LUCID / HEARING RESTORATION RESEARCH
A research direction in hearing.
Lucid asks how neurotechnology might support hearing restoration. It is a longer-term research direction within Phanes, at an earlier stage than Sentinel.
Research horizon
- Intended users
- People with hearing loss, alongside hearing specialists and researchers.
- Initial setting
- A research use case still to be defined.
- Next question to test
- Define the hearing need, candidate approach and evidence required with specialist input.
Lucid is an early research direction within the wider portfolio. It is not an available hearing device; its intended population, architecture and evaluation pathway remain to be defined.
Start with the hearing need
The starting point is a specific experience of hearing loss and a clearly defined unmet need. We would work with people with hearing loss, audiology and hearing-science specialists to establish the population, setting and outcome that should guide development.
Lucid’s current public scope is a research ambition. We are not presenting a settled device specification, a treatment offer or a proven alternative to existing hearing technologies.
How the research would proceed
- Define the question. Identify the hearing need, intended users and limitations of current approaches.
- Assess possible approaches. Review biological feasibility, engineering constraints and the evidence behind candidate interfaces.
- Design the evaluation. Agree appropriate comparisons, meaningful hearing outcomes and safety questions before testing a candidate.
A patient fitting or treatment workflow would be premature before an approach and intended use are established.
What remains open
The target population, device architecture, interface, clinical pathway and measures of benefit remain to be defined. Hearing restoration is the ambition; it is not a demonstrated outcome from Phanes.
Contribute to the question
We welcome conversations with people with lived experience of hearing loss, audiologists, hearing researchers and neuroengineering specialists. Tell us which unmet need you believe deserves closer investigation.