Application US20190274596

OPTIMIZATION TOOL FOR AUDITORY DEVICES
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US20190274596

1. An optimization system for testing a patient's hearing comprising: (4) (3)

a controller;

an ear piece in audible communication with the controller;

a memory in communication with the controller and including instructions that, when executed by the controller, cause the controller to: provide a series of tones to the ear piece;

receive feedback from the patient between each tone provided, wherein each feedback indicates that the respective tone was detected in the ear piece or that the respective tone was not detected;

generate a data point on an audiogram after receiving each feedback, wherein each data point is based on the respective feedback;

after each data point is generated, compute a statistical distribution based on the generated data points, wherein the statistical distribution includes a lowest confidence level; and

select a subsequent tone to provide in the series of tones, wherein each subsequent tone provided in the series of tones is a tone represented at the lowest confidence level in statistical distribution at the time of selection.

2. The optimization system of claim 1, wherein the ear piece comprises a right ear piece and a left ear piece, and the controller: (0) (2)

3. The optimization system of claim 1, wherein the controller utilizes a Gaussian process to compute the statistical distribution. (0)

4. The optimization system of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to generate a hearing thresholds graph including an upper curve and a lower curve, each of the upper and lower curves based on the series of tones and the feedback from the patient. (2) (0)

5. The optimization system of claim 4, wherein an upper area of the hearing thresholds graph above the upper curve corresponds to one or more tones that were detected. (1) (0)

9. The optimization system of claim 4, wherein the controller is configured to display a graphical user interface including the audiogram and the hearing thresholds graph. (1) (0)

11. The optimization system of claim 1, further comprising a hearing device, and wherein the controller is configured to output the generated data points to the hearing device. (0)

12. A method of testing a patient's hearing comprising the steps of: (2) (5)

providing a series of tones to an ear piece;

receiving feedback from the patient between each tone provided, wherein each feedback indicates that the respective tone was detected in the ear piece or that the respective tone was not detected;

generating a data point on an audiogram after receiving each feedback, wherein each data point is based on the respective feedback;

after each data point is generated, computing a statistical distribution based on the generated data points, wherein the statistical distribution includes a lowest confidence level; and

selecting a subsequent tone to provide in the series of tones, wherein each subsequent tone provided in the series of tones is a tone represented at the lowest confidence level in statistical distribution at the time of selection.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein each tone in the series of tones is provided to one of a right ear piece and a left ear piece, and wherein each data point is generated for one of a right audiogram and a left audiogram after receiving each feedback. (0)

14. The method of claim 12, further comprising the steps of: (0) (1)

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Application US20190274596

OPTIMIZATION TOOL FOR AUDITORY DEVICES

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