US Patent:
20090316922, Dec 24, 2009
Inventors:
Ivo Merks - Eden Prairie MN, US
Harikrishna P. Natarajan - Shakopee MN, US
Assignee:
Starkey Laboratories, Inc. - Eden Prairie MN
International Classification:
H04R 25/00
Abstract:
This disclosure relates to measurement of maximum stable gain of a hearing assistance device, including but not limited to hearing aids, as a function of frequency. In various approaches an adaptive filter with a variable step size is used to determine maximum stable gain as a function of frequency. In various approaches, the determination is done in process steps performed by the hearing assistance device. In various approaches, the determination is done in process steps performed by the hearing assistance device and by a host computer.