RESUMO
Approximately 360 million people in the world live with a debilitating hearing loss. The most common conditions-age-related and noise-induced sensorineural hearing loss-are both progressive and, for the foreseeable future, neither curable nor reversible.
Assuntos
Envelhecimento , Auxiliares de Audição/tendências , Perda Auditiva , Som , Tecnologia sem Fio/tendências , Feminino , Perda Auditiva/fisiopatologia , Perda Auditiva/terapia , Humanos , MasculinoRESUMO
Extensive personal experience with professional recording and audio signal processing technology has enabled the author to continue his music career after experiencing sudden sensorineural hearing loss. The iPhone™ is one such device that has been found useful for many music and general listening situations that would otherwise be intractable. Additional techniques and technologies are described that the author has found useful for specific situations, including music composition, rehearsal, and enjoyment.