Device to prevent hearing loss under developmenthome/Business/Health Industry/Device to prevent hearing loss under developmentResearchers from the University of the Philippines–Manila (UP Manila) and the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) are developing better newborn hearing screening technologies, which will pave way for early detection of hearing impairment among Filipino infants. The project “Hearing for Life: Increasing the Rates of Newborn Hearing Screening with Novel Technologies and Telehealth or “HeLe Project “ is set to produce an innovative hearing screening device and telehealth technologies. This will include e-learning modules for training newborn hearing screeners and users, an electronic medical record module for newborn hearing screening, a tele-referral system, and a newborn hearing screening registry. The HeLe Hearing Screening Device detects hearing impairment on the baby. The HeLe Project, on the other hand, attempts early detection, thus saving the child from trauma due to permanent hearing loss.

Source: Manila Times December 07, 2018 17:37 UTC