Article on OTC

Just a article on OTC market and devices that is recent enough to mention VA. Not sure all the other products have been updated and links to older reviews in some cases

It is a market full of devices as predicted and lots of sales channels and interesting to note that the large hearing companies are covering market so they have branding in the space as it grows. Turning on features as required to keep competitive and not butcher their real money spinner and own branches

https://www.hearingtracker.com/bluetooth-hearing-aids

OTC hearing aids with Bluetooth streaming

There is quite a lot of confusion about over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids, and HearingTracker has recently published an updated list of FDA-registered OTC hearing aids. In a subsequent article, we've picked what we think are the Top-10 best OTC hearing aids, several of which feature Bluetooth streaming:

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HP Hearing PRO

The HP Hearing PRO is a self-fitting OTC hearing aid branded by Hewlett-Packard and developed and manufactured by Australian audio device maker Nuheara. Now at a reduced price of $499 per pair, the HP Hearing PRO bears a strong resemblance to one of HearingTracker’s favorite hearables, the Nuheara IQbuds2 MAX—a smart, rechargeable, Apple and Android compatible earbud that comes with a great self-fitting app.

Unfortunately, Nuheara ran into financial trouble over payments to a large chip supplier, and it has recently entered voluntary administration. We're waiting to hear how this may affect the future of both of these otherwise very good OTC products.

HearingTracker Audiologist Matthew Allsop provides an overview of the HP HearingPRO OTC hearing aid. Closed captions are available on this video. If you are using a mobile phone, please enable captions clicking on the gear icon.