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by viherjuuri
637 days ago
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The government is not telling you which headphones you can wear. They are saying that these particular headphones work well enough as a hearing aid that it is ok that market them as such. This protects you from quacks that claim their device is a hearing aid but that doesn’t actually work. |
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Excessive regulation has created oligopolies and kept prices high in the US. The OTC hearing aid category is meant to help. Before that, low-cost devices tended to remain niche.
OTOH the regulation(s) were introduced due to blatant sales of substandard devices, esp in the 1970s. A high-amplification device runs the risk of further damaging your hearing. Many hearing aid users are vulnerable elderly.