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Related point: There is a multi billion dollar market to someone who can make a 2 part aid which is almost invisible. Something like a smartphone handling the
by newyankee 7y ago
Related point: There is a multi billion dollar market to someone who can make a 2 part aid which is almost invisible.
Something like a smartphone handling the initial processing and then transmitting via a small earpiece inside the ear with some innovative design for making it discreet.
Hearing aids really are a racket for most part.
- shariqm 7y agoThere's plenty of hearing aid apps on iOS and Android. They haven't really taken off because of the delay introduced by the mobile OS and the wireless transmission (> 10ms) causing you to hear an annoying echo effect.
- jrace 7y agoIn my experience the delay was not the issue, adoption and use of the technology was, both by the user and the practitioner.
- sundvor 7y agoOn the flip side to that, with {earbuds} becoming nearly ubiquitous (Samsung Buds, etc), wearing an actual hearing aid hardly makes you stand out anymore.
- newyankee 7y agoDefinitely an interesting change. As new fashion normalizes wearables the stigma some people perceive will reduce hopefully increasing use