Transforming medical and personal health outcomes for all

Health inequalities can’t be ignored, contributing to millions of
early deaths in England alone. Medical technologies play a part
in these failings, with devices such as common pulse oximeters,
reported taking inaccurate, life threatening, readings from people
with darker skin.

Pulse Oximeters have a fatal flaw for black skin. They have
been proven to overestimate oxygen saturation levels in dark
skin by up to 7%. This is the difference between getting lifesaving
oxygen and being sent home with a paracetamol.

Airquity, empowered by EarSwitch, is a non-invasive biometric
sensor that records medical-grade, real-world, and racially
inclusive health metrics from the inner ear canal. Where all
skin looks the same and melanin can’t affect the accuracy of
the device.

Since launching Airquity, Earswitch has been accepted onto
the Innovative Devices Access Pathway programme, a scheme
that accelerates lifesaving medical devices into the NHS.
Airquity has the potential to prevent millions of black people
from experiencing oxygen distress.