Words in the mouth: CSU device lets you hear with your tongue
From: Colorado State University - 01/12/2015
By: Kortny Rolston

In the future, those with substantial hearing loss may no longer need a
doctor to surgically implant a cochlear device into their ear to restore
their sense of sound.

If researchers at Colorado State University are successful, they may just pop
a retainer into their mouths. The team of engineers and neuroscientists are
developing a hearing device that bypasses the ear altogether and puts words
in the mouth.

The technology relies on a Bluetooth-enabled earpiece to detect sound and
send electrical impulses to an electrode-packed retainer that wearers press
their tongue against to "hear".

Read the entire article and view a video (2:03) at:
http://source.colostate.edu/words-mouth-csu-device-lets-hear-tongue/
http://video.techbriefs.com/video/Device-Uses-Bluetooth-Enabled-M;Medical

Links:
Words in the Mouth: Hearing with Your Tongue
http://www.mdtmag.com/news/2015/01/words-mouth-hearing-your-tongue

Device Uses Bluetooth-Enabled Mouthpiece to Let the Tongue “Hear”
http://video.techbriefs.com/video/Device-Uses-Bluetooth-Enabled-M;Medical
http://www.techbriefs.tv/video.mason/Device-Uses-Bluetooth-Enabled-M;Medical