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Hearing Aids Available in October 2022 Without a Prescription
People dealing with hearing loss will be able to buy hearing aids without a doctor’s prescription as soon as mid-October.
The White House announced that the FDA will move forward with plans to make hearing aids available over the counter in pharmacies, other retail locations, and online.
This major milestone aims to make hearing aids easier to buy and more affordable, potentially saving families thousands of dollars.
An estimated 28.8 million U.S. adults could benefit from using hearing aids, according to numbers from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. But only about 16% of people ages 20 to 69 years who could be helped by hearing aids have ever used them.
The risk for hearing loss increases with age. Among Americans ages 70 and older, only 30% who could hear better with these devices have ever used them, the institute reports.
Once the FDA final rule takes effect, Americans with mild to moderate hearing loss will be able to buy a hearing aid without a doctor’s exam, prescription, or fitting adjustment.
President Joe Biden announced in 2021 he intended to allow hearing aids to be sold over the counter without a prescription to increase competition among manufacturers.
The Hearing Loss Association of America also will continue to educate consumers, raise awareness, and do policy and advocacy work on behalf of Americans with hearing loss, Kelley said.
SOURCES:
The White House: “Statement by President Joe Biden on FDA Hearing Aids Final Rule.”
FDA: “FDA Finalizes Historic Rule Enabling Access to Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids for Millions of Americans.”
Nicholas Reed, AuD, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Sarah Sydlowski, AuD, PhD, MBA, President, American Academy of Audiology
Barbara Kelley, Executive Director, Hearing Loss Association of America
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