OTC Hearing Aids: Is Innovation Leaving the Rule Behind? | audioXpress

Posted on February 23, 2023 by Design in Design Innovation | 0 Comments

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A wave of new developments promises to solve the most pressing need for people with milder hearing loss, allowing mass-market hearables to supplant Over-the-Counter (OTC) hearing aids with less stigma. Andrew Bellavia suggests the FDA’s OTC hearing aid rule (October 2022) includes assumptions that are quickly becoming obsolete as recent developments illustrate. This must read article was originally published in audioXpress, January 2023.