Seems like with modern technology, you could leapfrog all these existing, expensive, old hardware solutions.
Or am I missing someone already doing that?
But they have to sound pretty good, which makes for expensive small speakers. High-end earphones, I think, are at least as pricey as the mid-grade hearing aids in that both have to be sonically clean at worst.
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Julie Jargon Dec. 11, 2021 9:00 am ET
A hearing-aid disruption is under way, with inexpensive hearing aids heading to drugstores and other retailers sometime next year. But if you’re experiencing hearing loss, doctors and hearing experts say it isn’t wise to just wait for them to arrive.
The Food and Drug Administration is expected in the next few months to finalize a rule it proposed in October allowing people to buy hearing aids without getting a medical exam first. The rule would take effect 60 days after it’s published, following a public comment period that ends next month. https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/over-the-counter-hearing-ai...
On the tech side, hearing aids are much more impressive than headphones. But I do agree the tech can go much further. I'm a research scientist, and I am curious to learn more about the academic communities that work on this tech. If anyone has pointers, would appreciate it.