People with mild to moderate hearing impairment could see OTC hearing aids available online and in drugstores as early as mid-October..
without the need for costly medical exams or prescriptions.
The action is intended to make hearing aids cheaper and more widely available to tens of millions of people in the United States, mostly older adults, who tend to suffer from hearing loss. “Today’s action should help make hearing aids not only more accessible, but truly more affordable,” he said.that the cost of hearing devices is too high in the U.S.In 2017, Congress passed legislation requiring the FDA to create a category of over-the-counter hearing aids, but it is only now being implemented.
People with mild to moderate hearing problems could see over-the-counter hearing aids available online and in drugstores as early as mid-October, when the rule is scheduled to take effect, he said.
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