Self-Fitting Hearing Aid Receives Nod from FDA

A newly-approved device could change the way patients manage their hearing loss. Last week, FDA greenlit the Bose Hearing Aid, which is called the first such technology that doesnât require the assistance of an audiologist or healthcare providers. The hearing aid was developed by Framingham, MA-based Bose Corp., and is intended to amplify sounds for individuals 18-years or older with perceived mild to moderate hearing impairment (hearing loss.) âHearing loss is a significant public health issue, especially as individuals age,â Malvina Eydelman, M.D., director of the Division of Ophthalmic, and Ear, Nose and Throat Devices at the FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health, said in a release. âTodayâ...

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