Very Well Health: COVID-19 Pandemic Delays FDA Ruling on OTC Hearing Aids

Published by Kristen Fischer

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An article in the New England Journal of Medicine is urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to implement a 2017 law that would allow hearing aids to be sold over the counter (OTC)—a process that has been delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic.1

The article was published after a November 13 memo penned by Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass), calling on the agency to prioritize releasing the guidance.2

The law gave the FDA three years to propose regulations that would govern OTC hearing for adults with mild-to-moderate hearing impairment. The rules were not released and the FDA cited interruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic....

Read the full article on Very Well Health here.