Earlens Corporation

a new innovation in hearing intended to deliver ultra wide frequency range and a higher maximum gain margin. earlens corporation is a privately held medical device company committed to providing hearing impaired patients a hearing solution that is designed to change the current standard of care for sound performance. the earlens system's unique mechanism of direct sound delivery potentially opens the door to a level of sound performance achieved by no hearing aid on the market today. unlike traditional hearing aids, which are in effect tiny speakers that simply turn up the volume on air conducted sound, the earlens contact hearing device™ is the world’s first to use light to transmit sound. “hear the light™” the earlens system is comprised of two components: a light-based behind the ear (bte) sound processor, and a removable, custom-made tympanic contact actuator (tca) placed at the base of the ear canal. the bte uses a microphone and a digital signal processor to pick up sound and con