Project and development of the low-cost digital hearing aid - Manaus

Abstract

Introduction: Any hearing impaired person is an applicant of being a hearing aid wearer. International companies rule the market with a range of products those value added are inconsistent with the income of the population in developing countries. Objective: Design and development of digital low-cost hearing aid, BTE design, in a generic electronic configuration with electroacoustics features not lesser than those traded in the Brazilian marketplace. Method: Establish a strictly professional relationship with the predominant hearing aid suppliers in the hearing aid industry and develop BTE hearing aid. The electroacoustics outcomes of these hearing aids were performed at an independent acoustic investigation lab. Conclusion: It is possible the development of digital low-cost BTE hearing aid with performance features not lesser than those traded in the Brazilian marketplace but at low-cost operational costs.

Keywords

• Hearing aid
• International industries
• Generic electronic configuration
• Low-cost