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DESCRIPTION:Abstract:\n\nWith over 466 million people suffering from disabl
 ing hearing loss globally according to the World Health Organization\, and
  the number expected to rise to 900 million people by 2050\, hearing aids 
 are crucially important medical wearable devices. Untreated hearing loss h
 as been linked to increased risks of social isolation\, depression\, demen
 tia\, fall injuries\, and other health issues. However\, partly due to a h
 istorical stigma associated with assistive devices and its single-function
  nature\, only a small fraction of people who need help with hearing have 
 actually adopted the devices.\n\nIn this talk\, we will present a new clas
 s of multifunctional in-ear devices with embedded sensors and artificial i
 ntelligence. In addition to providing frequency-dependent amplification of
  sound to compensate for the wearer’s hearing loss\, these devices conti
 nuously classify sound and enhance speech\, serve as a continuous monitor 
 for physical and cognitive activities\, an automatic fall detection and al
 ert system\, as well as a personal assistant with connectivity to the clou
 d. Furthermore\, these devices allow streaming of phone calls and music wi
 th an astounding all-day battery life\, translating languages\, transcribi
 ng speech\, and reminding the wearer of medication and other tasks.\n\nRap
 id progress in sensors and artificial intelligence is bringing an amazing 
 array of new devices\, applications\, and user benefits to the world. Now\
 , these technologies are transforming the traditional hearing aids into mu
 ltipurpose devices\, helping people not only hear better\, but live better
  lives in many more ways.\n\nSpeaker(s): Ph.D. Achintya Bhowmik\, \n\nGuad
 alajara\, Jalisco\, Mexico\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/265
 579
LOCATION:Guadalajara\, Jalisco\, Mexico\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ie
 ee.org/m/265579
ORGANIZER:r.calderonr@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:7
SUMMARY:Transforming Hearing Aids into Multifunctional Health and Communica
 tion Devices with Embedded Sensors and Artificial Intelligence by Ph.D. Ac
 hin Bhowmik
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/265579
X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p><strong>Abstract:</strong></p>\n<p>With ov
 er 466 million people suffering from disabling hearing loss globally accor
 ding to the World Health Organization\, and the number expected to rise to
  900 million people by 2050\, hearing aids are crucially important medical
  wearable devices. Untreated hearing loss has been linked to increased ris
 ks of social isolation\, depression\, dementia\, fall injuries\, and other
  health issues. However\, partly due to a historical stigma associated wit
 h assistive devices and its single-function nature\, only a small fraction
  of people who need help with hearing have actually adopted the devices.</
 p>\n<p>In this talk\, we will present a new class of multifunctional in-ea
 r devices with embedded sensors and artificial intelligence. In addition t
 o providing frequency-dependent amplification of sound to compensate for t
 he wearer&rsquo\;s hearing loss\, these devices continuously classify soun
 d and enhance speech\, serve as a continuous monitor for physical and cogn
 itive activities\, an automatic fall detection and alert system\, as well 
 as a personal assistant with connectivity to the cloud. Furthermore\, thes
 e devices allow streaming of phone calls and music with an astounding all-
 day battery life\, translating languages\, transcribing speech\, and remin
 ding the wearer of medication and other tasks.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;Rapid progre
 ss in sensors and artificial intelligence is bringing an amazing array of 
 new devices\, applications\, and user benefits to the world. Now\, these t
 echnologies are transforming the traditional hearing aids into multipurpos
 e devices\, helping people not only hear better\, but live better lives in
  many more ways.</p>
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