Hearing Aid
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Wear looks like a regular necklace, but with a built-in high-fidelity analog microphone it is designed to also act as a hearing aid and help users follow conversations in noisy environments by filtering out unwanted noise.
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Researchers at The Ohio State University have developed a noise-filtering algorithm that's been shown to improve partially-deaf peoples' recognition of spoken words by up to 90 percent.
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Gizmag reviews the PAE-300 from VitaSound.
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A Princeton University team has successfully combined biology and electronics by means of 3D printing, creating a bionic ear that can "hear" radio waves.
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BioAid is a free app that allows the iPhone to work as a user-adjustable hearing aid.
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An new implantable hearing aid uses bone conduction to bypass the defective middle ear.
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Scientists are developing implantable devices that run off of naturally-occurring power generated by a chamber within the inner ear.
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U.S researchers are developing a tiny middle ear "microphone" that could remove the need for any external components on cochlear implants.
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Future hearing aids could be tailor-made to each individual user's needs, through the use of virtual "hearing dummies."
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A new type of earbud featuring an inflatable tip is said to minimize or eliminate discomfort in the ears of music listeners.
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Researchers are designing chips that are faster and more energy-efficient than conventional chips, by "pruning" out the portions of circuits that are used the least.
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A Stanford scientist has succeeded in creating artificial hair cells, used in hearing.
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