SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SoundHealth, Inc. (“SoundHealth”), a medical technology company harnessing the power of artificial intelligence and medical science to improve patient outcomes, today introduced SONU. SONU is the world’s first FDA De Novo authorized, AI-enabled, wearable medical device for the treatment of moderate to severe nasal congestion due to allergic and non-allergic rhinitis for at-home use by individuals 22 years of age and older.

旧金山——（商业新闻短讯）——SoundHealth，Inc.（“SoundHealth”）是一家利用人工智能和医学科学的力量来改善患者预后的医疗技术公司，今天推出了SONU。SONU是世界上第一款FDA从头授权、人工智能支持的可穿戴医疗设备，用于治疗22岁及以上人群因过敏性和非过敏性鼻炎引起的中度至重度鼻塞。

SONU provides a new non-pharmaceutical treatment option for patients and clinicians. The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a De Novo classification for the SONU product, which includes the SONU device and the SONU app..

SONU为患者和临床医生提供了一种新的非药物治疗选择。

$7 million seed-round funding for marketing and expanded indications

700万美元种子轮资金用于营销和扩大适应症

In parallel with the official launch of SONU, SoundHealth received $7 million of seed-round funding. SoundHealth will use the funds to enhance the commercialization and marketing of SONU and to seek regulatory authorization for additional indications for pediatric use and insomnia. Moai Capital and J4 Ventures led the round with additional funding from TeleSoft Partners, Tau Ventures, TechU Ventures and Rhythm Venture Capital.

在SONU正式推出的同时，SoundHealth获得了700万美元的种子轮资金。SoundHealth将利用这些资金加强SONU的商业化和营销，并寻求监管机构批准用于儿科和失眠的其他适应症。Moai Capital和J4 Ventures在TeleSoft Partners、Tau Ventures、TechU Ventures和Rhyth Venture Capital的额外资助下领导了这一轮。

Peter Moran, an early-stage investor in digital health and wellness companies, a former long-time managing partner at DCM Ventures, and a seed investor in SoundHealth, will join the SoundHealth board of directors. The investor syndicate has a long track record of successful investments in groundbreaking solutions from both enterprise and health tech startups..

Peter Moran是数字健康和保健公司的早期投资者，DCM Ventures的前长期管理合伙人，SoundHealth的种子投资者，将加入SoundHealth董事会。该投资财团在成功投资企业和健康技术初创公司开创性解决方案方面有着悠久的历史。

“We are delighted to announce the close of our seed-round investment — the proceeds of which will be used for product launch and advancing our pipeline of indications for the SONU device. Our groundbreaking technology provides the first FDA authorized, non-pharmaceutical medical device treatment option for nasal congestion due to allergic and non-allergic rhinitis.

“我们很高兴宣布我们的种子轮投资结束，其收益将用于产品发布和推进我们的SONU设备适应症管道。我们的开创性技术为过敏性和非过敏性鼻炎引起的鼻塞提供了第一个FDA授权的非药物医疗设备治疗选择。

SoundHealth’s mission is to provide personalized, intelligent wearables to help people breathe and sleep better!” said Dr. Paramesh Gopi, founder and CEO, SoundHealth..

SoundHealth的使命是提供个性化、智能的可穿戴设备，帮助人们更好地呼吸和睡眠！”

“SONU is using the latest medical science to provide a game-changing and liberating alternative treatment for nasal congestion. Investors are increasingly looking for high-efficacy solutions to many maladies without the side effects of pharmaceutical approaches. I look forward to working with SoundHealth’s tenured team in helping many people find relief from nasal congestion with this simple yet powerful, non-invasive device without the side effects often associated with pharmaceuticals,” said Moran..

Moran说：“SONU正在利用最新的医学科学为鼻塞提供一种改变游戏规则、解放思想的替代疗法。投资者越来越多地寻找没有药物副作用的许多疾病的高效解决方案。我期待着与SoundHealth的终身团队合作，用这种简单而强大的非侵入性设备帮助许多人缓解鼻塞，而这种设备没有药物常产生的副作用。”

'We were especially struck by how quick and easy SONU can bring relief to allergies, without using a drug. Future applications could include helping with sleep and stress,' said Amit Garg, managing partner of Tau Ventures.

