Hearing4all
Hearing4all is a Cluster of Excellence dedicated to advancing personalized hearing diagnostics and solutions to significantly improve communication for those affected by hearing loss. Since 2012, it has been working on innovative research, technological development, and clinical applications in audiology, neurobiology, and related fields, with the goal of making hearing solutions accessible and effective for everyone worldwide.
Industries
Nr. of Employees
medium (51-250)
Hearing4all
Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Ammerländer Heerstr. 114-118, 26129 Oldenburg, Germany
Products
Virtual Hearing Clinic (digital diagnostics and care concept)
A digital-clinic concept to digitize diagnostic procedures and enable hearing-care functionalities via consumer devices and online platforms.
Virtual Hearing Clinic (digital diagnostics and care concept)
A digital-clinic concept to digitize diagnostic procedures and enable hearing-care functionalities via consumer devices and online platforms.
Services
Coordination of IP identification, patent handling, contract mediation and initiation of industry-funded applied research projects.
Fellowships, joint research academy activities and training events for early-career researchers and visiting scholars.
Free anonymous web-based screening test to assess speech understanding in noise and provide guidance on next steps.
Infrastructure and tools to manage research data and a searchable repository of project publications.
Coordination of IP identification, patent handling, contract mediation and initiation of industry-funded applied research projects.
Fellowships, joint research academy activities and training events for early-career researchers and visiting scholars.
Free anonymous web-based screening test to assess speech understanding in noise and provide guidance on next steps.
Infrastructure and tools to manage research data and a searchable repository of project publications.
Expertise Areas
- Audiological diagnostics and screening
- Hearing-aid and cochlear-implant algorithm development
- Neurotechnology and EEG-based auditory research
- Computational acoustics and machine learning
Key Technologies
- Electroencephalography (EEG) including ambulatory/in-ear arrays
- Neurofeedback systems for auditory training
- Acoustic room simulation and spatial audio toolchains
- Machine learning for acoustics and signal processing
News & Updates
The team of Prof. Birger Kollmeier, Prof. Volker Hohmann, and Dr. Torsten Niederdränk was awarded the German Future Prize for their developments in hearing systems, creating the technological basis for new hearing aids that are coupled and tailored to individual hearing impairments, enabling better hearing in challenging acoustic environments.
Celebrating a decade of research and development in audiology, the cluster has made significant contributions to clinical and practical hearing solutions, aiming to minimize the impact of hearing loss and improve quality of life.
The team of Prof. Birger Kollmeier, Prof. Volker Hohmann, and Dr. Torsten Niederdränk was awarded the German Future Prize for their developments in hearing systems, creating the technological basis for new hearing aids that are coupled and tailored to individual hearing impairments, enabling better hearing in challenging acoustic environments.
Celebrating a decade of research and development in audiology, the cluster has made significant contributions to clinical and practical hearing solutions, aiming to minimize the impact of hearing loss and improve quality of life.