Vocal Biomarkers: New Opportunities in Prevention
Medical Futurist November 25, 2021
Vocal biomarkers have amazing potential in reforming diagnostics. As certain diseases, like those affecting the heart, lungs, vocal folds or the brain can alter a person’s voice, artificial intelligence (A.I.)-based voice analyses provide new horizons in medicine. Using biomarkers for diagnosis and remote monitoring can also be used for COVID-screening. So is it possible to diagnose illnesses from the sound of your voice?
Let’s have a look at where this technology stands today.
Being placed at the beginning of the upward-leaning curve of our TOP 50 Emerging Digital Health Trend Hype Cycle, in our assessment we clearly indicated vocal biomarkers as ‘green’, meaning the technology has a lot to offer and will grow significantly in the close future. Researchers expect...