In the large-scale collaborative research project NeuroSensEar, Ilmenau University of Technology is developing a biology-inspired technology that makes highly efficient hearing aids possible. People with hearing impairment should thus largely regain their ability to perceive hearing. The Carl Zeiss Foundation is funding the five-year research project, which starts in October and has a total volume of more than 5.5 million euros, with almost five million euros as part of the "CZS Breakthroughs" funding program. In addition to TU Ilmenau, the Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, the Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology IDMT and the IMMS Institute for Microelectronic and Mechatronic Systems are involved in the project.
The aim of the NeuroSensEar project ("Neuromorphic acoustic sensor technology for high-performance hearing aids of tomorrow") is to increase the acceptance of hearing aids in the population and thus improve the care of hard-of-hearing people. At the heart of the innovativetechnology is an intelligent sensor that automatically adapts to the respective hearing situation and the individual hearing loss of the user. For this purpose, the sensor is equipped with a control system that reacts in real time to changing acoustic scenarios, for example in the living room or at the train station, and learns new hearing scenarios throughout its life.
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