“No Place” for Otc Hearing Aids

Brady, Granville Y.

doi:10.1097/01.hj.0000292404.09805.13

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“…For this study, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Establishment Registration and Device Listing database was used to identify FDA-cleared over-the-counter hearing aids in August 2023, as shown in Figure 1 [29]. The database was searched for devices with product codes QUF, QUG, QUH, and QDD, which identify hearing aids for sale without a prescription [30]. All companies with devices registered with these product codes were extracted from the database in August 2023.…”

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Over-the-Counter (OTC) Hearing Aid Availability across the Spectrum of Human Skin Colors

Kirjava,

Faulkner

2024

Audiology Research

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Background: Over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids were recently approved for sale in the United States. Research has shown that consumers prefer hearing devices that match their skin color because these devices are less noticeable. Colorism is discrimination against individuals with relatively darker skin that manifests in “skin-color” product offerings as products being offered primarily in relatively lighter colors. Methods: This study compared images of U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-registered over-the-counter hearing aids to a range of human skin colors. Results: Most over-the-counter hearing aids are only offered in relatively lighter beige colors. Few over-the-counter hearing aids are available in darker skin colors. Conclusions: These findings may represent structural bias, preventing equitable access to darker skin-color OTC hearing aids for individuals with darker skin.

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