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

• Unité de recherche: INNOSUISSE
• Numéro de projet: 120.497 IP-LS
• Titre du projet anglais: Transforming current hearables into a cutting-edge fall prevention medical technology: Towards developing a next generation smart headphone for assess

Mots-clé (Anglais)

Life sciences, Medtech

Résumé des résultats (Abstract) (Anglais)

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.