Smartphone Video Otoscope To The Rescue: The HearScope Review

Did you know the smallest bones in your body have a super important function? One which you use constantly? The ossicles are just a few millimetres in size, but they help you hear in every second of the day – even when you’re sleeping! Your hearing outer-, middle- and inner ear is a delicate, special system. Examining it requires special skills and a lengthy training. Creating the opportunity to safely observe some parts of this system by non-medical personnel is empowering. This offers a possibility for long distance consultation and telemedicine as well. Source: pinterest.com Is the future of ENT here? Hearables – the term lining the appearance of hearing and ear-based technologies, such as headphones, earbuds, hearing aids, and many other devices that measure health parameters via the ear. They signify a new age of treating hearing-related health troubles. These devices can combine multiple functions, used for both diagnostics or treatment. They often feature innovative solutions in style, colour, and accessibility.  The pandemic clearly highlighted the importance of telemedicine and digital health gadgets. ENT is a field of precision and detail, so designing a digital tool that can be used by doctors and patients alike proving to be useful for both groups is quite a challenge to say the least. So naturally we just had to test a new gadget in this area! The product, hearScope, can be attached to a smartphone and turned into a video ...
Source: The Medical Futurist - Category: Information Technology Authors: Tags: Portable Diagnostics Telemedicine & Smartphones device medical device medical technology medical imaging A.I. otoscope hearscope otorhinolaryngology ENT hearables Source Type: blogs