by Alfred Poor | April 22, 2021 | Enabling Tech
Believe it or not, people still use smartphones to make voice telephone calls. This can be a very convenient way to conduct business or to connect with family and friends. But there’s one group of people who have a problem with this: the hearing impaired. In...
by Bruce Brown | March 23, 2021 | Health
The University of Michigan’s School of Public Health is partnering with Apple to learn how sound exposure impacts heating health. The Michigan Public Health Apple Hearing Study is an ongoing study that has already begun to yield results. The overall purpose is...
by Bruce Brown | March 1, 2021 | Medical
How long should hearables last between charges? Put another way, whether you rely on over the counter (OTC) hearing assistive devices or prescription-only hearing aids, how many hours do you want them to run before you need to recharge or replace the batteries? The...
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by Bruce Brown | February 13, 2021 | Health
Market prognosticators Gartner and IDC predict that hearable product sales will continue to lead the growth in the wearable device shipments worldwide at least for the next three to five years. During CES 2021, Taipei-based Relajet announced the company will begin...
by Bruce Brown | January 19, 2021 | Health
We’ve used smartphone hearing test apps with hearables such NuHeara’s IQ Buds, Wear & Hear’s BeHear Access, and the Olive. The tests generally require that you wear earbuds and indicate by tapping in the app when you can hear various frequency...
