Samioo
Research-stage clinical context

A clearer view of comprehension outside the clinic

Samioo studies observable moments from natural conversation that may add context to an audiogram and patient history. It is a research tool, not a diagnostic measurement.

The listening environments a clinic cannot recreate

Audiograms and speech testing remain essential. Natural conversation adds a different view: the restaurant, car, family member, and background noise a patient encounters in daily life.

Samioo surfaces moments for review and keeps their surrounding context visible. It does not assign a hearing-loss cause to every re-ask.

What the report includes

  • Estimated speech-to-noise conditions
  • A timeline of surfaced moments
  • Original information, re-ask, and clarification sequence
  • Plain-language confidence qualification
  • Alternative interpretations when a moment remains uncertain

Observable conversation signals

These categories describe moments under investigation. They do not establish why a moment happened without further context.

Direct repair signals

Explicit requests such as "What?" or "Could you repeat that?" shown with the surrounding conversation and acoustic context.

Why context matters

Not every direct repair signal reflects hearing difficulty. Attention, social exchanges, and ordinary conversation can produce similar language.

Contextual re-asks

Later questions that appear to revisit information provided earlier in the same conversation.

Why context matters

Routine confirmation and conversational grounding can look similar, so these moments require contextual review and careful qualification.

Research methodology

From real conversation to moments worth reviewing

Potential moments are examined in their conversational and acoustic context before they appear in a report.

  1. Natural conversation

    Audio from environments where hearing actually happens.

  2. Potential signals

    Direct requests and contextual re-asks are identified for closer review.

  3. Multi-stage review

    Conversation context, timing, and acoustic evidence are considered together.

  4. Qualified reporting

    Reports distinguish stronger evidence from moments that remain uncertain.

How uncertainty appears in a report

A conversational moment can have more than one reasonable explanation. The report names that uncertainty instead of presenting every candidate as a finding.

High-confidence moment

Clearer evidence, shown with the surrounding conversation.

Moment worth reviewing

Plausible, but ordinary confirmation, grounding, or attention may also explain it.

See a participant-reviewed report

This participant-reviewed sample shows one real surfaced moment, its conversational context, and the recording conditions surrounding it. The clarification occurs in mixed-mono audio with overlapping speech, so individual acoustic attribution is unavailable. It is a research sample, not a clinical result.

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Collaborate or refer a participant

We welcome conversations with audiologists interested in research collaboration, report feedback, or participant referrals.