Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Over 60 million people worldwide suffer from severe-to-profound sensorineural hearing loss. Sensorineural hearing loss is when a patient’s inner ear is damaged such that sounds are no longer transmitted to, or only partially transmitted to the auditory nerve from the cochlea. This is due to lost or damaged hair cells in the cochlea, that would stimulate the auditory nerve in normal hearing.
The standard of care for sensorineural hearing loss is a cochlear implant.
Hemideina is creating a paradigm shift in the treatment of severe-to-profound hearing loss to provide patients with a world of sound, and a life without limits
Less than 5% of the world’s severe-to-profoundly deaf have received treatment, highlighting a clear, unmet medical need. Additionally, whilst a cochlear implant is the standard of care for such hearing loss, contemporary devices have technical limitations that preclude a natural sound quality, making hearing in noise and perceiving emotion and music very challenging for users. This is because they use digital processing of sound, to restore human hearing, which is a mechanical system. These devices are also large, requiring lifestyle adjustments and providing a visible indicator of hearing loss.
By taking inspiration from nature, Hemideina is creating a paradigm shift in the treatment of severe-to-profound hearing loss – the Hera Wireless Implant System - to increase adoption of and accessibility to treatment. Our unique mechanical signal processing system is the foundational technology that aims to enable a miniature, low powered device that sits within the ear to take advantage of the outer ear structures that play an important role in hearing. And, unlike digital sound processing, retains sound information, which is required by the brain to achieve a natural sound quality and improved clinical benefit.
It is Hemideina's mission to use our mechanical signal processing to enable those with severe-to-profound hearing loss to access a world of sound, and live a life without limits.
