by Bruce Brown | November 29, 2022 | Health
We often write about hearables and hearing aid technologies for adults. But what about infants? The U.S. and other countries with strong economies already test new newborn hearing, but that’s not the case in poorer countries largely because in-hospital hearing...
by Bruce Brown | November 17, 2022 | Health
Health Tech Insider often covers new developments in hearable technology, starting well before the 2017 OTC Hearing Aid Act legislation. The law directed the FDA to create a category of over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids. The act’s intent is to loosen...
by Bruce Brown | October 25, 2022 | Health
We’ve been covering the Over-the-Counter (OTC) Hearing Aid Act since 2017 when the Senate first approved the law. Despite many would-be market starters, in early 2018, Nuheara’s IQbuds were the first OTC hearables to hit the market for online sales. As of...
by Bruce Brown | May 5, 2022 | Health
Hear.com is an online hearing care company. The enterprise sells brand name hearing aids along with its own Horizon hearing aid line. Hear.com sells hearing aids via traditional audiologist office partners and directly via tele-audiology appointments with licensed...
by Bruce Brown | April 7, 2022 | Health
Olive Union just launched the Olive Max OTC 2-in-1 wireless earbuds and hearing aids. This is a fascinating time to be following developments in hearable technology. Following passage of the 2017 OTC Hearing Aid Act, we’ve written about new devices in a variety...
