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.
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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.
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