Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method for detecting hearing impairment and device thereof
- Patent Title (中): 听力障碍检测方法及其装置
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Application No.: US12407880Application Date: 2009-03-20
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Publication No.: US08147422B2Publication Date: 2012-04-03
- Inventor: Bo-Jau Kuo , Guo-She Lee
- Applicant: Bo-Jau Kuo , Guo-She Lee
- Applicant Address: TW Taipei
- Assignee: National Yang-Ming University
- Current Assignee: National Yang-Ming University
- Current Assignee Address: TW Taipei
- Agency: Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, PLLC
- Priority: TW97144777A 20081119
- Main IPC: A61B5/00
- IPC: A61B5/00 ; A61B7/00

Abstract:
A method for detecting hearing impairment and a device thereof are provided. The device includes a sound collecting unit and analyzing unit. The sound collecting unit is used for receiving a voice signal from a subject based on the subject pronouncing a vowel. The analyzing unit is coupled to the sound collecting unit and is used for receiving the voice signal and performing a signal processing and a predetermined operation for the voice signal to provide the power of low-frequency oscillations of the voice fundamental frequency of the subject, wherein the hearing impairment of the subject is linear dependency with the low frequency oscillations.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100125222A1 METHOD FOR DETECTING HEARING IMPAIRMENT AND DEVICE THEREOF Public/Granted day:2010-05-20
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