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An auditory prosthesis is provided with datalogging capability whereby the use of a plurality of settings as selected by the user is maintained. The recorded datalog can be periodically read and used for revising a prosthetic prescription by altering the settings and used as a means of refining init

An auditory prosthesis is provided with datalogging capability whereby the use of a plurality of settings as selected by the user is maintained. The recorded datalog can be periodically read and used for revising a prosthetic prescription by altering the settings and used as a means of refining initial prescriptions of other patients whose audiometric characteristics are similar to those of the user. In one embodiment for a programmable auditory prosthesis the datalogging information includes the number of times control programs are changed, the number of times a given control program is selected, and the total time duration for which a given program is selected. Accordingly, the processing of signals by a signal processor can be tuned to fit the needs of an individual user. The prosthesis can have a remote control unit, and a datalog memory can be provided in the remote control unit along with a programmable memory which stores the control programs.

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A portable auditory prosthesis for personal use, being adjustable by a user in a plurality of processing modes, comprising: signal input means for providing an electrical signal indicative of an audio signal, signal processor means operably connected to receive said electrical signal for processing

A portable auditory prosthesis for personal use, being adjustable by a user in a plurality of processing modes, comprising: signal input means for providing an electrical signal indicative of an audio signal, signal processor means operably connected to receive said electrical signal for processing said electrical signal according to a selected one of said plurality of processing modes to create a processed electrical signal, control means actuated by the user and operably coupled with said signal processor means for controlling said signal processor means to operate in one of said plurality of processing modes, datalogging means coupled with said control means for recording a history of the selection by the user of said plurality of processing modes of operation, reading means operably coupled with said datalogging means for reading said selection recorded in said datalogging means, and transducer means connected with said signal processor means for generating an electrical signal in response to said processed electrical signal. A method of programming a programmable auditory prosthesis to fit an individual user comprising the steps of (a) adjusting the prosthesis for a plurality of signal processor control programs, (b) recording in a datalog memory a histogram on the use of said plurality of signal processor control programs, (c) periodically reading said histogram, and (d) revising said plurality of signal processor control programs stored in said auditory prosthesis based on said histogram.