Transforming current hearables into a cutting-edge fall prevention medical technology: Towards developing a next generation smart headphone for assess

• Forschungsstelle: INNOSUISSE
• Projektnummer: 120.497 IP-LS
• Projekttitel Englisch: Transforming current hearables into a cutting-edge fall prevention medical technology: Towards developing a next generation smart headphone for assess

Schlüsselwörter (Englisch)

Life sciences, Medtech

Abstract (Englisch)

Injurious falling leads to ?25 billion in health care costs in Europe (30% of Swiss above 65 years fall annually). By using stochastic resonance (SR) via a hearable to enhance balance, this project introduces a groundbreaking therapy over a wearable for preventing injurious falls in the elderly.