CITI TTS Healthcare Consumer & Wellness Client Magazine

22 23 Healthcare, consumer & wellness Medtech TO GO Tooth-mounted sensors Measuring just 2x2mm, these tiny sensors could one day be widely applied to our teeth to monitor salt, glucose and alcohol intake, replacing the need to fill in time-consuming food diaries. The sensors could also be used to analyse the saliva of critical care patients. Click here. AI hearing aids The new generation of hearing aids use artificial intelligence to mimic how your brain reacts to the wide range of sound we hear, and choose what’s important. They can also be used to monitor cognitive health and enable users to take a proactive approach to hearing loss. Click here. Wearable biosensors There is considerable optimism about the future of these flexible “tattoos”, which sit on the skin measuring biochemical markers in the sweat, and intestinal fluids such as metabolites, hormones and bacteria. Click here. Smart contact lenses In the future, people living with diabetes might be able to wear smart contact lenses that will monitor the blood glucose level of their tears and release drugs that treat diabetic retinopathy. Click here. Blood pressure monitors There’s a way to go before the blood pressure monitors on smart watches are reliable enough to be of use to healthcare professionals – but if (or more likely when) this happens, it will be of great benefit to those who suffer from hypertension. Click here. Wearable ECG monitors Although there are still concerns about their accuracy, it surely won’t be long until smart watches become essential tools to facilitate screening and diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases, including arrhythmias. Click here. Teeth Eye Upper arm Ear Wrist Heart Healthcare wearables coming to a body part near you