# Optimizing Hearing Apps The uSound App Optimizes Smartphone Sounds Depending On the User's Needs By Rahul Kalvapalle | Published 2016-02-02 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hearing-app References: [euronews](http://www.euronews.com/2015/07/01/usound-app-provides-sound-solutions-for-the-hard-of-hearing/) & [usound.co](http://www.usound.co/) uSound is an innovative hearing app, developed by a group of engineering students in Argentina, that examines the user's hearing condition before optimizing the sounds generated by their smartphone to suit their needs. Users start by taking hearing tests from a professional and administering the results into the app. The app then optimizes sounds such as music and calls, tailoring it to the specific user. This functionality is similar in principle to that of a regular [physical hearing aid](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/core-one-pro). The app uses a combination of [personalized audio filters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/endel-1) and medical audiometry. Users can also set up different setting profiles and configurations to suit different environments. Hearing loss occurs in a variety of forms, meaning not every patient experiences the auditory world in the same way. This means there is a stark need for customized hearing optimization, which is exactly what the uSound hearing app offers. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.9/10 - Popularity: 67% | Activity: 73% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Mobile](https://www.trendhunter.com/mobile) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Personalized Hearing Apps:** Develop personalized hearing apps that optimize smartphone sounds based on a user's hearing condition and particular needs. - **Mobile Hearing Tests:** Develop hearing apps with built-in mobile hearing tests that can tailor smartphone sounds based on the user's hearing condition and audiometry results. - **Customized Sound Optimization:** Create customized sound optimization features in hearing apps that allow users to set profiles and configurations tailored to various environments. ### Who This Affects Most - **Mobile App Development:** Mobile app development companies can innovate hearing apps with personalized audio filters and medical audiometry, providing solutions for patients with hearing loss. - **Healthcare IT:** Innovative hearing apps that use mobile hearing tests to optimize smartphone sounds based on a user's hearing condition could improve healthcare IT solutions for patients with hearing loss. - **Audiology:** Audiology firms can leverage the trend of customized sound optimization in smartphone hearing apps to provide tailored solutions for patients based on their hearing condition and specific needs. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Two-in-One Audio Amplifier Headphones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/come-song-hearing-amplifier.md) - [Tinnitus Management Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tinnitus-help-app.md) - [AI Noise Reduction Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/unfear-by-samsung.md) - [AI-Powered Hearing Aids](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aipowered-hearing-aids.md) - [Sound Transforming Mobile Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/outsidify.md) - [Sound Therapy Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/healing-sounds-meditation-calm.md) - [AI-Generated Soundscape Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/getsoundai.md) - [AI-Enhanced Hearing Accessibility Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hearing-accessibility.md) - [AI-Enabled Hearing Aids](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/eargo-6.md)