by Alicia Spoor | Aug 5, 2023 | Hearing Technology
Over The Counter (OTC) hearing aids are becoming more prevalent since national legislation was passed and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released their final rule in 2022. OTC hearing aids are available from a variety of companies without the need to visit a...
by Alicia Spoor | Jul 16, 2023 | Hearing Technology
Over The Counter (OTC) hearing aids are becoming more prevalent since national legislation was passed and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released their final rule in 2022. OTC hearing aids are available from a variety of companies without the need to visit a...
by Alicia Spoor | Jul 9, 2023 | Hearing Technology
In October, 2022, the Over The Counter (OTC) hearing aid legislation was enacted. For the first time, it allowed hearing aids with certain characteristics to be sold without a prescription or professional involved in the process. Designer Audiology regularly receives...
by admin | May 2, 2023 | Hearing Technology
By Janet F. Morton, Au.D. Over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids have been all over the news and I’ve been fielding questions from friends and patients. A great number of the questions have been from people who are concerned that OTC hearing aids are going to have a...
by admin | Jan 6, 2018 | Hearing Technology
On September 29, 2017, The Baltimore Sun published an article titled “Lower cost, better hearing,” addressing the high cost of hearing aids. The story discussed a consumer who was quoted $7000 for a pair of devices. The consumer was ultimately fit in...
by admin | Sep 2, 2016 | Hearing Technology
As mentioned in the previous post about batteries, hearing aids have four main components: microphone, amplifier, speaker/receiver, and a battery. Batteries range in size, from #10 (small) to #675 (large), depending on the size of the hearing aid. A new trend in...
