Hearing Aids

Over-the-counter hearing aids are a great option for individuals with mild-to-moderate self-perceived hearing loss who are perhaps not ready to commit to a formal diagnosis or prescription devices. However, OTC hearing aids are not approved for individuals with moderate, severe, or profound hearing loss.

Yes. In 2022, the FDA approved the manufacturing and sale of over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids for perceived hearing loss. These devices can be bought online and in-store without a formal diagnosis or prescription from a hearing specialist.

The price of hearing aids depends on several factors: model, included features, technology, etc. Over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids may cost as little as a few hundred dollars, whereas prescription hearing aids may cost as much as a few thousand.

It’s important to note, however, that OTC hearing aids are cheaper for the following reasons:

While single-sided hearing aids do exist specifically for individuals diagnosed with single-sided hearing loss, more often than not you will need hearing aids for both ears. After all, two-ear hearing (binaural) is better than one. Today’s technology allows for hearing aids to connect and work together to help balance your hearing in both ears.

As with any medical device, you will need to adjust to your new hearing aids. The adjustment period is temporary, and with a little patience and practice, you will gradually adapt to your new hearing aids.

Yes. There are many different types of hearing aids designed to treat the many types of hearing loss while meeting your lifestyle needs. The two major types are: 1) over-the-ear, and 2) in-the-ear.

Over-the-ear hearing aids include:

In-the-ear hearing aids include:

“Cure” is the wrong word when it comes to hearing loss. As of right now, there is no known cure for hearing loss, except in exceedingly rare circumstances where hearing loss is temporary due to trauma, infection, or a medical condition and the underlying condition has been resolved.

However, hearing aids are the best treatment option available for hearing loss. In fact, the newest generation of hearing aids can mimic the brain’s auditory cortex to process and produce sound quality that’s true-to-life.

In the simplest terms, hearing aids work like a microphone: picking up sound input, amplifying it, and sending it to a speaker in your ear. Of course, with today’s technology, that process has been much more refined and polished for a more true-to-life sound quality in a discreet package.