Systems and methods for determining effects of a triggering event that occurs during use of a hearing device
An exemplary system includes a sensor configured to output sensor data and a hearing device comprising a processor. The processor of the hearing device may be configured to detect, based on the sensor data, a triggering event that occurs during use of the hearing device by a recipient of the hearing device. The triggering event may be indicative of possible damage to at least one of the hearing device or the recipient. The processor may further, apply, in response to the detecting of the triggering event, stimulation to the recipient, detect a signal that occurs in response to the stimulation and that is recorded by an electrode associated with the hearing device, compare the signal to a baseline signal recorded by the electrode prior to the triggering event, and determine, based on the comparing of the signal to the baseline signal, an operational effectiveness state of the hearing device.
1 . A system comprising:
a sensor configured to output sensor data; and
a hearing device comprising an electrode and a processor configured to:
record a baseline signal using the electrode of the hearing device;
detect, based on the sensor data, a triggering event that occurs during use of the hearing device by a recipient of the hearing device, the triggering event indicative of possible damage to at least one of the hearing device or the recipient;
apply, in response to the detecting of the triggering event, stimulation to the recipient;
detect a signal that occurs in response to the stimulation and that is recorded by the electrode of the hearing device;
compare the signal to the baseline signal recorded by the electrode prior to the triggering event; and
determine, based on the comparing of the signal to the baseline signal, an operational effectiveness state of the hearing device,
wherein the sensor is configured to be external to the recipient of the hearing device during use of the hearing device.
2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the signal corresponds to an evoked response and the baseline signal corresponds to a baseline evoked response recorded by the electrode prior to the triggering event.
3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein:
the applying of the stimulation includes applying the stimulation multiple times during a predefined time period;
the detecting of the signal includes detecting a series of signals that occur in response to the stimulation during the predefined time period;
the comparing of the signal includes comparing each signal included in the series of signals to the baseline signal; and
the determining of the operational effectiveness state is based on the comparing of each signal included in the series of signals to the baseline signal.
4 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising an additional sensor that is associated with the hearing device and that is external to the recipient, wherein:
the electrode is configured to be implanted within the recipient; and
the processor is further configured to:
detect an additional signal that occurs in response to the stimulation and that is recorded by the additional sensor; and
compare the signal to the additional signal,
wherein the determining of the operational effectiveness state of the hearing device is further based on the comparing of the signal to the additional signal.
5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein:
the hearing device comprises a plurality of electrodes configured to be implanted within the recipient;
the electrode is included in the plurality of electrodes; and
the processor is further configured to:
determine, based on the operational effectiveness state of the hearing device, that at least one electrode included in the plurality of electrodes is non-operational; and
perform an action to compensate for the at least one electrode being non- operational.
6 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the performing of the action includes remapping input frequencies to be provided to other electrodes included in the plurality of electrodes instead of to the at least one electrode.
7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the operational effectiveness state of the hearing device is indicative of damage to at least one of the hearing device or the recipient as a result of the triggering event.
8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to provide, based on the determined operational effectiveness state, a notification to the recipient regarding the triggering event.
9 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to automatically transmit information representative of the operational effectiveness state of the hearing device to a computing device remote from the system for analysis.
10 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the sensor is included as part of the hearing device.
11 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising an external device that includes the sensor and that is external to the hearing device and is in communication with the hearing device.
12 . A hearing device comprising:
an electrode;
a sensor that is configured to be external to a recipient of the hearing device during use of the hearing device;
a memory storing instructions; and
a processor configured to execute the instructions to:
record a baseline signal using the electrode of the hearing device;
detect, based on sensor data output by the sensor, a triggering event that occurs during use of the hearing device by the recipient of the hearing device, the triggering event indicative of possible damage to at least one of the hearing device or the recipient;
apply, in response to the detecting of the triggering event, stimulation to the recipient;
detect a signal that occurs in response to the stimulation and that is recorded by the electrode of the hearing device;
compare the signal to the baseline signal recorded by the electrode prior to the triggering event; and
determine, based on the comparing of the signal to the baseline signal, an operational effectiveness state of the hearing device.
13 . The hearing device of claim 12 , wherein the signal corresponds to an evoked response and the baseline signal corresponds to a baseline evoked response recorded by the electrode prior to the triggering event.
14 . The hearing device of claim 12 , wherein
the hearing device comprises a plurality of electrodes configured to be implanted within the recipient;
the electrode is included in the plurality of electrodes; and
the processor is further configured execute the instructions to:
determine, based on the operational effectiveness state of the hearing device, that at least one electrode included in the plurality of electrodes is non-operational; and
perform an action to compensate for the at least one electrode being non- operational.
15 . The hearing device of claim 14 , wherein the performing of the action includes remapping input frequencies to be provided to other electrodes included in the plurality of electrodes instead of to the at least one electrode.
16 . The hearing device of claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the instructions to provide, based on the determined operational effectiveness state, a notification to the recipient regarding the triggering event.
17 . A method comprising:
recording, by a hearing device monitoring system, a baseline signal using an electrode of a hearing device;
detecting, by the hearing device monitoring system and using a sensor that is in communication with the hearing device and that is configured to be external to a recipient of the hearing device during use of the hearing device, sensor data;
detecting, by the hearing device monitoring system based on the sensor data output by the sensor, a triggering event that occurs during use of the hearing device by the recipient of the hearing device, the triggering event indicative of possible damage to at least one of the hearing device or the recipient;
applying, by the hearing device monitoring system in response to the detecting of the triggering event, stimulation to the recipient;
detecting, by the hearing device monitoring system, a signal that occurs in response to the stimulation and that is recorded by an electrode associated with the hearing device;
comparing, by the hearing device monitoring system, the signal to the baseline signal recorded by the electrode prior to the triggering event; and
determining, by the hearing device monitoring system based on the comparing of the signal to the baseline signal, an operational effectiveness state of the hearing device.
18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the signal corresponds to an evoked response and the baseline signal corresponds to a baseline evoked response recorded by the electrode prior to the triggering event.
19 . The method of claim 17 , further comprising providing, by the hearing device monitoring system based on the determined operational effectiveness state, a notification to the recipient regarding the triggering event.
20 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the operational effectiveness state of the hearing device is indicative of damage to at least one of the hearing device or the recipient as a result of the triggering event.