implanted in a user's head. The hearing device comprises a) at least one input transducer for picking up an input sound signal from the environment and providing at least one electric input signal representing said input sound signal; b) a signal processor connected to the at least one input transducer, the signal processor being configured to analyze the electric input signal and to provide a transmit control signal in dependence thereof; c) a memory buffer, e.g. a cyclic buffer, for storing a current time segment of a certain duration of said at least one electric input signal, or a processed version thereof; and a transmitter for transmitting at least a part of said time segment, or a processed version thereof, to an external device in dependence of said transmit control signal.

Abstract: Disclosed are embodiments of a hearing aid including a plurality of microphones and an ultrasound processing unit. The plurality of microphones is configured to provide a corresponding plurality of electrical input signals representing a sound affected by an ultrasound in an environment of the hearing aid, the ultrasound being characterized by an ultrasound frequency. The plurality of microphones is configured to have different sensitivities towards the ultrasound frequency. The ultrasound processing unit is configured to determine, based on the different sensitivities towards the ultrasound frequency, an ultrasound reduced signal.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of a hearing aid. The hearing aid can receive input signals and determine aliasing artefact frequency components within the signals. The hearing aid can further be configured to determine aliasing artefact reduced signals, which have reduced and/or eliminated aliasing artefact frequency components. The hearing aid can be configured to output audible sounds based on the aliasing artefact reduced signal.

Abstract: Disclosed are embodiments of a hearing aid. The hearing aid comprises an input unit configured to provide a first digitized signal associated with a first sampling rate and a second digitized signal associated with a second sampling rate. The first digitized signal comprises a plurality of first frames. The second digitized signal comprises a plurality of second frames. The hearing aid determines the first sampling rate as being different from or as being greater than the second sampling rate such that the time duration of each of each first frame is the same as the time duration of each second frame.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of a hearing device including at least one first, outward-facing, input transducer configured to pick up first sounds from the environment of a user and a second, inward-facing, input transducer configured to pick up a second sounds at the eardrum of the user. The hearing device can further include a directional system including a) an own voice beamformer configured to provide an estimate of the user's own voice in dependence of the at least one first and the second electric input signals, configurable own voice beamformer weights; and b) an own voice analyzer configured to analyze at least one of the at least one first and said second electric input signals, and to provide an own voice beamformer weight control signal.

Abstract: The present invention regards a hearing aid device at least one environment sound input, a wireless sound input, an output transducer, electric circuitry, a transmitter unit, and a dedicated beamformer-noise-reduction-system. The hearing aid device is configured to be worn in or at an ear of a user. The at least one environment sound input is configured to receive sound and to generate electrical sound signals representing sound. The wireless sound input is configured to receive wireless sound signals. The output transducer is configured to stimulate hearing of the hearing aid device user. The transmitter unit is configured to transmit signals representing sound and/or voice. The dedicated beamformer-noise-reduction-system is configured to retrieve a user voice signal representing the voice of a user from the electrical sound signals. The wireless sound input is configured to be wirelessly connected to a communication device and to receive wireless sound signals from the communication device.

Abstract: A binaural hearing aid system comprises left and right hearing instruments each comprising a BTE-part comprising a housing configured to be located at or behind an outer ear of the user and an acceleration sensor configured to measure acceleration in at least two directions relative to the housing of the BTE-part and to provide acceleration data indicative thereof. A first one of the left and right hearing instruments comprises a transmitter configured to transmit said acceleration data to the other hearing instrument, and the other hearing instrument comprises a receiver for receiving said acceleration data from the first one of the hearing instruments. The other hearing instrument further comprises a controller for detecting whether or not the left and right hearing instruments are correctly mounted in dependence of a similarity measure between said acceleration data provided by the left and right hearing instruments. A method of operating a binaural hearing aid system is further disclosed.

Abstract: A hearing device adapted for being worn at or in an ear of a user, comprises a) an input unit comprising at last two input transducers each for converting sound around said hearing device to an electric input signal representing said sound, thereby providing at least two electric input signals; b) a beamformer filter comprising a minimum processing beamformer defined by optimized beamformer weights, the beamformer filter being configured to provide a filtered signal in dependence of said at least two electric input signals and said optimized beamformer weights; c) a reference signal representing sound around said hearing device; d) a performance criterion for said minimum processing beamformer. The minimum processing beamformer is a beamformer that provides the filtered signal with as little modification as possible in terms of a selected distance measure compared to said reference signal, while still fulfilling said performance criterion.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of a method performed by a hearing aid and a hearing aid including one or more processors, a memory, two or more microphones, and an output transducer. The hearing aid is configured to generate a first processed signal (y) based on input signals from the two or more microphones and a steering value, wherein a target direction is associated with the steering value. The steering value can be changed depending on certain criterion.

Abstract: Disclosed herein embodiments of a hearing aid configured to be worn by a user at or in an ear or to be fully or partially implanted in the head at an ear of the user. The hearing aid can include an SNR estimator for providing a target signal-to-noisy ratio (SNR) estimate, wherein the target signal-to-noisy ratio is based on the ratio between target signal components and an input signal. In certain examples, the SNR estimator comprises a neural network, wherein the weights of the neural network have been trained with a plurality of training signals, and wherein the outputs of the neural network comprise complex valued gains, or separate real valued gains and real valued phases.

Abstract: A hearing device, e.g. a hearing aid, is configured to be worn by a user at or in an ear or to be fully or partially implanted in the head at an ear of the user.

Abstract: A binaural hearing aid system comprises left and right hearing instruments each comprising a BTE-part comprising a housing configured to be located at or behind an outer ear of the user and an acceleration sensor configured to measure acceleration in at least two directions relative to the housing of the BTE-part and to provide acceleration data indicative thereof. A first one of the left and right hearing instruments comprises a transmitter configured to transmit said acceleration data to the other hearing instrument, and the other hearing instrument comprises a receiver for receiving said acceleration data from the first one of the hearing instruments. The other hearing instrument further comprises a controller for detecting whether or not the left and right hearing instruments are correctly mounted in dependence of a similarity measure between said acceleration data provided by the left and right hearing instruments. A method of operating a binaural hearing aid system is further disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of a method performed by a hearing aid and a hearing aid including one or more processors, a memory, two or more microphones, and an output transducer. The hearing aid is configured to generate a first processed signal (y) based on input signals from the two or more microphones and a steering value, wherein a target direction is associated with the steering value. The steering value can be changed depending on certain criterion.

Abstract: A hearing aid comprises a multitude M?2 microphones adapted for providing M electric input signals (x) representative of an environment of a user, at least one beamformer for generating at least one beamformed signal in dependence of beamformer weights (w) configured to be applied to said electric input signals, thereby providing said at least one beamformed signal (Y) as a weighted sum of the M of electric input signals. The beamformer weights (w) are adaptively optimized to a plurality of target positions (?) by maximizing a target signal to noise ratio (SNR) for sound from the target positions (?).

Abstract: A hearing aid system comprises a hearing aid, and a portable auxiliary device’ adapted to establish a communication link between them. The hearing aid comprises a microphone providing an electric input signal, a signal processor, and an output unit. The auxiliary device comprises a microphone providing an auxiliary electric input signal, and a user control interface allowing a user to initiate a specific calibration mode of operation of the hearing aid system. The signal processor of the hearing aid is configured to receive corresponding time segments of said electric input signal and said auxiliary electric input signal to provide an estimate of an acoustic transfer function from said microphone of said auxiliary device to said microphone of said hearing aid. A method of operating a hearing aid system is further disclosed. The invention may e.g. be used in various applications related to own voice detection and estimation.