Research, updates and insights about hearing health, sound amplification technology and the Petralex app.
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More than 430 million people worldwide live with disabling hearing loss. By 2050, this number is projected to exceed 700 million. Smartphones are creating a new category of hearing healthcare.
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Over 5 billion people own a smartphone. Of the 430 million with disabling hearing loss, only a fraction use hearing assistance. Can the device in your pocket help? Peer-reviewed evidence says yes — with limitations.
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Research shows smartphone hearing aid apps benefit students and workers with mild hearing loss. Evidence from classrooms, call centers, and audiological screening programs.
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Published in the Technical Programme of 2015 AEIT International Annual Conference, this paper is devoted to Petralex as a tool delivering synchronous, asynchronous and blended learning for hearing-impaired people.
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Assistive Technology revolutionized the process of learning for special needs students during the past three decades. Thanks to this technology, accessibility and educational inclusion became attainable more than any time in the history of special education.
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According to WHO data as of 2013, there are about 360 million people worldwide with moderate or severe hearing difficulties. Their number was predicted to increase by 30% by 2020.
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The application of the Specialist Center for online learning of the hearing-impaired was awarded with the international LERN Award 2015 in the category Innovation designs in education.
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Hearing loss is an actual problem for modern society. The WHO predicts that by 2020 more than 450 million people in the world will suffer from moderate or severe hearing losses due to continuous noise pollution in cities.
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The first webinar Distance learning for the hearing-impaired for educational institutions of all kinds has been successfully conducted. Specialists discussed best practices for inclusive online education.
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At the end of November we launched a special application for the users of the Doctor At Work portal. Medical professionals appreciated the quality and simplicity of Petralex for their daily use.
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The International Scientific and Technical Forum took place at the Belarusian State University of Informatics and Electronics, gathering over 150 scientists and physicians from 11 countries, including a feature on Petralex.
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While some developers make games, others use smartphones to make the lives of people with hearing disabilities better. The IT4You team developed technology that turns a smartphone into a hearing aid replacement.
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