Lifestyle Trends

Trend - Healthtech brands are creating specialized eyewear with built-in hearing aids. Utilizing technologies like bone conduction, transcription, or audio amplification, these glasses aim to provide a non-intrusive solution to hearing impairment—meaning they can be worn daily with minimal discomfort.

Insight - As individuals age, many develop issues related to sight or hearing impairments. These consumers turn to wearable solutions, such as corrective lenses or in-ear hearing aids, to improve their quality of life. However, of these consumers acknowledge that these solutions are uncomfortable, and are just worn as necessities. Brands are now looking to use modern technologies, such as artificial intelligence, to improve the quality of these solutions, both in terms of comfort and assistive ability.