FDA change ushers in cheaper, easier-to-get hearing aids
Sterling Sheffield, an assistant professor of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences at the University of Florida, holds an over-the-counter hearing aid Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, in Gainesville, Fla. OTC hearing aids started hitting the market in October afterthe FDA approved themfor adults with mild-to-moderate hearing loss, and Sheffield has been testing them.
(AP Photo/Alan Youngblood)
It's now a lot easier — and cheaper — for many hard-of-hearing Americans to get help.
Hearing aids can now be sold without a prescription from a specialist...
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