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Current Events => General Discussion => Topic started by: Eupher on August 17, 2022, 05:28:35 AM

Title: Hearing Aids Going OTC
Post by: Eupher on August 17, 2022, 05:28:35 AM

Knock me over with a feather. FDA finally got their heads out of their butts and did something beneficial - drafted regulations that reassign hearing aids as being available over-the-counter.

Congress ordered FDA to draft regulations 5 years ago. Moving at the pace of a dead snail, they finally got it done -- effective in October.

The move is expected to reduce the cost of hearing aids significantly.

https://www.medtechdive.com/news/fda-final-rule-OTC-hearing-aids/629769/

Title: Re: Hearing Aids Going OTC
Post by: Old n Grumpy on August 17, 2022, 09:31:31 AM

I didn't hear that! :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

Title: Re: Hearing Aids Going OTC
Post by: Drafe Hoblin on August 17, 2022, 09:41:41 AM

Great news.  The elderly can hopefully hold-off spending 1-or-2-grand in the final years of their lives...

Title: Re: Hearing Aids Going OTC
Post by: Ralph Wiggum on August 17, 2022, 11:36:44 AM

I figure that'll be the one malady that I'll end up suffering with in 20-25 years or so, and I'm all for OTC remedies when possible.