Intelligent hearing aids – the development of intelligent hearing aids

Intelligent hearing aids – the development of intelligent hearing aids

Think about how the future hearing aids are developed? With the popularity of cochlear implants, I think that in the future, when the economy allows, I also believe that our domestic cochlear implants, such as Lishengte and Norcon, will further develop technology in the future. After all, compared with foreign CIs, their price/performance ratio higher. In my vision, the future hearing aids are like this:

1, smart wireless charging technology. Phonk launched 6 hours of lithium-ion hearing aids in this year’s 24 month, and Signia’s Cellion wirelessly charged lithium-ion hearing aids. Widex also introduced the concept of a fuel cell. Therefore, this technology will become more mature in the future. When users do not need to change such a small battery every week, and the button battery is not standardized, it is also polluting the environment. Hearing aids and mobile phones, speakers, TVs, computers, etc. can break through the limits of the current wireless distance through the Internet or wireless technology, and can automatically match and enjoy the sound within the range.

2More compact and invisible. At present, Chinese people are still resistant to hearing aids. Although the current use of RIC is very comfortable, there are still quite a large number of groups that do not want to use this kind of ear-back type as hearing aids, especially for short-haired males. Therefore, IIC is very popular with everyone, such as Starck’s Rose series. Although the fitter pays attention to the correct selection, if there is the existence of the ear canal machine similar to the RIC open ear function, it is undoubtedly great, and the power of the ear canal machine is not as high as the power due to the appearance. BTE. Therefore, the future ear canal machine can be developed in a small way in terms of power. 3, expert remote debugging. Nowadays, the hearing aid fitting institutions in China are uneven, and good experts are not convenient to find. At present, the income of hearing aid fitting institutions = the price of hearing aids + hearing aid parts + maintenance costs, this is the main business model, the service is not charged (commissioning and inspection). Users need to go to the hearing center to review and debug, and there is no debugging equipment and audiometry equipment at home.

This is what I am looking for: after wearing the hearing aid at home, users can communicate face-to-face with experts remotely with accessories and the Internet. The audiologist can use the Internet to provide the user with in-situ audiometry and debugging of the hearing aid. In addition, the charging mode can also be replaced with: hearing aid cost price + commissioning service fee. Similar to the Alipay model, the “buyer” can purchase the commissioning service from the “accelerator” through the “Alipay” and then give the review and payment. However, this estimate will cause a large number of people to lose their jobs.