Bone conduction is a technology heavily used in hearing loss technology
where the cochlear bone is stimulated with vibrations and carry this sound
information directly to the hearing centres in the brain. If the ear canal
is damaged and in-ear hearing aids can't be used then cochlear implants or
cochlear conduction devices are used to bypass the ear and deliver the
information to the brain.
How does this technology help the visually impaired?
With the development of Bluetooth Bone Conducting Headphones Visually
Impaired People can use these earphones to hear devices such as Smart Phones
and Tablets while still being fully aware of noises from their environment.
For example, if we were using the Smart Phones GPS for directions, we would
get these read through the Bone Conductive earphones
while our ears would be free to hear traffic sounds and traffic light
signals etc.
Another example would be at work using a PC with a Screen Reader such as
JAWS or NVDA. What is happening onscreen would be read through the Bone
Conduction Headphones, and our ears would be free to hear requests from
colleagues or if the phone was ringing without having to remove the
headphones.
Similarly, at home using a PC we could hear the doorbell ring or any other
household alarms or notifications.
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