Pilot study of the Telea app gives hope to people with Parkinson’s

Silicon Republic April 10, 2024
Vish Gain

Founded by Clare Meskill and Dave Calnan in 2020, Telea connects speech and language therapists with patients to monitor their treatment remotely.

A pilot study of Irish digital speech therapy platform Telea has found that patients of Parkinson’s disease using the technology recorded a 10pc increase in their vocal function.

Announced a day ahead of World Parkinson’s Day tomorrow (11 April), the study conducted by Health Innovation Hub Ireland (HIHI) offers hope to around 15,000 Ireland-based patients of the neurodegenerative disorder that primarily affects speech and movement.

Telea is a start-up based in Cork that developed a platform and an app to provide home-based therapy for people with Parkinson’s. It connects speech and language therapists (SLTs) with patients of the...

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