“我们特别惊讶的是，SONU不使用药物就能快速简便地缓解过敏症。

SONU provides acoustic resonance therapy for nasal congestion

SONU为鼻塞提供声共振治疗

SONU is an AI-enabled patented drug-free medical device that uses acoustic vibrational energy to provide personalized relief for nasal congestion. Acoustic vibration associated with humming has been shown to decrease symptoms of nasal congestion, possibly through modulation of autonomic inputs to the nasal mucosa or through nitric oxide activity, which may in turn exert a decongestant and anti-inflammatory effect on the nasal passages..

。与嗡嗡声相关的声振动已被证明可以减轻鼻塞症状，可能是通过调节鼻粘膜的自主神经输入或通过一氧化氮活性，从而对鼻腔产生减充血和抗炎作用。

Yogic breathing exercises that incorporate humming have been practiced for centuries and have recently been demonstrated clinically to reduce symptoms of chronic sinusitis including nasal congestion.

结合哼唱的瑜伽呼吸练习已经进行了几个世纪，最近临床证明可以减轻慢性鼻窦炎的症状，包括鼻塞。

Published research and panel discussion on acoustic resonance therapy at American Rhinologic Society’s Summer Sinus Symposium

在美国鼻学会夏季鼻窦研讨会上发表的关于声共振疗法的研究和小组讨论

An article presenting the results of a SoundHealth-sponsored clinical trial of acoustic resonance therapy, published by the International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology, is available here. In addition to co-authoring the article, SoundHealth founder and Head of Research Dr. Peter Hwang, MD, FARS, participated in a panel, “Acoustic Energy and Vibration Therapy of the Sinonasal Cavity,” on July 12, 2024 at the American Rhinologic Society’s 13th Annual Summer Sinus Symposium.

这里有一篇文章介绍了SoundHealth赞助的声共振治疗临床试验的结果，该试验由国际过敏与鼻科学论坛发表。除了共同撰写这篇文章外，SoundHealth创始人兼研究负责人Peter Hwang博士（FARS医学博士）于2024年7月12日参加了美国鼻学会第13届夏季鼻窦研讨会上的“鼻腔声能和振动疗法”小组。

Attendees learned the principles, practical applications, devices and techniques of optimizing treatment for rhinitis using acoustic energy and vibration therapy. The American Rhinologic Society (ARS) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians, which includes attending the Summer Sinus Symposium..

与会者学习了使用声能和振动疗法优化鼻炎治疗的原理，实际应用，设备和技术。美国鼻科学学会（ARS）获得继续医学教育认证委员会的认证，为医生提供继续医学教育，其中包括参加夏季鼻窦研讨会。

“SONU’s vibroacoustic therapy offers an innovative drug-free treatment option for my patients suffering from allergic and non-allergic nasal congestion. The prospect of replacing medications with a scientifically proven non-invasive therapy is truly exciting,” said Dr. Cecelia Damask, DO, FAOCO-HNS, FAAOA, a physician at Orlando and Lake Mary ENT & Allergy, board-member-at-large for the American Osteopathic Colleges of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AOCOO-HNS), coordinator of education for the American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy (AAOA), chair-elect of the Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology Committee for the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) and assistant professor in the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine..

“SONU的振动声疗法为我患有过敏性和非过敏性鼻塞的患者提供了一种创新的无药物治疗选择。用科学证明的非侵入性疗法替代药物的前景确实令人兴奋，”Cecelia Damask，DO，FAOCO-HNS，FAAOA博士说，他是奥兰多和玛丽湖耳鼻喉科和过敏科的医生，美国眼科和耳鼻咽喉头颈外科骨科学院（AOCOO-HNS）的董事会成员，美国耳鼻咽喉过敏学会（AAOA）教育协调员，美国耳鼻咽喉头颈科过敏，哮喘和免疫学委员会主席候选者颈部外科（AAO-HNS）和中佛罗里达大学医学院耳鼻喉科助理教授。

“SONU is a really interesting technology. It's based on the really old understanding that when we hum or sing or whistle, our sinuses open, and we also feel very relaxed. The vibration relaxes the sympathetic and parasympathetic parts of our autonomic nervous system; it opens our sinuses with resonance, improves the flow of mucus in the nose and promotes ciliary action.

