The FDA recently approved over-the-counter hearing aids, which are now available in stores.
About 80% of people with hearing loss haven’t yet tried to improve it and the introduction of these hearing aids aims to change that statistic.
“I think over-the-counter devices are going to be a wonderful option for people who aren’t ready to take that big step to fully understand their hearing loss or to see an audiologist in order to have a prescription device programmed,” she said. “So, this will be a great way for people to maybe have an entry point and then when they’re having more difficulty or the device isn’t providing the benefit they need, they can come see an audiologist.
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