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  Clarify helps veterans with service-related hearing loss
  Beyond physical injuries and mental stresses, many veterans return home with unexpected consequences. The most common service-related disability reported by veterans is hearing problems – specifically, tinnitus and hearing loss. Gunfire, explosions and loud machinery can do lasting damage that reduce a person’s ability to hear over time. Blast exposure is linked to auditory processingContinue reading “Clarify helps veterans with service-related hearing loss”
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  Hearing aid alternatives: an in-depth review
  Sitting in his bright garden in California, David Sheehan remembers his early days with bittersweetness. He’s recollecting events that, he says, can explain his current relationship with hearing loss. “The hard rock and the acid rock and heavy metal… we did a lot of damage to our ears,” Sheehan says. David is far from theContinue reading “Hearing aid alternatives: an in-depth review”
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  Living with age-related hearing loss
  Huh? What? Could you repeat that? If you catch yourself uttering these phrases on a regular basis, you might have hearing loss. Especially common in older people, the condition is highly treatable and nothing to be ashamed of. Read on to learn more about age-related hearing loss, when and why to see a doctor, andContinue reading “Living with age-related hearing loss”
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  ‘It changed our lives’
  The impact of Neosensory Clarify goes beyond better hearing Neosensory Clarify is the first alternative to hearing aids for people living with high-frequency hearing loss. Instead of amplifying sound, Clarify relies on the brain’s natural ability to adapt to new inputs. Keep reading to learn how Clarify changed the lives of two of its earliestContinue reading “‘It changed our lives’”
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  Neosensory announces Clarify, a revolutionary new way to experience speech
  Neosensory announces the launch of Clarify, a breakthrough innovation in speech technology. The Clarify wristband is a new solution to help people experience speech via vibrations on the skin. Equipped with Neosensory’s revolutionary and patented machine-learning algorithms, the band’s vibratory motors respond to specific sounds in speech that can be difficult to discern. In lessContinue reading “Neosensory announces Clarify, a revolutionary new way to experience speech”
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  Neosensory celebrates Veterans Day with $200 off tinnitus program
  As the nation prepares to honor its military heroes on November 11, Neosensory marks the occasion with a Veterans Day special. From Nov. 8 to 15, customers will receive up to $200 off a Neosensory Duo subscription in the form of a monthly $50 discount when using the code HONOR at checkout. The subscription includesContinue reading “Neosensory celebrates Veterans Day with $200 off tinnitus program”
• Johns Hopkins Audiology Expert Dr. Nicholas Reed Joins the Neosensory Medical Advisory Board
  Neosensory today announced that Nicholas Reed, Au.D., faculty in the department of epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and an audiologist at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, has joined the company’s medical advisory board. A renowned expert in hearing care, Dr. Reed has made contributions to the ongoing public dialogueContinue reading “Johns Hopkins Audiology Expert Dr. Nicholas Reed Joins the Neosensory Medical Advisory Board”
• Tech Executive and Global Innovation Leader Katie McMahon joins as Strategic Advisor
  McMahon to offer strategy and business guidance on bringing breakthrough technologies to mass market Neosensory, a neuroscience-based company that empowers people with new senses, announced today that Katie McMahon has joined the company as a strategic business advisor. Her appointment comes as Neosensory’s first two products gain traction and the company continues its focus onContinue reading “Tech Executive and Global Innovation Leader Katie McMahon joins as Strategic Advisor”
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  Neosensory wins honorable mention in Fast Company’s 2021 World Changing Ideas Awards
  The annual awards honor the products and companies pursuing innovation for the good of society. Palo Alto, CA, May 4, 2021 — The winners of Fast Company’s 2021 World Changing Ideas Awards were announced today, honoring the businesses and concepts that combine new levels of innovation with social good. Neosensory, founded by Stanford neuroscientist andContinue reading “Neosensory wins honorable mention in Fast Company’s 2021 World Changing Ideas Awards”

