About OTC Hearing Aids
About OTC Hearing Aids
About OTC Hearing Aids
Are Nano’s hearing aids Over the Counter (OTC) Hearing Aids?
- Yes. Nano’s hearing aids are OTC hearing aids, a category of products defined by the FDA.
- OTC hearing aids are designed for individuals with perceived mild to moderate hearing impairment.
- They have trouble hearing speech in noisy places
- They find it hard to follow speech in groups
- They have trouble hearing on the phone
- Listening makes them tired
- They need to turn up the volume on the TV or radio, and other people complain it’s too loud.
- Yes. Individuals must be over 18 years of age to use OTC hearing aids.
- The user can change the hearing aid to different programs to hear in different environments.
- The volume can be adjusted.
- The output is limited for mild for moderate hearing impairment.
- No. Because Nano’s hearing aids are OTC, individuals do not need a medical exam, prescription, or a fitting adjustment by an audiologist or hearing professional to use them.
- They can’t hear speech even if the room is quiet.
- They don’t hear loud sounds well, for example, they don’t hear loud music, power tools, engines, or other very noisy things.
- If their hearing loss makes it hard to hear loud noises.
- If a Nano hearing aid does not help them enough.
- Their ear has a birth defect or an unusual shape. Their ear was injured or deformed in an accident
- They saw blood, pus, or fluid coming out of their ear in the past 6 months
- Their ear feels painful or uncomfortable
- They have a lot of ear wax, or think something could be in their ear
- They get really dizzy or have a feeling of spinning or swaying (called vertigo)
- Their hearing changed suddenly in the past 6 months
- Their hearing changes: it gets worse then gets better again
- They have significantly worse hearing in one ear
- They hear ringing or buzzing in only one ear
About OTC Hearing Aids
Are Nano’s hearing aids Over the Counter (OTC) Hearing Aids?
- Yes. Nano’s hearing aids are OTC hearing aids, a category of products defined by the FDA.
- OTC hearing aids are designed for individuals with perceived mild to moderate hearing impairment.
- They have trouble hearing speech in noisy places
- They find it hard to follow speech in groups
- They have trouble hearing on the phone
- Listening makes them tired
- They need to turn up the volume on the TV or radio, and other people complain it’s too loud.
- Yes. Individuals must be over 18 years of age to use OTC hearing aids.
- The user can change the hearing aid to different programs to hear in different environments.
- The volume can be adjusted.
- The output is limited for mild for moderate hearing impairment.
- No. Because Nano’s hearing aids are OTC, individuals do not need a medical exam, prescription, or a fitting adjustment by an audiologist or hearing professional to use them.
- They can’t hear speech even if the room is quiet.
- They don’t hear loud sounds well, for example, they don’t hear loud music, power tools, engines, or other very noisy things.
- If their hearing loss makes it hard to hear loud noises.
- If a Nano hearing aid does not help them enough.
- Their ear has a birth defect or an unusual shape. Their ear was injured or deformed in an accident
- They saw blood, pus, or fluid coming out of their ear in the past 6 months
- Their ear feels painful or uncomfortable
- They have a lot of ear wax, or think something could be in their ear
- They get really dizzy or have a feeling of spinning or swaying (called vertigo)
- Their hearing changed suddenly in the past 6 months
- Their hearing changes: it gets worse then gets better again
- They have significantly worse hearing in one ear
- They hear ringing or buzzing in only one ear