Patent No. EP3718316 (titled "Hearing Aid Device And Method For Providing A Hearing Aid") was filed by KS Himpp on Nov 29, 2018. The application was issued on Apr 27, 2022.
A hearing aid device for the human auditory canal comprises a sound receiving device, a sound amplifying device, and a sound playback device configured to output amplified ambient sound and secondary sound from a separate secondary source. The device includes a detecting device to monitor the playback duration of the secondary sound and an ambient sensor to detect an ambient parameter, specifically determining whether the device is currently worn by a person. The sound playback device is configured to conditionally playback or suppress the secondary sound based on the wear-detection status provided by the ambient sensor.

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