Medical Futurist November 27, 2024
There are several ways that companies are adapting headphones for healthcare uses. While this approach is relatively new, we can group the current examples into three general categories.
Key Takeaways
Recently, a new trend has been emerging: adapting headphones as digital health tools.
These common entertainment accessories hold the promise to increase access to hearing health or even provide general health tracking akin to smartwatches.
Most of us have likely used headphones, so far, mostly as entertainment accessories. These devices are now set for a digital health upgrade as companies are designing headphones as hearing aids and health tracking devices.
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