Project

Portable Hearing Diagnostics: Monitoring of Auditory-nerve Integrity after Noise Exposure (EarDiMon)

Code
01IO1018
Duration
01 October 2018 → 30 September 2024
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Medical and health sciences
    • Laboratory medicine not elsewhere classified
    • Diagnostics not elsewhere classified
    • Otorhinolaryngology not elsewhere classified
    • Speech, language and hearing sciences not elsewhere classified
    • Medicinal products not elsewhere classified
    • Laboratory medicine not elsewhere classified
  • Engineering and technology
    • Mechanics not elsewhere classified
Keywords
Noise-Induced Hearing Loss Auditory EEG biomarkers Smartphone EEG
 
Project description

We investigate the effect of noise exposure on individual recovery/damage of auditory-nerve integrity as an early marker for noise-induced hearing loss. We develop a low-power, unobtrusive auditory EEG technology that quantifies and monitors auditory-nerve integrity to study this presently unknown
relationship. Our technology opens up new avenues for auditory EEG based hearing diagnostics, damage prevention and treatment follow up.