SMART BEAR: Hearing Aid User Profiles from 12-Month Monitoring
by Eleftheria Iliadou·Updated 20d ago
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Description
6% of the global population suffers from debilitating hearing loss, yet only a fraction successfully use hearing aids. This dataset, part of the EU-funded SMART BEAR project, profiles hearing aid users via 12 months of continuous monitoring, collecting demographics, audiometric data, cognitive status, habits, and device logs. Author Eleftheria Iliadou describes the conceptual framework for this data collection, which aims to improve patient satisfaction and reduce healthcare costs through explainable AI.
Use Cases
Predicting patient satisfaction with hearing aids based on logged device usage and environmental context.
Identifying factors correlated with long-term hearing aid usage based on demographic and behavioral data.
Profiling patients at risk of dropping out of hearing rehabilitation programs using medical and cognitive assessments.
Reducing the need for remote clinical sessions by anticipating patient needs through time-dependent machine learning models.
Strengths
Data collection involves 12 months of continuous monitoring, suggesting longitudinal depth.
Combines heterogeneous data sources including medical devices, wearables, and clinical assessments.
The framework is designed to leverage explainable AI techniques for interpretable patient profiling.
Limitations
The description is conceptual; the actual data file is a 665.1 KB DOCX document, which may contain a description or framework rather than the raw dataset.
Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
Data freshness should be verified as the last update date is in the future (2026-05-18).
Provenance
Source
SMART BEAR project, EU-funded.
Collection Method
Planned collection via 12-month continuous monitoring of hearing loss patients using medical devices, wearables, and clinical assessments.
Time Range
Monitoring period is described as 12 months; specific dates are not provided.
Freshness
Last updated 2026-05-18 14:24:21; freshness should be verified.
The primary file is a DOCX document (665.1 KB), which may contain a project description or framework paper rather than a structured dataset ready for analysis.