Category Archives: Language : English

What happened since 28c3?

It has been nearly a year since 28c3, the chaos communication congress where I held my talk “Bionic Ears”. It’s been an interesting time since then with lots of developments that I hadn’t anticipated when I handed in the proposal … Continue reading

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Interview to the BBC

I gave an interview about hearing aid DYI and hacking in the BCC. See the full article here: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-18690973

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Hearing-impaired Boy gets his own Superhero

I love to point to this article, about a boy who was unhappy about having to wear hearing aids. His mother ask Marvel comics if there are any superheros with hearing aids and they send her a copy. Things like … Continue reading

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Hearing aid technology in consumer electronics?

The following article proposes to use hearing aid technology to enhance consumer electronics, specifically to tune out annoying noises from your environment. I personally think he overestimates the current state of the art in hearing aid technology  and especially the … Continue reading

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Waterproof Hearing Aids

This is the 10th (and so far last) part of my wishlist to audiologists and accousticians, hearing aid manufacturers, and the health care system. If you like to add something, share your experiences, or provide more information, I encourage you to submit … Continue reading

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Legal certainty for situation related to broken hearing aids

This is the 9th part of my wishlist to audiologists and accousticians, hearing aid manufacturers, and the health care system. If you like to add something, share your experiences, or provide more information, I encourage you to submit a comment. When my … Continue reading

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Offer tuning in realistic circumstances, legalize and support self-tuning

This is the 8th part of my wishlist to audiologists and accousticians, hearing aid manufacturers, and the health care system. If you like to add something, share your experiences, or provide more information, I encourage you to submit a comment. In order … Continue reading

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Open hardware and software standards

This is the 7th part of my wishlist to audiologists and accousticians, hearing aid manufacturers, and the health care system. If you like to add something, share your experiences, or provide more information, I encourage you to submit a comment. This goes … Continue reading

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Affordable hearing aids and full insurance coverage for devices and peripheral hardware and maintenance costs

This is the 6th part of my wishlist to audiologists and accousticians, hearing aid manufacturers, and the health care system. If you like to add something, share your experiences, or provide more information, I encourage you to submit a comment. Insurance companies … Continue reading

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Longer battery life and non-proprietary batteries in peripheral hardware

This is the 5th part of my wishlist to audiologists and accousticians, hearing aid manufacturers, and the health care system. If you like to add something, share your experiences, or provide more information, I encourage you to submit a comment. Peripheral hardware … Continue reading

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