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• For families of children with hearing loss, the cycle is relentless: a new earmold fitted, months of appointments, and then another visit because a child’s ear has grown past it again. The ALLEars project, a large-scale collaboration between Western University and Boys Town National Research Hospital in Nebraska, is setting out to break that cycle…
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For families of children with hearing loss, the cycle is relentless: a new earmold fitted, months of appointments, and then another visit because a child’s ear has grown past it again. The ALLEars project, a large-scale collaboration between Western University and Boys Town National Research Hospital in Nebraska, is setting out to break that cycle entirely, using AI to predict ear growth and 3D printing to manufacture earmolds before they are needed.
The project is backed by a US$4.4 million grant over four years from the Oberkotter Foundation, which supports initiatives focused on language development and literacy for children with hearing loss.
“By using innovative and rapidly evolving technology to address long-standing challenges in delivering quality care, this project will accelera