A newly enacted FDA rule makes it possible to buy a hearing aid over the counter or online, without having to get a prescription or seeing a doctor. WKRC-TV, Local 12 interviewed some experts in covering the story, including Brian Earl, PhD, of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders in the UC College of Allied Health Sciences.
Local 12 reported the over-the-counter hearing aids are for people 18 and older dealing with mild to moderate hearing loss. If speech sounds muffled, or it's hard to hear in noisy areas, this could be for you.
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