Limpert Tech "SullyCast" on ALT 105.7 and iHeartRadio 2/28/20 - Dr. Alexander Goldin, Wear and Hear

In honor of World Hearing Day on March 3. Rick talks with Dr Alexander Goldin of Wear & Hear.

Dr. Alexander Goldin, founder and CEO of Alango Technologies and the Wear & Hear line of assistive hearing products, has spent the past 25 years developing digital sound enhancement technologies for voice communication and consumer electronics. According to data from the World Health Organization, hearing aids are desperately needed by more than 400 million people worldwide with disabling hearing loss, and yet are used by only 3% of that population. Goldin’s solution has been to disrupt the traditional model of how hearing aids are produced and distributed, by creating “hearing gain” devices within the consumer tech industry, that are simpler to use, easy to self-tune, stylish, affordable, multi-functional, always-on, and always-connected.

Have a listen:

Several years ago, Dr. Goldin did a deep dive into the hearing aid industry and discovered why it was such an unattractive market from an investment standpoint. Even in developed countries, only 20% - 30% of eligible consumers were choosing to use hearing devices. Dr. Goldin realized there were multiple issues with the industry. The products were very expensive, did not perform as well as people expected and there was a social stigma attached to wearing hearing aids. Furthermore, most devices required professional fittings, which are time consuming and at times, nearly impossible for consumers to do if there is a lack of hearing professionals in their area. Part of developing consumer electronic hearing devices includes a groundbreaking Wear & Hear app for iOS and Android.

They talk about the new BeHear NOW device.

BeHear is a convenient, affordable, fashionable, and multi-functional Personalizable Hearing Device. It looks just like a regular headset but can function as a truly personal all-around hearing gain device that can be customized using its dedicated smartphone application. BeHear disrupts the traditional “hearing aid” model and helps establish a new product category as a hearing enhancement device, leading new technological efforts to enrich how people hear for the modern age.

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