Method and system for detecting hearing impairment

A system comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• a non-transitory processor-readable memory device storing instructions that when executed by the at least one processor causes the at least one processor to perform operations including:
• running a monitoring agent on an electronic device connected to the system;
• receiving, from the monitoring agent, a data message indicative of a level of hearing impairment of an individual user associated with the electronic device;
• classifying the individual user, based in part on the data message, with a classification from a group including permanent hearing impairment, temporary hearing impairment, and no hearing impairment;
• selecting a notification mechanism suitable for notifying the individual user based on the classification;
• and
• invoking the monitoring agent to notify the individual user of an event in accordance with the notification mechanism selected.

A non-transitory computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to:

• run a monitoring agent on an electronic device connected to the computer program product;
• receive, from the monitoring agent, a data message indicative of a level of hearing impairment of an individual user associated with the electronic device;
• classify the individual user, based in part on the data message, with a classification from a group including permanent hearing impairment, temporary hearing impairment, and no hearing impairment;
• select a notification mechanism suitable for notifying the individual user based on the classification;
• and
• invoke the monitoring agent to notify the individual user of an event in accordance with the notification mechanism selected.