Hands-On (Ears-On?) with Advanced Tech (video)

Hands-On (Ears-On?) with Advanced Tech (video)

The OTC Hearing Aid Act allows retailers to sell hearing aids for people with mild to moderate hearing loss without a prescription. In the past few months we’ve written about several companies such as Nuheara, Eargo, and Jabra that launched new OTC hearing aids...
CES 2023: Latest Tiny OTC Hearing Aids Add Features

CES 2023: Latest Tiny OTC Hearing Aids Add Features

The 2017 Over the Counter Hearing Aid Act directed the FDA to create guidelines to allow retail stores to sell hearing aids as medical devices for mild to moderate hearing loss without a prescription. In October 2022, the FDA rules went into effect. Some of the same...
Your Phone’s Smarts Now Can Improve Your Hearing

Your Phone’s Smarts Now Can Improve Your Hearing

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...