Canadian Directory of Affordable Hearing Assistive Technologies and Development of New Metrics for Evaluating the Benefits of Next-Generation Hearing Technologies
Why AUDIORAMA.ca?
Traditional hearing aid solutions can be expensive and difficult to access. New regulations allow more affordable devices to be sold over the counter. However, choosing a device that is effective, comfortable or suited to your needs still requires careful consideration and information to do so can be hard to find.
Audiorama aims to fill this knowledge gap by bringing together technical measurements, real-world evaluations, and user feedback in a single directory.
What You'll Find on AUDIORAMA.ca
A list of tested devices
Explore a selection of accessible hearing technologies, including over-the-counter hearing aids, personal amplifiers, smart earbuds, and listening assistance devices.
Independent results
The devices are evaluated based on objective criteria: sound quality, amplification, internal noise, distortion, comfort, ease of use, speech intelligibility and overall value.
Real-life experiences
The findings will also include the experiences of people who have used these technologies in their daily lives: family conversations, public places, television, the telephone, music, and social activities.
Who is it for?
People with hearing impairment
- To better understand the available options and identify more affordable hearing solutions.
Caregivers
- To help a parent, spouse, or friend find the right hearing aid.
Hearing care professionals
- To access independent data that can support discussions with patients.
Policy makers and government agencies
- To better document the potential of affordable hearing technologies from a public health perspective.
A scientific and human-centered approach
Audiorama is based on an interdisciplinary research approach that combines acoustics, audiology, ergonomics, hearing sciences, and user experience.
The goal is not to sell devices, but to help everyone make an informed choice.
Because being able to hear better shouldn't depend on income.
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