Here's an advance that would mean a great deal to the more than 30 million American adults with hearing impairment: the FDA must establish a new class of over-the-counter hearing aids.
Masks and social distancing can be a challenge for those with hearing loss & aids are often 1/
Masks and social distancing can be a challenge for those with hearing loss & aids are often 1/
https://twitter.com/dbastardo27/status/1333163823142932480
prohibitively expensive and not covered by insurance. In 2017, the bipartisan Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act gave the FDA 3 years to propose regulations governing over-the-counter hearing aids but the pandemic derailed the timeline. A statutory deadline was missed in August. 2/
The FDA has a lot on its plate but this story should not get lost in the shuffle. It is a straightforward process that could improve the lives of millions.
Over-the-counter hearing aids are already available in other countries.
nidcd.nih.gov/health/over-co…
Over-the-counter hearing aids are already available in other countries.
nidcd.nih.gov/health/over-co…
An editorial in the @NEJM drives home the point: "making OTC hearing aids available could spur price reductions and technological innovation in an industry that has remained relatively insulated from competition..." /end
nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…
nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…
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