Sounds and noises are omnipresent, they accompany us everywhere we go. That’s why our hearing sense is a crucial sense for our orientation. Often the sounds around us overlap and disturb our listening comprehension. After participating at a Hearathon, organised by EU-project careables in collaboration with the Fraunhofer IDMT, and interviewing people with and without a hearing impairment, as well as experts, I could understand better the experiences, concerns and possibilities in the hearing world. This led to the development of Luui as my graduation project.
Luui is a device that anyone can wear in difficult listening situations, no matter if it is because of a hearing impairment or a loud environment. As an accessory it wants to counteract the stigma of hearing aids.
There are two variations: Luui C, a consumer product, and Luui M, a concept which Makers can rebuild. Both are operated through a smartphone application and used in combination with a hearing product (headphones/hearing aid).