Hearing Aids Available OTC In US Are Appropriate For Most Consumers With Hearing Loss

A year after the US Food and Drug Administration proposed a new category for over-the-counter hearing aids, Americans can now buy them without a prescription.

US consumers with mild to moderate hearing loss for the first time have access in their local drugstores as well as online to purchase hearing aids without a prescription or prior medical exam.

The devices are available OTC to consumers 18 and up at retailers such as Walgreens, which recently announced sales at...