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HearAngel®
Can an app stop headphone usersfrom going deaf?
*WHO - 1.1 billion people at risk of hearing loss report – 27th Feb 15
The World Health Organisation Report*1.1 billion people at risk of hearing loss - 14% of global populationHigher % in high income countries where 50% of 12 to 35 years olds at risk of avoidable hearing damage and growingThis group is 18M in UK, nearly 30% of population
Headphone users generally listen too loud, for too long and are permanently damaging their hearing
We get ~15,000 auditory hair cells at birth, we don’t get more, when they are gone they are gone
Exposure to large sound doses destroys our hearing
Headphone users have no way of managing exposure to prevent damage
More than 65% know the risk
Simple problem, complex solution
Simple problem, complex solutionSound dose is the integration of: • Time• Volume• Content density
The graphic shows two traces • Over the same time• At the same volume• With very different content density
…resulting in very different sound doses
Mobile app which:• Measures your sound dose• Gives you information on
exposure and tools to manage it• Provides automatic protection if
you choose• Parental control over children’s
multiple devices• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jEeyeaYm6k
Solution - HearAngel®
Management Team
Name Role Investor BusDev Inventor Funds
RaisedCompanySold for
CompanyName
Investor Multiple
Stephen Wheatley MD £8M £40M TRACKER
Network X5
Richard Glover CTO
Jonathan Apps CFO E30M E90M The Cloud X3
FedCahill NED £40M ERA
Technology X4
Opportunity
The company is seeking investment to bring HearAngel to market
For more information please contact me [email protected]
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