| abstract |
A binaural hearing system comprises a) left and right hearing devices, e.g. hearing aids, adapted for being worn at or in left and right ears, respectively, of a user, or for being fully or partially implanted in the head at the left and right ears, respectively, of the user, each of the left and right hearing devices comprising a1) a number N S of different sensors Si (i=1, ..., N S ), each sensor being configured to monitor a physiological function of the user and providing respective left and right sensor signals ST i,left , ST i,right (i=1, ..., N S ), indicative of the state of the physiological function in question; a2) electric circuitry to provide that information signals, including said sensor signals can be exchanged between the left and right hearing devices and/or forwarded to an auxiliary device, b) a comparison unit for comparing said left and right sensor signals, and providing respective comparison signals CSI i (i=1, ..., N S ) for each of said physiological functions; and c) an analysis unit for analyzing said comparison signals and providing a concluding stroke indicator CSI regarding a risk of stroke of the user depending on said comparison signal(s). Thereby an improved functionality of a hearing system may be provided allowing an early warning of a stroke of a wearer of the hearing system. |