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10 Sep
Apple Will Sell Air Pods With Hearing Aids Built In
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- September 10, 2024
- Full Page
The latest AirPods from Apple will come with built-in hearing aids, the company announced Monday.
Designed as an over-the-counter hearing aid feature for those with mild to moderate hearing loss, users take hearing tests on iPhones or iPads running iOS 18, and then their...
05 Feb
Hearing Troubles Can Affect the Mind, Too
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- February 5, 2024
- Full Page
If you're over 65, you likely struggle sometimes to hear conversations clearly, but ignoring that may prompt even more serious health problems, experts say.
If left unchecked, hearing loss can lead to social isolation and depression -- two conditions known to raise demen...
25 Jan
Hearing Loss Hits Many Americans, With Rural Areas and Men Most Affected
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- January 25, 2024
- Full Page
Folks think of big city life as an ear-blasting festival of noise -- taxi horns honking, jackhammers pounding, police sirens wailing and jet planes roaring overhead.
But rural residents actually have a higher rate of hearing loss in both ears than city dwellers do, a new...
04 Jan
Hearing Aids May Extend Life Span
- January 4, 2024
- Full Page
A hearing aid's first purpose is fairly obvious, but a new study argues that the devices also provide an important second benefit -- a longer life.
"We found that adults with hearing loss who regularly used hearing aids had a 24% lower risk of mortality than those who ne...
13 Sep
A Year After Launch, OTC Hearing Aids Aren't Catching On With U.S. Consumers
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- September 13, 2023
- Full Page
It's now been possible to buy a hearing aid over-the-counter for nearly a year, but few Americans are doing so.
More education is needed about just who these over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids can help, according to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA...
18 Jul
Hearing Aids May Cut Dementia Risk in Those at High Risk
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- July 18, 2023
- Full Page
If you're hard of hearing and at higher risk for dementia, hearing aids could be a win-win.
New research, published July 18 in The Lancet, fin...
14 Apr
Hearing Aids Might Help Lower Risk for Dementia
- Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
- April 14, 2023
- Full Page
Can treating hearing loss lower your chances of developing dementia down the road?
Maybe, claims new research that found that folks who are experiencing hearing loss and don't use a hearing aid may have a higher risk of developing dementia than people who use hearin...
17 Jan
Could Hearing Aids Lower Your Odds for Dementia?
- Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
- January 17, 2023
- Full Page
Could losing your hearing as you age be a harbinger of dementia?
Maybe, suggests new research that found that older people who had trouble hearing were more likely to develop dementia down the road. But there's good news with the bad: Hearing aids -- which are now a...
17 Nov
Could Wireless Earbuds Help Boost Poor Hearing?
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 17, 2022
- Full Page
Over-the-counter hearing aids now offer older Americans a more affordable option to deal with mild to moderate hearing loss.
But some hard-of-hearing seniors already tote around a device that might help just as much -- the wireless earbuds they use with their smartphone ...
17 Oct
You Can Now Buy Hearing Aids Over-the-Counter. Experts Offer Tips for Consumers
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 17, 2022
- Full Page
It's official: Older Americans with hearing loss can now stroll into a big box store or pharmacy -- or just visit a website -- and buy hearing aids without a prescription.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved this
27 Sep
Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids Are Coming in October. Experts Offer Tips for Consumers
- By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- September 27, 2022
- Full Page
Adults with hearing loss soon will be able to amble into a big box store or pharmacy -- or just visit a website -- and buy hearing aids without a prescription.
16 Aug
Cheaper Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids Should Be in Stores by October, FDA Says
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 16, 2022
- Full Page
Affordable over-the-counter hearing aids will bring relief to millions of Americans suffering from hearing loss by mid-October, under a landmark proposal just announced by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
19 Oct
FDA Eases Access to Cheaper Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 19, 2021
- Full Page
Affordable over-the-counter hearing aids could soon bring relief to millions of Americans suffering from hearing loss, under a landmark proposal announced Tuesday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The proposal would create a category of hearing aids that could be...
09 Sep
Could Cheaper, Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids Finally Be Here?
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- September 9, 2021
- Full Page
Until now, folks suffering from hearing loss typically have had to fork out thousands of dollars for a device that could be adjusted only by a professional audiologist.
No wonder that only one-quarter of the nearly 29 million U.S. adults who could benefit from a hearing ...