A SIMPLE SOLUTION FOR PEOPLE WITH HEARING LOSS

Our current research project is to develop affordable devices for patients with hearing loss. In 2012, WHO released new estimates on the number of people with of disabling hearing loss from 42 population-based studies. The estimates were :

• There are 360 million people in the world with disabling hearing loss (5.3% of the world’s population).
• 328 million (91%) of these are adults (183 million males, 145 million females)
• 32 million (9%) of these are children
• Approximately one-third of the population over 65 years are affected by disabling hearing loss.
• Approximately one-third of persons over 65 years are affected by disabling hearing loss.
• The prevalence of disabling hearing loss in children and in adults over 65 years is highest in South Asia, Asia Pacific and Sub-Saharan Africa.

Hearing aids are expensive. Good hearing aids range from a little under $1000 to more than $4000 depending on the technology. The high price tag creates a barrier to get the help and the relief hearing aids provide. But it does not have to be this way. Hearing is one of the most important senses and it needs to be preserved. So we designed a device that will be less than $100 and can be used as easy easily as reading glasses. Patients with hearing loss will comfortably use it in social settings since it will replace 'hearing aid'. This will benefit millions of patients with hearing loss all over the world

We have a patent pending for this technology. This technology is being developed by a team of technicians, software developers, expert audiologists and ENT physicians from all over the world. We hope to launch this affordable and accessible device in markets soon!