Collaborate Disseminate
When the entry of a tech giant such as Apple into a market represents its liberation from exploitation, that market must be really broken, yet the reported FDA approval of the …read more Continue reading Apple May Break Into the Hearing Aid Industry
All sorts of exciting things happen in your ears, and now there is a good open source way to monitor them. Open Earable is a new project from a group …read more Continue reading Open Source Ear Monitoring Platform Listens To Your Ears
Even when using a hearing aid, it can be quite difficult for deaf people to make out specific individuals’ voices in noisy environments. The new SpeakerBeam system could help, by automatically recognizing and boosting a select person’s voice.Continue R… Continue reading SpeakerBeam hearing aid tech only amplifies specific people’s voices
A team of researchers has created a way to inexpensively manufacture acoustic head simulators. They can help measure the way we take in and process sound – especially in noisy environments like cocktail parties.Continue ReadingCategory: TechnologyTags:… Continue reading 3D-printed heads talk, swivel, and listen to improve audio devices
Among older adults, hearing loss and dementia are both highly prevalent and are thought to be linked. In a huge new study, a team of international researchers has tried to determine how the two are linked.Continue ReadingCategory: Health & Wellbein… Continue reading Huge new study finds hearing aids may reduce dementia risk
A first-of-its-kind meta-analysis comprising more than 100,000 participants has found a significant association between the use of hearing aids and a reduced risk of dementia. The findings raise the curious suggestion that using hearing restoration devices could somehow slow the progression of cognitive decline.
Category: Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle
Tags: Hearing Impaired, Hearing Aid, Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease
Continue reading Hearing aids slow cognitive decline, but reasons why still a mystery
Hearing loss is thought to affect as much as 15% of American adults, but hearing aids aren’t always easy to come by. A team of scientists exploring low-cost alternatives has turned to Apple’s AirPods as a potential solution, assessing them alongside co… Continue reading Can AirPods do the job of $10,000 hearing aids?
The US FDA has issued a final rule that establishes a new category of over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids. The move comes as part of a push by the US government to make healthcare more affordable, allowing millions of people to buy low-cost hearing aid… Continue reading US FDA ruling allows low-cost hearing aids to be sold over-the-counter
Although hearing aids do make life easier for many people, their limited battery life can be problematic. Scientists have set about addressing that shortcoming, by designing a hearing aid that requires no batteries.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags… Continue reading Battery-free hearing aid generates its own electricity
In most hearing aids, sounds emitted by a tiny speaker are directed down the ear canal. The “alpha” hearing aid is different, however – and reportedly better – in that its speaker actually sits directly against the wearer’s eardrum.Continue ReadingCate… Continue reading “Hearing contact lens” claimed to outperform regular hearing aids