HiWire Posted July 6, 2016 Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 Apologies for the promo-sounding thread title. The product description sounds a bit like a custom EQ to me: http://www.macworld.com/article/3090489/hardware/even-earphones-tune-into-your-ears-to-deliver-the-perfect-sound.html I get the reasoning behind the technology – ultimately, I'd rather have my ears fixed than get earphones tuned to my hearing deficiencies. If you combined this technology with a custom ear mold, you might get the ultimate IEM. They could go beyond frequency correction if they had a large enough database and good enough drivers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted July 6, 2016 Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 51 minutes ago, HiWire said: I'd rather have my ears fixed than get earphones tuned to my hearing deficiencies. That's not always an option. My mom was hoping to go completely deaf because they wouldn't allow themselves to operate on her unless she was. There's also healing time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torpedo Posted July 6, 2016 Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 It depends on the problem and the type of surgery. If your hearing loss is permanent and stable an equalized response earphone could be of some help, although you must be careful on how much gain you apply to some frequencies because you might be risking making your hearing loss worse. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiWire Posted July 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 (edited) Absolutely, guys. I'm talking about future medical technology, not current surgical practices. Otherwise, this thing would be similar to a glorified hearing aid for music playback. Edited July 6, 2016 by HiWire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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