• Low-Power Hearing Aids Engineers are currently working on an aid that works by taking influences from the super sensitive auditory systems that exist in the common house fly.
The flies that were examined were found to use their hearing capabilities to spot prey.
The factor that makes this piece of technology extremely important is that is demands very little power in comparison to existing machines.
This technology is believed to be the latest line of hearing aid systems available for purchase in the market and comes with a flexible beam which extremely sensitive to sound pressures.
• Oral Hearing Aids An audiologist in Tennessee, USA has successfully fit a patient with a device that functions with no surgery at all.
The best part is that it can be removed anytime.
Here, a small component is attached to the upper teeth while another one is worn behind the year.
Here, the device doesn't make the wearer through his or her teeth.
In fact, it functions using a small microphone that sends out sound to the functioning ear with the help of bone conduction.
• Supplementary Applications for Hearing Aids There is an application that is developed to amplify any sound that is found within a home environment.
This includes sounds such as doorbells and fire alarms.
Available for free on your Android phones, this app allows users to choose specific sounds that they wish amplified.
This application also alerts the user via text, screen images and phone vibrations.
The developers are currently working towards expanding the different types of indoor sounds that can be amplified.
• Enhanced Cochlear Implants Scientists have developed a method known as the two-photon microscopy that allows examination of brain patters in mice in a better way.
Here, the researched exposed the mice to different sounds and then made note of the brain activity of the mice which communicated with other mice.
This is giving the scientists a better idea on how language is interpreted by the human brain.
It is believed that the findings to this research may help improve the way treatment is pursued among people with cochlear implants.
• High Resolution Imaging and Hearing Aids 3D imaging techniques have been developed for enhanced visualization of parts of the cochlea.
With the help of high-resolution imaging, experts are able to gain better insights into the delicate vibrations of the cochlea without having to perform any kind of invasive procedure.
It has been found that different parts of the cochlea are responsible for various tasks.
Better learning in this area can help create more efficient hearing aids which contour to the inner part of the ear.