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Noise cancelling headphones and new product development

OTStudent123

Hi Everyone!

I am a third year occupational therapy student and I am currently in the process of developing a product for autistic children as part of a module assignment.

The product is a pair of noise cancelling headphones but comes with a microphone which can be paired with the headphones. The aim is for children to wear them during school hours and to still hear the teacher talking through the microphone, which they would be wearing. Additionally, I was looking into these being used outside of school. Such as when out shopping, the parent/carer could wear the microphone so the child could hear the parent/carer speaking through the headphones, but not external noises which could be overwhelming. 

I was just looking for any feedback about this idea, such as:

  • How your child would feel about wearing these headphones?
  • Do you think it would be a useful product?
  • How much would you be willing to pay for this product?

I am happy to receive any feedback you could provide as you are all experts in this field!

Thank you so much in advance :) 

P.S. here is an image of the design I currently have in mind

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  • Speaking from the point of view of the teacher...

    I've never worn a microphone for this purpose, but I guess very similar to your proposal is a system for children with hearing impairments whereby they have a transmitter connecting a microphone the teacher wears to their hearing aid. It may be worth you looking into how this kind of system works when you are designing yours. The ones I have used have a mute button (which is very handy if you forget to take it off when having private conversations with others or errr.... when doing private things... (not me I hasten to add...)

  • in reply to Bagpuss7

    I have looked into that kind of system and thinking about going down the lines of Bluetooth rather than transmitters just because I have researched Bluetooth more :) a mute button is a very helpful idea though! thank you :)

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