These devices can be adjusted using a tablet or laptop computer program or a smartphone application, instead of conventional clinical instruments, such as an audiometer, Hi-Pro box and anechoic chamber.
[2] Of this number, the vast majority of people who get hearing aids live in the U.S. and Europe,[3] leaving the developing world grossly underserved.
Sound World Solutions' products offer features that can allow users to fit and customize their own hearing devices independently, typically using a mobile application without the assistance of a licensed professional.
[9] This business model is based on one created by Green, who worked to establish Aurolab, an Indian company that manufactures intraocular lenses for the treatment of cataracts.
By emphasizing volume, Aurolab drove down the price of lenses from several hundred dollars to about $2 each, enabling millions of people to affordably regain their sight.