TEHRAN (ANA)- Researchers at an Iranian knowledge-based company active in production of medical equipment succeeded in designing and manufacturing a smart digital hearing aid which can be provided to the patients at a lower price compared to the imported samples.
“The technology of manufacturing hearing aids for the hearing-impaired patients is available only in a few European countries and the US, and considering the fact that the hardware and software of hearing aids are completely made by the experienced Iranian engineers, self-sufficiency in this field is important,” said Akbar Makki, the managing-director of the knowledge-based company.
He added that highly clear sound, molding and making the hearing aids based on the anatomy of the ear canal, elegance and invisibility, being equipped with eight processing canals and noise reducing circuits and the possibility of treating tinnitus are the special features of the Iran-made hearing aids.
“This hearing aid is perfect for the people who want to hide it in their ear canal with minimal visibility,” Makki said.
“The possibility of providing longer after-sales services and reduced price of the home-made hearing aids (compared to the foreign samples) is highly beneficial to the hearing impaired people in Iran,” he underlined.
In a relevant development in April, an Iranian student at the Islamic Azad University of Orumieh branch had also managed to design and commercialize the first Iran-made hearing aids with the best quality and technology existing in the world.
“This hearing aid is ready for mass production and will enter the market soon. All people who need this hearing aid can get it easily and at a very low price compared to foreign models and they will enjoy a very high quality,” Nasir Zare’ Salmasi told ANA.
“The first Iran-made hearing aid fully meets all needs of people with hearing problems who need hearing aids of good quality at a reasonable price,” he added.
Zare’ Salmasi underlined that the country's dependence on hearing aids, which were imported from foreign countries in the past, have been obviated by making the indigenized product.
Source: ANA