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Solar powered hearing aid

Posted May 07, 2008 8:45 AM

From Newlaunches.com:

One man decided to change the problems a hearing impaired person goes through. There are 250 million people around the world who are hearing-impaired? Even worse, two-thirds of them live in the developing world. Odds are these people don't have the type of money needed to buy conventional hearing aids, primarily because their expensive batteries last only about a week.

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Guest	#1 Re: Solar powered hearing aid 05/07/2008 1:22 PM
	I'm impressed by his intentions, if not his invention. Because the article doesn't really offer the slightest detail about it. Surely it isn't a sombrero with lots of glued-on solar cells and wires running down to the ear unit? I assume it's some sort of small hearing-aid sized battery that charges via a seperate solar panel, yes? Good for at least a day's worth of hearing. Or two packs, since you'd be using one while the other charged.

jack of all trades Guru Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 1233 Good Answers: 37	#2 Re: Solar powered hearing aid 05/07/2008 3:01 PM
	More information available here. http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/004029.html

Sparkstation Guru Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Christchurch, (The Garden City), South Island, New Zealand Posts: 3942 Good Answers: 183	#3 Re: Solar powered hearing aid 05/09/2008 2:47 AM
	A very worth-while project. Thanks, jack of all trades for the extra link. Kind Regards.... __________________ The number of inventions increases faster than the need for them at the time - SparkY

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