Bone conduction is reshaping headphone technology, but there are far deeper social implications than improving music experience.
AfterShokz bone conduction headphones use science to improve the listening experience, and it’s also a cornerstone piece of the hearing loss puzzle. A recent BBC news article puts the spotlight on Edinburgh man, Brian Hogg, and his victory in the battle against hearing loss.
NHS Lothian surgeons have outfitted Hoggs with an implant called the Bonebridge, a device constructed from an audio processor and a piece of Hogg’s own bone, and it has provided him “a huge difference in the range of sounds” he can perceive.
How does AfterShokz fit into all of this, you might ask? Brian Hogg was born with Treacher Collins syndrome, which means that conventional hearing aids can’t conform to his ears. The solution lies in the bone conduction technology employed by the Bonebridge. The Bonebridge uses the same technology as AfterShokz to bypass the ear canal and reach the inner ear by conducting sound waves through the skull bone.
One of many euphemistic biblical miracles was “restoring sight to the blind,” and now we’re restoring sound to the deaf, a modern technological miracle, with the revolution of bone conduction.
Such cases are wonderful, and they highlight the safety of AfterShokz bone conduction headphones. The same technology that restores damaged hearing reduces the risk of eardrum damage in healthy people. Bone conduction minimizes the threat of hearing loss due to over-amplification because they bypass that portion of the ear.
Rest assured that you are enjoying your music safely with AfterShokz, and enjoy the same gift of hearing that is being happily returned to those from whom it was taken.
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