The Verge: Remote Alaskan towns are proof of concept for virtual hearing care

Reporting by Nicole Wetsman

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Digital health tools could help detect early signs of hearing loss and prevent further damage, a new analysis highlights. Virtual care, coupled with newly available over-the-counter hearing aids, could make it easier for people living in rural areas and far from specialists to keep their hearing sharp.

“We can really meet people where they are,” says Samantha Robler, study author and an audiologist at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

Millions of people around the world have some type of hearing loss, which can make it harder for...

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