328 - Hearing Aids as Fashion Tech? Inside Overtone’s Vision for the Future

What if hearing technology didn’t try to hide—but instead embraced visibility and style? In this conversation, Nick Morgan-Jones shares his personal journey with hearing loss and the stigma that kept him from wearing hearing aids for years. That experience led him to found Overtone, a consumer-focused hearing technology brand aiming to rethink how hearing devices look, feel, and fit into everyday life.Nick discusses the design philosophy behind Overtone, the challenges of building a new form factor, and why hearing augmentation could be relevant beyond traditional clinical use. The discussion explores stigma, aesthetics, universal design, and how consumer technology approaches could influence the future of hearing health and adoption.Be sure to subscribe to our channel for the latest episodes each week and follow This Week in Hearing on LinkedIn, Instagram and X.- https://x.com/WeekinHearing- https://www.instagram.com/thisweekinhearing/- https://www.linkedin.com/company/this-week-in-hearingVisit us at: https://hearinghealthmatters.org/thisweek/