Hearprint

Cochlear today released Hearprint; an online application that calibrates online video and music to the listener’s unique hearing ability. CHE Proximity, together with audiologists and sound engineers have collaborated to raise awareness about the 3.6 million Australians living with some form of hearing loss. Based on a series of user inputs, Hearprint works by adjusting audio frequencies so they are tailored to the listener’s hearing ability. It then calibrates online content to the viewer’s ears. Anyone can download the software as a Google Chrome extension to hear all their favourite online films, TV shows and music, with their unique sound calibration. Unlike hearing aids, which simply turn up the volume for all sounds around the wearer, Cochlear implants accommodate an individual’s unique hearing needs by recalibrating their ears to the world around them to restore their hearing. Hearprint has been applied to the first content series calibrated to user’s unique hearing. The documentaries, by award-winning director of The Glue Society, tell the stories of how Cochlear is changing the lives of people with hearing loss. Launching with the story of Jennie Brand-Miller - Leading Nutritional Scientist and Professor of Human Nutrition at the University of Sydney – who suffered 20 years of progressive hearing loss before a Cochlear implant allowed her to fulfill her passions as an academic, pioneering the Glycemic Index. And Andy King – a High Performance Surf Coach – who had his life suddenly put on hold after losing his hearing from a coward punch. But after receiving a Cochlear implant, found his sense of self and became Surf Australia’s most esteemed coach. https://hearprint.com/ Integrated advertisement created by CHE Proximity, Australia for Cochlear, within the category: Health.