Posted on January 31, 2019
World’s First Personal AI Assistant for the Ears from Oticon Will Enable People with Hearing Loss to Train Their Hearing Aid According to Their Lifestyle
Oticon Kaizn’ is yet another groundbreaking technological feature from Oticon? to transform the lives of Oticon Opn’ hearing aid users
The World’s first personal AI assistant for hearing aids is here.
Oticon Kaizn’ will provide Oticon’s Opn’ 2.4GHz connected hearing aid users
With Kaizn’, Oticon Opn’ hearing aid users will be able to take charge of how their hearing aid performs during their day to day routine. Utilising
Now, for example, based on confirmed previous user intent, a hearing aid can anticipate a user’s regular Monday morning meeting and ensure that their settings are ready for ‘focus’ or assume that a user would like their settings to provide them with ‘comfort’ when they take a relaxing afternoon tea break at a local caf’. Users are also provided with the flexibility to change adaptions made by the AI at any time.
‘We appreciate that every hearing aid user is different and that their needs and preferences are changeable,’ explains Michael Porsbo, Oticon Project Manager. ‘Only the user knows whether they want to hear the conversation at their table, or relax to the music playing in the background, which is why with Kaizn’, we take a leap forward in human-driven hearing healthcare by using AI to optimise a more personal sound experience.’
‘An Oticon hearing aid connected to Kaizn’ will persist in getting better and better over time, enabling continuous user optimisations to positively affect hearing health and ultimately overall well-being. Just as Spotify recommends new songs based on a user’s past selections, thanks to artificial intelligence, Kaizn’ keeps getting to know a hearing aid user and their preferences as it learns from the data it collects. It is our dream that Oticon Kaizn’, as an
Leading hearing aid provider, Oticon, the company most famous for developing Opn’, the world’s first Internet-connected hearing aid, has successfully delivered a number of lifestyle-enhancing features and solutions that improve the quality of life for people with hearing loss through better hearing. The company is also renowned for trailblazing hearing aid features through
In 2018, Oticon enabled its internet-connected hearing aid users to take steps towards managing their own hearing care with the launch of the hearing technology, HearingFitness’. Both HearingFitness’? and Oticon Opn’, Oticon’s connected hearing aid, have been recognized by the CES judging panel, winning Innovation Awards in 2017 and 2018. This year, Oticon Kaizn
Kaizn’ will be made available for the latest Oticon hearing aids in the Oticon ON app during 2019. Information on Kaizn’ will continuously be updated on www.kaizn.com
Meet Oticon at CES January 8-11, 2019, at Tech West, Sands Expo, Level 2, Halls A-D – 43334
For more information on Oticon visit: www.oticon.global.
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