OTC Sales Of Hearing Aids For Mild To Moderate Loss Allowed Under US FDA Final Rule

After requirement from Congress and push from President Biden, FDA establishes regulatory category for hearing aids to allow US consumers with mild to moderate hearing loss to purchase the devices without a prescription or prior exam.

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After years in the making, the US Food and Drug Administration has established an OTC category for hearing aids to allow consumers to purchase the devices at stores or online.

OTC access, which will help the nearly 30m US consumers the National Institutes of Health say could benefit from a hearing

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