Like, $50,000. I'm hoping that removing the need for prescription ones, will allow the price to go down significantly.

As an older person, I have noticed that my hearing has gotten "louder," over the years.

I still hear dB levels fine. The problem is that I hear all the noise. I used to be able to hold conversations in loud environments (like bar/restaurants), being able to hear the other person, despite the background noise.

Not that long ago, I was at dinner in a noisy restaurant. I was sitting directly across a narrow table from someone (about 30 inches -max).

I couldn't hear a word they said. They could hear me fine (they were younger).

If this works out, it might give the folks currently collecting $50K a pop, another way to charge eye-watering money.