Health & Fitness
Hearing Aids Available Over The Counter For As Low As $199, Without A Prescription, As 2017 Law Takes Effect
Starting Monday, consumers will be able to buy hearing aids directly off store shelves and at dramatically lower prices.
October 18, 2022
Starting Monday, consumers will be able to buy hearing aids directly off store shelves and at dramatically lower prices as a 2017 federal law finally takes effect.
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Where for decades it cost thousands of dollars to get a device that could be purchased only with a prescription from an audiologist or other hearing professional, now a new category of over-the-counter aids are selling for hundreds of dollars. Walmart says it will sell a hearing aid for as little as $199.
The over-the-counter aids are intended for adults with mild to moderate hearing loss — a market of tens of millions of people, many of whom have until now avoided getting help because devices were so expensive.
Find out what's happening in Lake Elsinore-Wildomarwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
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