What will everyone be talking about in hearing health in 2013?
What will everyone be talking about in hearing health in 2013?
I think that ‘hearables’ and augmented reality will become routine (‘the ear is the new wrist’), and there will be an indistinguishable continuum of hearing ability ie no distinction between those with hearing loss and those with ‘normal hearing’. Hearables will seamlessly adapt to amplify some frequencies if needed, and change intuitively over time, as hearing changes over the lifespan. This will mean that the MOMENT that someone’s hearing is ‘below normal’, some restoration of information will be provided. Why would we even let the brain spend a day without full access to all frequencies? If something in my house doesn’t work properly, I get it fixed straight away – to prevent it getting worse. Why treat the brain differently? This will then mean that there will be no ‘adaptation’ to hearing aids needed ... it will all happen gradually and adaptively.
Cullington, Helen
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Cullington, Helen
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Cullington, Helen
(2021)
What will everyone be talking about in hearing health in 2013?
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I think that ‘hearables’ and augmented reality will become routine (‘the ear is the new wrist’), and there will be an indistinguishable continuum of hearing ability ie no distinction between those with hearing loss and those with ‘normal hearing’. Hearables will seamlessly adapt to amplify some frequencies if needed, and change intuitively over time, as hearing changes over the lifespan. This will mean that the MOMENT that someone’s hearing is ‘below normal’, some restoration of information will be provided. Why would we even let the brain spend a day without full access to all frequencies? If something in my house doesn’t work properly, I get it fixed straight away – to prevent it getting worse. Why treat the brain differently? This will then mean that there will be no ‘adaptation’ to hearing aids needed ... it will all happen gradually and adaptively.
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