Chief Hearing Health Officer Starkey Eden Prairie, Minnesota
Disclosure(s): No financial or nonfinancial relationships to disclose.
Technology in the hearing industry continues to advance at an accelerated rate. Today’s hearing aids are being transformed by sophisticated and groundbreaking technology such as sensors and artificial intelligence. Rapidly evolving AI, one of the most important innovations shaping our future, has shifted hearing aids from single function listening enhancement devices into multi-functional and multipurpose health and communication tools. This presentation will discuss current research and AI applications for signal processing and speech intelligibility, health and wellness as well as personal digital assistant technologies. Join an engaging discussion of the implications of this technology for both patients and hearing professionals.
Learning Objectives:
Explain two ways AI technology is being applied to improve hearing aid signal processing and speech intelligibility.
Describe the implications of AI for hearing aid users’ overall health and wellness.
Discuss the practical use of personal digital assistant technologies and how to leverage these tools effectively in treating patients with hearing loss.
