Simple Hearing Instrument from Panasonic

Panasonic has developed a novel palm sized hearing instrument meant for people with moderate to severe hearing loss.

The instrument sports an LCD screen and has a microphone built into the headphones. It resembles the ubiquitous mp3 player.

The hearing instrument is capable of reducing noise, managing noise of the wind, L/R balance and Automatic Gain Control (AGC).

An internal rechargeable battery is provided which can be extended by inserting standard AAA's.



Source: Medindia