{"id":5883,"date":"2023-07-06T17:05:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-06T17:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sfaudiology.com\/?p=5883"},"modified":"2023-07-06T17:05:29","modified_gmt":"2023-07-06T17:05:29","slug":"current-and-future-hearing-loss-innovations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sfaudiology.com\/current-and-future-hearing-loss-innovations\/","title":{"rendered":"Current and Future Hearing Loss Innovations"},"content":{"rendered":"
Advances in hearing device technology are occurring rapidly, allowing people to hear and communicate better than ever before. Here are some current and future innovations that can benefit people with hearing loss.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Many hearing device manufacturers now offer easy-to-use smartphone apps. These apps allow you to adjust your hearing aids\u2019 volume, switch between settings to hear in different listening environments, find lost hearing devices, use tinnitus-masking features, get support from your hearing care professional and monitor your battery life. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n AI is helping make today\u2019s advanced hearing devices even smarter by utilizing machine learning deep neural networks (DNNs). A DNN listens to your environment in real-time and adjusts your hearing aids automatically to improve sound quality and how well you hear speech in noise. <\/span><\/p>\n For people with both hearing and vision loss, glasses that provide amplification, as well as subtitles, are the perfect solution. Fortunately, there are some in development. They work by pairing with a smartphone app, which listens to conversations and transcribes speech into written text, then the text is delivered to your eyeglasses, thus creating live subtitles. These could be on the market in the next two to three years.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Sensorineural hearing loss is hearing loss caused by damage to the tiny hair cells within the inner ears that convert sound waves into electrical impulses. Researchers have been working on drug therapies to regrow these cells but haven\u2019t yet created a successful one. While these early attempts didn\u2019t work, <\/span>the research continues, and<\/span> future generations may be able to enjoy a cure for hearing loss.<\/span><\/p>\n Today\u2019s state-of-the-art technology provides optimal hearing, so if you\u2019re struggling with hearing loss, there\u2019s no reason to wait to treat it. And if you wear devices that are over four years old, consider upgrading\u2014the latest models offer advanced features that could help you hear even better.<\/span><\/p>\nApps That Let You Control Your Listening Experience<\/h2>\n
Artificial Intelligence to Help You Better Understand Your World<\/h2>\n
Glasses That Convert Talk to Text<\/h2>\n
Drug Therapy That Regrows Sensory Cells<\/h2>\n