Should you consider a low-cost hearing-aid alternative?
If you're hearing more about hearing lately, there's a reason. In October 2015 the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology issued a report on the sorry state of hearing in the United States. In June 2016, the National Academy of Sciences came to similar conclusions. Both acknowledged that as many as 85% of people with hearing loss aren't wearing hearing aids, citing two significant barriers to better hearing — the FDA requirement for having a hearing test before you purchase a hearing aid and the cost of the devices, averaging $1,000 to $3,000 per ear.
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