Otolaryngology · Vol. 6, No. 1 · 2020 · pp. e1–e3 · e-ISSN 2470-4059

A New Mindset: Artificial Intelligence in Digital Hearing Aids

Neha Taneja

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17140/otloj-6-e007 · Published 2020-05-08 · Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 · © 2020 The Author(s)

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Abstract

Artificial intelligence (AI) has a wider scope of its applications in every domain nowadays. Artificial intelligence in general, refers to the field of computer science which generates, uses computer programs to solve complex problems and provides intelligent solutions.1 For this procedure, several different rules, algorithms, and software can be used.

Conclusion

Artificial intelligence has more benefits over its limitations, as it assists the users to handle complex situations in real-time via the rulebased system and not prediction in isolation. AI technology opens a gateway to allow the usage of complex algorithms and software for problem-solving. AI technology is good, relevant and meant to help hearing-impaired people and it’s not just technology of bits and bytes. These computer-assisted applications make routines work very easier and save lots of time. Hearing aid users can be benefited to communicate more effectively via the use of different advanced features and programs which work actively in a real- time acoustic environment. The key component of communication i.e., S/N ratio is taken care of effectively thus helping hearing aid users to hear better and understand speech. Professionals can confidently recommend the amplification devices to their patients. The limitations of AI are that though these computer-assisted technologies can effectively fasten daily routine works but cannot mimic human 1 1,15 1 bestowed property of cognition, thinking, language processing and social interaction.16 Owing to its many advantages AI through its applications are accepted world-wide.

Conflicts Of Interest

The author declares there is NO conflict of interest

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