Wireless Assistive Listening Solution - Bluetooth LE Audio

对于六分之一的严重听力损失患者来说，无法在公共环境中正确参与音频通信通常是最令人残疾的体验。安装的公共“助听器”系统对生活质量有很大的影响，但目前的技术有很大的局限性。大多数要求用户借用接收器和耳机，这是不切实际的，不愉快的，歧视性的，并且不使用用户助听器的功率。感应回路将音频直接传输到助听器，这对最终用户来说更好，但安装复杂且成本高，并且仅限于配备telcoil的助听器。该项目将开发用于公共助听器的新音频分配系统的基本技术，设备和基础设施。它将使用新技术进行直接与助听器的通信，还允许在未来的智能设备上同时参与。新的助听器平台将大大提高助听器的采用率，并扩大其好处的获取。

For the 1 in 6 people with significant hearing loss, inability to properly engage with audio communications in public environments is often the most disabling experience. Installed public 'hearing assistance' systems make a big difference to quality of life, however current technologies come with major limitations. Most require the user to borrow a receiver and headphones, which is impractical, unpleasant, discriminatory, and does not use the power of the user's hearing aids. Induction loops transmit audio direct to hearing aids which is better for the end user, but can be complex and costly to install, and are limited to hearing aids that are telcoil equipped. This project will develop the fundamental technologies, devices, and infrastructure for a new audio distribution system for public hearing assistance. It will use new technologies for direct-to-hearing aid communication, also allowing simultaneous participation on future smart-devices. The new hearing assistance platform will dramatically improve adoption of hearing assistance and widen access to its benefits.