SYSTEM FOR TESTING HEARING ASSISTANCE DEVICES USING A PLANARWAVEGUIDE

    公开(公告)号:CA2547093A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-11-19

    申请号:CA2547093

    申请日:2006-05-15

    Inventor: BURNS THOMAS H

    Abstract: A system and method for testing and measuring hearing assistance device s using a plane wave tube is provided. One aspect of this disclosure relates t o a method for testing a hearing assistance device. According to an embodiment, the hearing assistance device is mounted proximal to an acoustic waveguide havin g a soundfield with acoustic waves propagating down the waveguide. A microphone of the hearing assistance device is placed in the soundfield of the acoustic waveguide to increase a direct acoustic component and to reduce reflected acoustic components and scattered acoustic components of sound sensed by the microphone. Sound i s generated using a sound generator to propagate sound of desired frequencies down the waveguide. Other aspects and embodiments are provided herein.

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