{"id":1627,"date":"2020-12-24T00:03:05","date_gmt":"2020-12-24T00:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianahearingspecialists.com\/?p=1627"},"modified":"2020-12-24T00:03:05","modified_gmt":"2020-12-24T00:03:05","slug":"new-hearing-loss-technology-translates-sound-into-vibration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianahearingspecialists.com\/new-hearing-loss-technology-translates-sound-into-vibration\/","title":{"rendered":"New Hearing Loss Technology Translates Sound into Vibration"},"content":{"rendered":"

Imagine being able to feel sounds like the doorbell, alarm clock, telephone or water faucet? Turns out, you don\u2019t need to imagine it; the technology already exists.<\/p>\n

A new device called the Neosensory Buzz<\/a> converts soundwaves into dynamic vibrational patterns that help those who are hard of hearing access important auditory signals. This wearable device, which resembles a wristwatch or fitness tracker, mimics the cochlea in that it sends vibrations via the nervous system to the brain. In other words, it creates an alternative sensory channel to the brain\u2019s auditory processing center.<\/p>\n

About the Creators<\/h2>\n

\"Close-up<\/h2>\n

David Eagleman, Ph.D., a Stanford University neuroscientist, and Scott Novich, Ph.D., started researching sensory substitutions for the deaf community just seven years ago. Together, they build technology that sends data streams to the brain via the sense of touch, called haptic feedback.<\/p>\n

According to Dr. Eagleman<\/a>, \u201cThe brain is locked in a vault of silence and darkness inside your skull, yet it constructs this whole world for us\u2026 Your brain doesn\u2019t know and it doesn\u2019t care where it gets the data from. It is fundamentally always trying to get information across the senses. Whatever information comes in, it just figures out what to do with it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Smartphone Connectivity<\/h2>\n

The Buzz device can be programmed to three different modes.<\/p>\n