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Developers

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  Meet Team Rehab
  Team Rehab is part of the Neosensory  Community Research Program. Neosensory is excited about exploring the frontiers of science and technology. As part of this effort, we have launched the Community Research Program, which aims to bring like-minded people together from around the world and across skill sets to work on projects with real-world impact andContinue reading “Meet Team Rehab”
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  Meet Team EEG
  Team EEG is part of the Neosensory  Community Research Program. Neosensory is excited about exploring the frontiers of science and technology. As part of this effort, we have launched the Community Research Program, which aims to bring like-minded people together from around the world and across skill sets to work on projects with real-world impact andContinue reading “Meet Team EEG”
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  Meet team CGM
  Team CGM is part of the Neosensory  Community Research Program. Neosensory is excited about exploring the frontiers of science and technology. As part of this effort, we have launched the Community Research Program, which aims to bring like-minded people together from around the world and across skill sets to work on projects with real-world impact andContinue reading “Meet team CGM”
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  Community Research Program
  Here at Neosensory, we love exploring the frontiers of science and technology. Sometimes it’s hard to get involved with research when you are not a part of a university or a large tech company. We want to make it easy for anyone to become a part of this exciting exploration.  We are happy to announceContinue reading “Community Research Program”
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  Connecting parents and children with Neosensory Buzz
  Babies have one primary way of communication: crying. Deaf and hard-of-hearing parents have many ways of knowing exactly what their children need even without hearing them, such as interpreting body language to determine their needs and emotions or devices that alert parents to crying noises by giving visual alerts. Software engineer Mithun Das wanted toContinue reading “Connecting parents and children with Neosensory Buzz”
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  Creating a one-button keyboard with the help of Buzz
  Most computer keyboards have a total of 101 keys. Software developer Ajay Verma thought there had to be a way to type more efficiently, so he cut down the number of buttons for his project Haptapp Uploader – to one. The initial idea Verma conceived the idea of Haptapp Uploader in 2007 as a methodContinue reading “Creating a one-button keyboard with the help of Buzz”
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  Feel the Future: Winners Announced
  Neosensory’s third contest, Feel the Future, has come to a close. After weeks of hard work, our top 4 contestants presented to a panel of expert judges made up of Dr. David Eagleman, Ashley Huffman, and Dr. David Parisi.
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  Making touch-sensing prosthetics affordable with Buzz
  There was no shortage of creative entries in Neosensory’s second developers contest “Expand your Senses” hosted in cooperation with Edge Impulse and Hackster, ranging from a device helping firefighters move through smoke to a gadget letting you feel your internet connection. The judges were especially impressed with SensiGlove, a device allowing wearers of prosthetics toContinue reading “Making touch-sensing prosthetics affordable with Buzz”
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  Feel the Future: Submitting your entry 
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  Feeling electric current with the Thunder Finger and Buzz
  “Imagine if chefs couldn’t taste, artists couldn’t see, and musicians couldn’t hear. Humans can’t perceive electric current, so engineers and electricians can never physically feel their work.” Freelance hardware developer Zack Freedman had enough of only feeling electric currents in the form of zaps. So, he set out to create the Thunder Finger, a deviceContinue reading “Feeling electric current with the Thunder Finger and Buzz”
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  Feeling your internet connection with Neosensory
  Over the last year, working from home has become the norm for many office workers. Zoom calls, Slack messages, and live streams have replaced face-to-face meetings and conversations at the water cooler. This new way of working has also tested the bandwidth (and patience) of many home-office workers, who have come to realize how unpredictableContinue reading “Feeling your internet connection with Neosensory”
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  Bringing the sense of touch to prosthetics with Neosensory
  The winners are in for Neosensory’s second developer contest. Our judges were thrilled with the dozens of inventive entries that leveraged Buzz to create devices ranging from health monitors to echolocation devices. In this ongoing series, we’ll be showcasing the most exciting submissions. To see all winners, click here. A group of software engineers took theContinue reading “Bringing the sense of touch to prosthetics with Neosensory”

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