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Over the counter hearing aids – an absurdly long time in coming

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The US Food and Drug Administration approved the over-the-counter sale of hearing aids for those with mild-to-moderate hearing loss. Imagine if the Digital Health technologists had to deal with the FDA to get you a tool like the Apple Watch’s health features approved in 2018 , the equivalent of 10 minutes after the watch was announced.

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FDA Enables Generic Insulins with Lower Prices

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The FDA is finally changing that. FDA Changes. “On As such, the transition of insulin products from approved drug applications to deemed biological product licenses will open up those products to potential biosimilar and interchangeable competition.”. FDA Goals for New Regulatory Framework.

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One last look at 2022's important changes before CES

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OTC (Over-the-Counter) Hearing Aids approved for sale direct to consumers. Congress ordered the FDA to approve this in 2017. The hearing aid manufacturers, already consolidating down to five, kept their prices so high ($3500 per uninsured ear) until 2022, while lobbying the FDA (no doubt with nit-picking detail).

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Why did FDA Approval Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids Take So Long?

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What took the FDA (5 years) so long to get to final review of essentially the same technology available in 2017, especially when they were ordered by Congress to do so? And last but not least, are we to believe that the delay between approval in August and the official beginning of OTC sales in October was due to Covid?

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7 Key Trends to Watch from Aging and Health Technology Watch

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Smart tags pinpoint not only locations of phones or keys, but persons with dementia. With the adoption of ear pods amongst the younger generation, expect hearables to further evolve, and over-the-counter hearing aid options to be FDA approved. Disruptions in the hearing technology market will persist.

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Eight More Aging and Health Innovations from CES 2024

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While Concha Labs hearing aids must be FDA approved before being sold in the United States, the combined technology and discreet profile of this product presents some exciting possibilities. category tags: AgeTech , dementia care, cognitive decline , robotics , hearables/hearing technology Learn more. Concha Labs.

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Five 2022 AgeTech Trends That Matter to Older Adults

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The FDA finally issued its approval in August 2022 for the sale of hearing aids over the counter, directly to consumers without an audiologist involved, offered through retailers like Walmart and online. HEAR BETTER WITH OTC HEARING AIDS: Sell directly to those in need. Stay tuned!].

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