Vibrating hearing aid being developed
Details are a bit sketchy at this point, but the concept is good: create a device that turns sound into vibration, enabling a person to “feel” when something happens around them. The device will work by registering different kinds of sounds and lowering the frequency to a range that can be felt through the skin. This means that someone who couldn’t hear previously will be able to tell if someone is speaking, if a telephone is ringing, or even make it so they can “hear” birdsong.
The technology is experimental, however the engineer developing it has had good results in initial trials. To read the entire press release, click here.
[via Shiny Shiny]