AudioTelligence “thrilled” to receive innovator award for accessible hearing device
Cambridge software startup AudioTelligence has announced that its groundbreaking aiso audio processing device has won a Hearing Technology Innovator Award.
The company’s software received Hearing Technology Innovator Award for Personal Amplification: Software in the Assistive Technology & Software category.
Ken Roberts, CEO of AudioTelligence, said: “We are thrilled to receive this award, which recognises that our solution to the problem of hearing in noise is radically different from other currently available technology.
“By combining our patented Blind Source Separation and Low Latency Noise Suppression, aiso for hearing lets users follow a conversation seamlessly even in noisy environments. In developing this software, we have overcome the limitations of traditional audio processing techniques.”
The award is part of the programme through which Hearing Health & Technology Matters (HHTM) recognises technological innovation and achievement in the hearing industry. This year’s awards programme saw dozens of innovative technologies submitted from companies across the globe in eight categories.
Jerry DeRosa, 2022 Hearing Technology Innovator Awards Program Chair, commented: “The goal of the Innovator Awards is to recognise the organisations and people who bring new hearing care ideas to life.
“Technologies being developed by companies like AudioTelligence are helping drive innovation forward across the industry.”
The Hearing Technology Innovator Awards recognise the huge importance of hearing health and the programme has helped raise over $20,000 to support the work of two non-profit organisations: the Hearing Loss Association of America and the Hearing Health Foundation.
Aiso for Hearing can be integrated into many different types of personal assistive listening devices including earbud charging cases and remote microphones. The approach separates individual speech sources while also turning down the surrounding noise.
Hearing health is a global issue, according to Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID). In the UK there are 12 million adults with hearing loss greater than 25 dBHL, which is equivalent to one in five adults. It says that assistive listening technology is no longer something of relevance just to people who have a diagnosed hearing issue and anybody can benefit from technology which supports hearing health.
