A smart health connected banner for deaf people

February 29, 2020

The South Korean start-up UFirst has just unveiled a band around the neck at MWC. Nuguna was created for people with hearing loss or hearing loss.

The Nuguna can pick up sounds in three directions and then analyze and vibrate them to alert the wearer where the sound is coming from. According to its creators, this smart health smart health connected object could prove to be of great help for people who do not want or cannot have a hearing aid. There may be several reasons for this.

Nuguna - A connected headband for deaf people

Some think they don't need it, find it annoying in noisy places, etc. This gram bar will allow people with hearing loss to turn in the right direction to listen to what they are told. For deaf people, it will allow them, for example, to be warned of a danger when they are outside. Its design and conception have been imagined in order to be the least stigmatizing possible for the wearers.

In the United States and Europe, only 25% of people who need a hearing aid wear one. In South Korea, the figure drops to 5%. And yet the numbers for deafness keep increasing. To date, 700 million people suffer from it. By 2031, it is even estimated that 15-20% of the population will experience hearing loss.

The first generation of Nuguna is expected to go on sale in April 2017 at an affordable price of $ 200. A much cheaper price than the majority of products today on the market. On the associated application, users will be able to define an alarm buzz as well as sound thresholds. They can also define the duration and intensity of the vibrations. smart health connected via Bluetooth, the product is powered by a battery with a battery life ranging from 50 to 200 hours.