NEW YORK TIMES: …The consumer electronics industry is encroaching on the hearing aid business, offering products that are far less expensive and available without the involvement of audiologists or other professionals…
[President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology] recommended that some hearing aids for mild to moderate age-related hearing loss be available over the counter, just as reading glasses are…
The devices include the Smart Listening System from Soundhawk, which sells at $400 for a single ear; the Bean from Etymotic Research, at $300; the CS50+ from Sound World Solutions at $350; and the Crystal Ear from NeutronicEar, at $545… (more)
