Hearing Aids Now Available Over The Counter For The First Time
For the first time ever, hearing aids may now be purchased over-the-counter at U.S. retailers.
It’s due to a new FDA rule that went into effect Monday, allowing adults to buy hearing aids without a prescription or medical exam.
The change is also expected to dramatically reduce the cost of hearing aids, by as much as $3,000 per pair.
Some of the retailers now offering OTC hearing aids include Walgreens, Walmart, and Best Buy, with CVS set to join the list next month.
What kind of impact will this have on older Americans? Those of you who have used hearing aids: what are some things we might not know about the difficulty buying or using them?
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That’s Cool! Or is it?
Watching old movies, it is amazing how many people smoked. It always looked so cool! But clearly–it is not cool and back then there wasn’t knowledge of the bad health effects.
What did you think was really cool as a kid that is NOT cool as an adult?
What candy or food did you love that you can’t stand now?
What about a fashion trend you thought was cool and now you don’t?
Bell bottoms, cool or not cool?
