Special: Small and sensitive – In-ear sensor technology

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The modern earpiece consists of innovative micro sensors and thus miniaturised, elaborate medical technology, nowadays. In-ear-devices achieve a lot and are experiencing a rapid evolution.

They are virtually invisible and barely disturb. This includes developments such as a vibrating ring in the ear canal, which acts as a kind of loudspeaker, or a body temperature and pulse monitor, which offers simple solutions for athletes and providers. Initial point for both inventions is the established hearing aid.

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The loss of hearing often creeps up on you over time, and for the affected person it usually means losing an important part of their social competence. If you are barely able to understand what others are talking about at a party, you will quickly feel left out. Hearing aids usually only help partially, since they have the unpleasant effect of also intensifying ambient noise.
- Hearing With a Ring in your ear: "We will have a first model designed in about six to nine months"

For in-ear sensor technology to be mostly associated with hearing devices and their technology, this comes as no surprise. After all, the relationship is very obvious. However, similar looking systems, a special type of sensors, can accomplish very different things as a young research team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) now has shown. Their small invention is about wireless data transfer in everyday life, which measures body temperature and pulse rate at the same time – all in the size of a hearing aid.

- In-ear Crossovers:“We have specifically dealt with the topics of respiratory frequency and respiratory depth as well as heart rate and pulse oximetry“

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