AES Pacific Northwest Section – Creating A Life-Changing and Ear-Saving In-Ear Monitor/Hearing Aid Device
Presented by Stephen Ambrose, Founder & Chief Scientist at Asius Technologies, and The Pacific Northwest Section of the Audio Engineering Society
Produced by Dan Mortensen, President, Dansound Inc.
Traditional earphones and hearing devices create a sealed system that traps pneumatic pressure in the ear canal. This trapped pressure has long been linked to discomfort, listener fatigue, and even long-term hearing damage. ADEL® (Ambrose Diaphonic Ear Lens) was created to solve this problem by introducing a soft, compliant “second eardrum” that absorbs harmful pressure before it reaches the delicate structures of the inner ear, allowing the user to turn the volume down and not have to brute-force a solution.
By mimicking the way the human ear naturally vents, ADEL reduces the stress on the eardrum while preserving and even enhancing sound quality. Listeners report a more open, spacious soundstage and greater detail at safer listening levels. In fact, studies have shown that with ADEL, people can perceive sound as being just as loud at lower decibel levels, dramatically lowering the risk of noise-induced hearing loss. This innovation has earned recognition from both musicians and audiologists as a safer, healthier way to experience high-fidelity sound.
This AES PNW meeting was made possible by serendipity: when former Chair Dan Mortensen recently connected with Charlie Morgan (President of pioneering Seattle-area live sound and installation company Morgan Sound), he learned that Charlie has been functionally deaf in one ear since he was a child, had been involved in the development of ADEL and has been a tester for the various iterations of it. He has the newest version and, amazingly, is able to hear again in that ear.
Dan was happily stunned and reached out to Asius Technologies and invited Stephen to share details of his new technology with us. Stephen enthusiastically agreed, and Charlie will also join us at the meeting to give his first-hand experience.