“SONU是一项非常有趣的技术。它基于一个非常古老的理解，即当我们哼唱、唱歌或吹口哨时，我们的鼻窦会张开，我们也会感到非常放松。这种振动会放松我们自主神经系统的交感神经和副交感神经部分；它会通过共振打开我们的鼻窦，改善鼻子粘液的流动并促进睫状运动。

SONU was designed based on what we know about vibrations and acoustic resonance, without any medications, and the patient can do whatever else they want while using the SONU band. We’ve waited a long time in our field for a product that can help manage nasal congestion, sinus pressure and tension in the head and neck in such an elegant way, so that the whole experience is wonderful for our patients.

SONU是根据我们对振动和声学共振的了解而设计的，不需要任何药物，患者在使用SONU乐队时可以做任何他们想做的事情。我们在我们的领域已经等待了很长时间，希望有一种产品能够以如此优雅的方式帮助管理鼻塞、鼻窦压力和头颈部紧张，从而为我们的患者带来美妙的整体体验。

It's a very good alternative to the other options of medications, allergy management, surgery and office procedures. So, I'm excited to add SONU to the toolkit for patients with nasal congestion,” said Dr. Jacob Johnson, MD, president, San Francisco Audiology, ENT specialist, San Francisco Otolaryngology Medical Group, and associate clinical professor, University of California, San Francisco..

它是药物、过敏管理、手术和办公室程序等其他选择的很好替代品。因此，我很高兴能将SONU加入到鼻塞患者的工具包中，”旧金山听力学总裁、旧金山耳鼻喉科医疗集团耳鼻喉科专家、加州大学旧金山分校临床副教授Jacob Johnson博士说。。

SONU uses AI for personalized therapy based on patients’ unique anatomy

SONU根据患者独特的解剖结构使用AI进行个性化治疗

SONU is easy, convenient and pleasant to use for patients. Using SoundHealth’s proprietary AI technology, the SONU app scans their face using a smartphone, creates a digital map of their sinuses and calculates their optimal resonant frequencies. Following the initial one-time scan, the patient simply places the SONU band around their head, turns it on and the SONU band delivers frequencies tailored to the patient based on the app's calculations.

SONU对患者来说简单、方便、愉快。。在最初的一次性扫描之后，患者只需将SONU波段放在头部周围，打开它，SONU波段就会根据应用程序的计算为患者量身定制频率。

Symptom relief begins in minutes. Patients do not need to change their activities while using SONU. They can enjoy SONU anytime at home just for 15 minutes twice a day, for example, while online, brushing their teeth, drinking their morning coffee, exercising or watching TV..

症状缓解几分钟后开始。患者在使用SONU时不需要改变他们的活动。他们可以在家里的任何时候享受SONU，每天两次，每次15分钟，例如，上网、刷牙、喝早茶、锻炼或看电视。

The SONU band produces resonant sound waves that gently vibrate the nasal cavity. These micro vibrations are so small they may not even be noticeable, and they stimulate nasal nerves, which may result in vasoconstriction, which reduces swelling and opens nasal passages; sonication, which dilutes accumulated dense mucus; and mucociliary clearance, which drains healthy mucus.

SONU波段产生共振声波，轻轻振动鼻腔。这些微振动很小，甚至可能不明显，它们刺激鼻神经，这可能导致血管收缩，从而减少肿胀并打开鼻道；超声处理，稀释积聚的致密粘液；和粘液纤毛清除，排出健康的粘液。

SONU represents a brand-new category of safe and rapid relief therapies for nasal congestion, and spares patients from the side effects commonly associated with pharmaceutical treatment options..

SONU代表了一种全新的安全快速缓解鼻塞的疗法，使患者免受药物治疗方案通常产生的副作用。

About SoundHealth

关于SoundHealth

SoundHealth is a medical technology company harnessing the power of artificial intelligence and medical science to improve respiratory health. The SoundHealth team consists of experienced medical professionals, data scientists and engineers who are passionate about improving healthcare. SoundHealth investors include Moai Capital, J4 Ventures, TeleSoft Partners, Tau Ventures, TechU Ventures, Rhythm Venture Capital and Peter Moran.

SoundHealth是一家利用人工智能和医学科学的力量来改善呼吸系统健康的医疗技术公司。SoundHealth团队由经验丰富的医学专业人员、数据科学家和工程师组成，他们热衷于改善医疗保健。SoundHealth投资者包括Moai Capital、J4 Ventures、TeleSoft Partners、Tau Ventures、TechU Ventures、Rhyth Venture Capital和Peter Moran。

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