FDA Finalizes Rule Enabling Access to OTC Hearing Aids for Millions of Americans

FDA Finalizes Rule Enabling Access to OTC Hearing Aids for Millions of Americans
A general view of new hearing aids at the Starkey Hearing Foundation Mission during GRAMMY Camp at University of Southern California in Los Angeles, Calif., on Jan. 22, 2014. Rachel Murray/Getty Images
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The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday finalized regulations to make available hearing aids to millions of Americans without them requiring to see a doctor.

The FDA’s move comes years after President Donald Trump signed the Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act of 2017, which would create a new category of hearing aids and replace state-level regulations that require patients to visit a physician for prescriptions and fittings.