A new study published in the medical journal The Lancet found that hearing aids might slow cognitive decline for at-risk older adults with hearing loss.
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Hearing Aids May Slow Cognitive Decline
Posted on 08 August 2023.
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Wireless Earbuds Work As Inexpensive Hearing Aids
Posted on 23 January 2023.
Some commercial earbuds can perform as well as hearing aids. The result could help a large proportion of people with hearing loss access more affordable sound amplification devices.
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Hearing Aids Available Over-the-Counter For As Low As $199 Without Prescription
Posted on 19 October 2022.
Where for decades it cost thousands of dollars to get a device that could be purchased only with a prescription from an audiologist or other hearing professional, now a new category of over-the-counter aids are selling for hundreds of dollars.
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Over-The-Counter Hearing Aids Expected This Fall In U.S.
Posted on 18 August 2022.
Millions of Americans will be able to buy hearing aids without a prescription later this fall, under a long-awaited rule finalized Tuesday.
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Hearing Aids: Apple, Bose Others Hit Market Filling FDA Void
Posted on 30 August 2021.
Spurred by decades of complaints about the high cost of hearing aids, Congress passed a law in 2017 to allow over-the-counter sales, with hopes it would boost competition and lower prices.
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Hearing health box Questions about hearing aids answered, part II
Posted on 28 March 2011.
Hearing aids take time and patience to use successfully. Know your hearing aid’s features. With your hearing specialist, practice putting in and taking out the aid, cleaning it, identifying right and left aids, and replacing the batteries. Ask how to test it in listening environments where you have problems. Adjust the aid’s volume and program […]
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