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ECG-BASED HEARING DEVICE AND METHODS FOR OBTAINING THE ECG

Application US20260076606A1 Kind: A1 Mar 19, 2026

Inventors

Mark J. Schroeder, Andy Shih-Hsuan Lin

Abstract

Disclosed herein, among other things, are systems and methods for obtaining electrocardiograms (ECGs) using hearing devices. Various aspects include a system for obtaining ECGs using hearing devices. The system includes a plurality of electrodes on or in a housing of a hearing device, and at least one processor configured to: provide instructions to a user to touch at least two of the plurality of electrodes, receive a potential measured by the plurality of electrodes, process the received potential to obtain an electrocardiogram (ECG) of the user, and output the ECG for the user on a display of a user device.

CPC Classifications

A61B 5/364 A61B 5/0006 A61B 5/002 A61B 5/282 A61B 5/332 A61B 5/339 A61B 5/6803 H04R 25/02 H04R 25/554 H04R 25/609 H04R 2225/021 H04R 2225/025 H04R 2225/55

Filing Date

2025-09-09

Application No.

19323372